The turnout
of supporters at the declaration ceremony of Tony Chucks Obuh has sent
many book makers to retract their analogies concerning his aspiration. Before
now many names have been thrown at him; a stooge, fake coke, political neophyte
and a man that is not putative by the generality of Delta People, but the mammoth
crowd that thronged the declaration of the former Permanent Secretary have
cracked their assessment to mire.
The morning of Friday, 07 November,
2014 was naturally balmy. As early as 7am, the venue managers had assembled the
protocol staff and security operatives for a final briefing. Even as the
officials were putting finishing touches on logistics, the crowds started
trooping into the Cenotaph, Asaba for the grand declaration of Tony Chucks Obuh
for the Governorship seat of Delta State. The supporters and enthusiasts took
their seats before 7.30am when the event that was billed to kick start at 10am.
Lo, the Cenotaph was full.
The central planning committees
were left without a choice than to kick start the event with music artiste
performances. The crowd was held spellbound by the duo of Daddy Showkey and
Emma Ogosi who sent the crowd wild when Showkey rendered the promotional
campaign song titled Everybody Want Obuh…Obuh. The women
and youths displayed different dance steps from Ojoboro to Azonto and waist
twisting swag makosa style; dancing and chorusing with the ebony singer Obuh…
Obuh… and the periodical response was thunderous.
The artiste took time to entertain
the teeming crowd with lovely renditions which promoted the aspiration of the
Former Permanent Secretary to Delta State Government, Tony Chucks Obuh.
At exactly 11am, the event
commenced officially, the crowds were growing still. Already the mammoth crowd
inside the Cenotaph hit more than fifty thousand people, far above the official
capacity of the venue. There came the man of the moment, the child of destiny, Tony
Chucks Obuh. His entry into the event was celebrated with a standing ovation,
songs and dances, brass band ensembles, cultural displays and the performing
band brought its creativity to bear, sending the entire crowd ecstatic.
The event managers struggled for
more than twenty minutes to calm the rapturous crowd. The masters of ceremonies
pleaded with the people to sit down urging that there will be enough time for
them to show their love for Tony Obuh.
After the crowd managed to return
to relative calm, the tone for the event was set by the Director-General of the
Tony Obuh Campaign Organization, Barrister Fred Majemite, who thanked the
people for believing in Tony Obuh’s capacity to lead Delta State. After the
various goodwill messages, which emphasized equity and fair play, it was time
for the beautiful bride of Delta State future to be introduced to the people to
declare his intention.
The introduction which was done by Barrister
Powell Ojogho, whose introduction was short but meaningful , “I want to bring
to you a man of destiny, a man with the future of Delta State, the man with the
capacity that will change our collective destiny and that man is Tony Chucks
Obuh, Mr Right, Mr Correct and the real deal”.
The already electrified crowd went
wild again and burst into songs that the band could not help than to join them
in singing, everybody say Obuh… Obuh…. For over thirty minutes this popular
song of joy was sang by the massive crowd. What was magical to most of us was
the clement weather. The sun shone in great light. It was a true sign of acceptance
by both God and man.
They immediate past Permanent
Secretary in the State civil service took to the podium amidst shouts of joy by
women and youths alike. These were his assurances to the people of Delta State.
“As I stand today and declare, my declaration to serve Delta State as the
next governor come 2015 is anchored on my SET agenda. They are Service,
Empowerment and Transformation.
To transform the economy of Delta State
for industrialization and sustainable public private sector initiative and open
up many opportunities, and improve the living standard among our people.
Going ahead, I stand here to pledge
to pursue the task of rural development and integration with all vigour which
will bring benefit and dividend of democratic governance to every nook and
cranny of our state. I will provide basic amenities to all and sundry without
any discrimination.
I humbly present myself by the
grace of God as a humble servant, dedicated to service; committed to uplifting Delta
State into the committee of highly industrialized state. I’m passionate about
all round development and transformation of this State.
I humbly present my qualifications
and testimonials of my capacity and preparedness for this assignment which I
solicit your support. I have serve the State for 32 years as a civil servant,
eight years of these was in the political position of Permanent Secretary. I’m
a very detribalize Deltan with friends and associates that have come in contact
with me all over the State and indeed the country. This is an historic moment
for Delta that will mark the transition from a more distinguished
administration to another epoch making that will consolidate and sustain the developments
recorded by the present administration. I hereby declare to serve my people in Delta
State.
There were goodwill messages to add
spice. Chief Daniel Okoro, Prof Owhovoriole, Chief Paulinus Akpeki, Chief Amadi
Idu, Chief Rone, Ambassador Chiegile, Joseph Otumara and representatives of the
students reaffirmed their commitment to support Tony Obuh as their sole
candidate. House of Representative members, Hon. Nicholas Mutu moved for the
adoption of Tony Chucks Obuh as the sole candidate, he was supported by Hon. Evelyn
Oboro and Hon. Mayoku also spoke, without mincing words they told the mammoth
crowd that the entire State have vowed to vote Tony Obuh alone in the
forthcoming PDP primaries.
Tony Obuh’s declaration ceremony
was beyond colourful and a huge success. It nailed the final coffin on the
negative rumours of the unpopularity of Tony Obuh.
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