Okowa Assures Of Transparent Primary At Delta PDP Mega Rally

AT a carnival- like mega rally, yesterday, at The Cenotaph, Asaba, the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP), Delta State chapter, assured that there would be a free, fair and transparent primary election in choosing the party’s governorship candidate.

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa while declaring the rally open, called on the over 15 aspirants to control their followers, as the political space opens, saying “we are one, your followers should not begin to fight.”

While welcoming defectors from the All Progressives Congress ( APC), Okowa lauded the state PDP Chairman, Chief Kingsley Esiso, for his good works in enlarging the political tentacles of the party saying: leadership of the state will “This rally has made a continue beyond the end of statement that the PDP is his stewardship next year. prepared and united to win Ibori pledged his the 2023 election. Hence, we commitment to the state, must continue to work with PDP and the country, even as love as one family, unlike the he lauded Okowa’s other party, where they fight developmental strides, with bitterness and which he said has brought acrimony.” defectors out of the

He further stated that his wilderness. administration would The event, which featured all continue to b uild more the governorship aspirants, infrastructure, and “we are as well as those aspiring for not going to slow down till I other positions in the leave in May 2023.” coming elections, witnessed

Earlier during his address, the defection of a former former governor of the state, state APC chairman, Cyril Chief James Ibori, called for an Ogodo; former Delta North open environment for all Senatorial District chairman, aspirants to pursue t heir Ben Onwuka; publicity secrepolitical ambitions without tary, Sylvester Imonina; hindrance. Patrick Okonkwo; member

He commended Okowa for of the Elders and Leaders ensuring a level- playing field Council of APC, Victor

for all aspirants, saying his Sorokwu, amongst others.

They were formally received into the PDP.

One of the defectors, Ogodo in his remarks stated that the same hands that built the APC in the state were hard at workk towards destroying the same party.

Esiso, while receiving the decampees reckoned that with their action, there was no more opposition in the state.

He accused APC of being anti- people, having brought poverty, insecurity, and other vices into the polity.

“APC campaign with change, but the change we saw is negative in all ramifications,” he said, adding that the failures of the ruling party at the centre have resulted in large number of its members joining the PDP.”