“We are very sure of victory in the forthcoming general elections, but we want to win massively. I must say that I am so excited to see all our leaders here today. I am a happy man and I am proud of my people. In the next life, I want to come back as an Okpe man. The acceptance is organic. The Mercy of God has brought me thus far and hopefully, I will be the next Governor of Delta State”.
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Their absence today may not be unconnected with the wrangling in the party as another source also disclosed that some key members of the PDP has vowed to stand firmly behind their principal, Edevbie
Addressing the committee, the Ughelli North Local Government campaign coordinator, Barr Samuel Marierie disclosed that the campaign committee for the local government, which according to him was over 1800 persons, had to be splits into two, Ughelli Constituency I and Ughelli Constituency II since it had two candidates contesting the State Assembly seats in the local government.
In a statement available to journalists, the group’s spokesperson, Pere Jackson Zuokumo, disclosed that, this call has become auspicious, in view of Omo-Agege’s preference for the outdated list which had his preferred candidate, Bernard Okumagba, his kinsman as the prospective Managing Director of the interventionist organisation
A Party that is positioned to take over Delta State come 2023. We owe this to our leaders and I want to thank DSP Senator Ovie Omo-Agege and other leaders of the party who have driven the process to where we are today.
In his words; Who attracted the Delta State College of Physical Education to Mososgar and who cited the Delta State Teaching Hospital at Oghara? Who took the Delta University to Agbor? Who took Teachers Institute to his home town and as well Road Safety Institute to his home town amongst others? Stop condemning others when you have done same he warned.
He stated that PDP is far ahead of APC in all department of governance as they have failed. Amori said, everyone that left the PDP for APC are willingly to come back, and promised that those that have return to the party will be treated equally.
The federal roads which include Warri-Benin, Effurun-Abraka-Agbor, Ughelli-Asaba and Effurun-Ughelli -Patani are all bad. If not for the intervention of the Okowa led government, the roads would have been impassable,” he added.
According to him, the APC made several promises to Nigerians in 2015 which they failed to fulfil including reducing the pump price of PMS to N65 but today fuel is selling for N250.
According to him, after the emergence of the presidential candidate of the party from the North, it was automatic that his running mate will come from the South, and for this, Okowa was found worthy to be selected having met the criteria set by the Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.