, ▁eight ▁from ▁the ▁PR S , ▁and ▁two ▁from ▁the ▁P US D ) ▁was ▁named ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 7 . ▁K abi ▁was ▁viewed ▁as ▁being ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁of ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces . ▁ ▁As ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁K abi ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁long ▁dispute ▁with ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Trib unal ▁of ▁Account s , ▁Francisco ▁F ad ul . ▁ ▁PA IG C ▁with d rew ▁its ▁backing ▁for ▁K abi ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁saying ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁done ▁" to ▁avoid ▁acts ▁of ▁ind is cipl ine ▁threaten ing ▁coh es ion ▁and ▁unity ▁in ▁the ▁party ". ▁PA IG C ▁President ▁Carlos ▁G om es ▁J ú ni or ▁critic ized ▁K abi ▁for ▁alleg edly ▁lack ing ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁sympath izing ▁with ▁the ▁PR S . ▁At ▁PA IG C ' s ▁Se vent h ▁Ord inary ▁Congress ▁in ▁June – J uly ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁K abi ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁party ▁leadership ; ▁G om es ▁and ▁Mal am ▁Bac ai ▁San há ▁were ▁the ▁main ▁candidates , ▁however , ▁and ▁G om es ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁as ▁PA IG C ▁President . ▁K abi ▁received ▁ 9 5 ▁votes , ▁placing ▁a ▁distant ▁third . ▁ ▁After ▁K abi ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁direct ors ▁of ▁custom s , ▁tax es ▁and ▁the ▁tre as ury ▁on ▁July