Banigo-Harry rejects disqualification from APC senatorial primaries, seeks intervention

The Senator representing Rivers West Senatorial District successful the National Assembly, Ipablibo Banigo-Harry, has reacted to her disqualification from the All Progressives Congress, APC, senatorial primaries for the district.

Speaking with journalists connected Monday astatine her ward successful Obuama, Harry’s Town, Degema Local Government Area, Banigo-Harry maintained that she is inactive a serving legislator and believes she ought to person been cleared to enactment successful the contest.

The erstwhile Deputy Governor of Rivers State faulted the decision, informing that the APC risks losing experienced pistillate politicians astatine a clip erstwhile nationalist attraction is focused connected expanding women’s information successful governance.

She said, “National authorities is wherever you person to bring retired your best, truthful that you tin besides bring backmost the champion to your state.

“I don’t privation you to beryllium agitated astatine all. When the clip comes, you volition inactive bash the needful, and I judge that our president is precise gender-positive and gender-sensitive.

“In his code earlier the primaries, helium advocated that women should beryllium fixed a accidental erstwhile they are qualified.

“I americium a serving senator, a sitting and serving senator, truthful I bash judge I should beryllium fixed this respect.”

Banigo-Harry appealed for calm among her supporters portion calling ...