Sapele APC Ward 1 Leaders Suspend Member Over Petitions

The Ward 1 leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sapele local government area, Delta State, has announced the indefinite suspension of a member, Mr Paul Okparayovwe Oyiborume, due to allegations of anti-party activities and disruptive conduct.

The decision followed an emergency executive committee meeting held at the weekend after the ward received what it described as a “very disturbing petition” concerning the member.

Party officials stated that the move became necessary following deliberations on issues related to internal discipline, adherence to party guidelines, and action deemed capable of bringing the party into disrepute.

The ward executives cited multiple allegations against Oyiborume, including prolonged inactivity in party affairs, opposition to zoning arrangements ahead of the party’s national convention, and alleged disruption of a key party meeting in Abuja. They also accused him of bypassing internal mechanisms to address grievances and instead resorting to media publications deemed damaging to the party’s image.

Below is the full press statement issued by the ward executives:

FULL PRESS STATEMENT

Today being the 22nd day of March 2026, the executives of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Ward One, Sapele Local Government, have received a very disturbing petition concerning a member of our ward by the name Mr. Paul OyiboRume, who incidentally has not been active in the activities of our party in Ward One since 2016 to date. And the executives of the APC Ward One, having gone through this emergency meeting, we have come to a resolution as follows.

The resolution of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Ward One, executive committee meeting held this day, the twenty-second day of March 2026, consequent upon the petition received involving the destructive activities of Mr. Paul Okparayovwe Oyiborume, a registered member of our party in this ward, Ward One, to wit, one, that Mr. Paul is not willing, and he is against our guidelines as it relates to the zoning of national party offices for the purpose of forthcoming national convention.

Two, that he violently attempted to disrupt a meeting of the National Convention Central Coordinating Committee meeting on the sixteenth day of March 2026 at Malam Aminu Kano’s house, number forty-one, T.Y. Danjuma Street, Asokoro, Abuja.

Thirdly, that without submitting his grievances, if any, to the party’s internal conflict resolution mechanisms available, Mr. Oyiborume hastily resorted to the media to make untrue, sensational, and unnecessary publication capable of embarrassing the party and its leadership. After the executive committee here have carefully deliberated on the above, the Ward One executive committee, today, the twenty-second day of March 2026, acting on the powers conferred on us by Article thirteen, five, Article six, and Article sixty-five our part of our party’s constitution, has resolved and decided to suspend Mr. Paul Okparayovwe Oyiborume indefinitely from all party activities from now till the conclusion of the investigation into the allegations contained in this petition before us.

All executive committee members of the ward. Having come to this resolution, all executives of, the APC in Ward One, from the LGA to the ward, have resolved that this should be binding. And as, and therefore this resolution is duly signed by all Excos members here present.

The press statement was signed by Eriekefe Obosiewe, Chairman Ward 1, Don Bajere, Councillor, Ward 1, Ezealaji Ebuka, Ward Secretary, Richard Ogirisen, LGA Organising Secretary, Adidi Christian, PRO, Onome Solomon, Asst Treasurer, Osiobe Trust, Vice Chairman, Efevwaire Erhuvwu and others.