The leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in
Bayelsa state has cried out of what they described as fraudulent sales of
purported federal government empowerment form. A statement signed by the party state secretary, Comrade
Daniel Marline in Abuja on Friday reads,
"We wish to disabuse the minds of Bayelsans that there is no
Empowerment form presently being circulated by the federal government in the
state, there are only conmen who capitalizes on the economic situation to
defraud innocent people in the state."
According to the party, the said empowerment form are been
sold for N500.00 only and thousands of Bayelsans have fallen victim to the scam
which is still ongoing.
"We are sending out a strong warning to those opportunists
to desist forthwith this act as culprits will be made to face the full wrought
of the law. It is inconceivable that at these difficult times in our dear
state, people can still rob Bayelsans of the little cash available by printing
non existence, vaguely worded government forms for sales. We consider this a
new and startling degree of wickedness."
The party called on its supporters and Bayelsans to be
vigilant and ensure that more hapless victims do not get culled in this
web of deceit, saying “APC is a child of necessity born at a time the country
was almost submerged by official fraud and inadequacies.
"We therefore cannot allow a few quick fingered folks to
drag the state party integrity in the mud. The dividends of democracy envisaged
in the President Mohammadu Buhari led administration will soon be felt by all
and sundry in the state as we remain loyal and humbly pledge our support,
and remain devoted party faithful in the state ," the statement added.
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