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Members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State have resorted to fasting and prayer sessions over the lingering factional crisis within the party in the state.

The fasting and prayer session, tagged ‘1,000 man Unity fasting and prayer’ programme, is initiated by a group known as the Pastor Reuben Initiative for Good Leadership and Accountability.

NAIJA LIVE TV reports that the decision to initiate the programme was due to the series of failed attempts to unite the warring factions of the party led by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, the Former Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, the flag bearer of the Party in the last Governorship election, Chief David Lyon and many others.

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Attempts by the Senator Adamu Abdullahi led Reconciliation Committee of the party failed due to the reluctance of the warring party leaders to settle. The division also led to the reduction in voting space for the delegates of the Bayelsa chapter of the party during the just concluded national convention.

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Also attempt by the decision of the leader of the party, Chief Timipre Sylva to set up the party’s Elders and Reconciliation forum headed by the Former Acting Governor of the State, Rt.Hon. Werinipre Seibarugu seems to have also failed.

According to the convener of the fasting and Prayer session, and the Founder of the Pastor Reuben Initiative for Good Leadership and Accountability, Chief, Pastor Reuben Wilson, the aim of the prayer session is to seek divine intervention in the settlement of the internal party crisis, “One thousand persons are to be mobilized for the prayer with forty Pastors to seek the face of the Lord for a quick and lasting unity of the APC in Bayelsa State.”

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The founder Pastor Reuben C. Wilson made reference to Psalm 127: 1 which says: Except the Lord builds the house, the builders built but in vain. Except the Lord watch over the city, they that watch but work in vain. Therefore, this programme is put for God’s quick intervention to unite the APC in Bayelsa State.

also speaking, a party chieftain and Chairman Advisory Council of the group , Hon. Stephen Ogullah, harped on unity amongst the the Leader of APC in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, Chief David Lyon and Senator Hieneken Lokpobiri as according to him a divided house cannot achieve anything.

Ogallah noted that it only when APC leaders unite as one family that the mission to retain power at the centre and win all the state Assembly seats, National Assembly seats and reclaim the Governorship position the party lost in the 2019 election.

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He stressed the importance of good leadership in all strata of governances, insisting that accountability breeds good leadership and enjoined member who are engaged in blackmail, backbiting and name calling to stop such behavior in the interest of peace.

The advisory council chairman noted that the council has recorded huge success in uniting the leaders, adding that there is hope at the end of the day.

The Director General of the initiative, Dr. Solomon David PHD, said the initiative is determined to achieve the mission of galvanizing support for the APC to win all the seats in the forthcoming election.

David noted that the party leaders are more united than before and ready to make the necessary sacrifice to ensure victory for the APC both at the National and state levels.

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