The former Governor of Delta
State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori has appealed to the Urhobo people of Delta
central senatorial district to continue to support the administration of
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa till 2023, when it will be the turn of the Urhobo people
to produce the state governor.
Ibori, who made this known recently
at Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State, when members of
the Urhobo Democratic Assembly (UDA) paid him a courtesy visit, stated that the
greatest enemy of the Urhobo people is disunity, advising them to remain united
in order to judiciously use their majority advantage in future elections in the
state.
He said, “Delta Central and South have
both enjoyed their eight years term each, and now that it is the turn of Delta
North it is natural that we support them for eight years before it will get to
our turn in 2023.”
According to him, “if we
support them now, they will also support us when it gets to our turn. And the
only way we can be stronger is for us to be relevant in our various wards,
units and local government areas.
I know that there are some
areas in Urhobo that have issues that needed to be resolved, in no distant
time, those issues will be taken care of. In Ethiope West Local Government
Area, it is a no go area, even while I was away, PDP won all their elections
here. We have no fear here.”
Ibori who assured members of the group of his support, expressed happiness over their activities and urged them to support the Governor Okowa led administration as it will soon get to the turn of the Urhobo people.
Ibori who assured members of the group of his support, expressed happiness over their activities and urged them to support the Governor Okowa led administration as it will soon get to the turn of the Urhobo people.
Earlier, the National
President, Urhobo Democratic Assembly, Chief Arthur Akpowowo had stated that
the courtesy visit was to express their happiness over the return of the former
governor and also for him (Ibori) to show them the direction to follow ahead of
the 2019 elections.
According to him, “we are
very happy over your return to your fatherland, and we are here to pledge our
loyalty as our national leader. We will always adhere to your instructions and
whenever you call on us, we will mobilise all
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