You do realize this faction is being voted on for officialdom and therefore under scrutiny.
How do you expect the administration to vote on this request when the 1IC is not available and has decided to leave for an unspecified amount of time, all over drama.
This is not going to work as this is not how any of this works. Either you are the 1IC and you do your 1IC job, or you're not. If you are not capable of leading this faction, let someone else do it.
This request is suspended until this is sorted out and a proper 1IC is announced.