*Says it was not a surprise
Rt Hon Funkekeme Solomon the Senior Political Adviser, SPOLAD, to Governor Okowa of Delta State has complimented his boss man and principal Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa the Governor of Delta State on his emergence as running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP)
Rt Hon Funkekeme Solomon in Asaba said it was not a surprise that Governor Okowa emerged Atiku’s choice given the contributions Okowa had made to the growth of PDP, good governance and democracy in the country
The SPOLADv noted that Atiku might not have forgotten the role Okowa played in the 2018 presidential primaries of the PDP in Port Harcourt, where Atiku emerged as the party’s flag bearer for the 2019 election, adding that the Governor was also instrumental in his emergence as presidential candidate in this year’s primaries of the party in Abuja last month.
Rt Hon Funkekeme Solomon said Governor Okowa had remained a loyal and committed party man, a great mobilizer and a worthy ambassador of the PDP, describing his emergence as the vice presidential candidate, a great honour to Delta state.
He acknowledged the fact that the task ahead of the party in prosecuting the electioneering campaign for the 2023 election was enormous, but expressed optimism that with Okowa PDP would have a seamless issue based campaign and go into the election well prepared to reclaim power from the All Progressives Congress, APC, at the center and in more states of the federation.
The SPOLAD stated that the development strides of Governor Okowa, which helped to make the PDP a party to beat in the South South region, would surely be replicated at the federal level when the party must have won the 2023 elections, assuring that with Atiku and Okowa, Nigerians should expect a trajectory of governance at its best.
Rt. Hon Solomon, who also congratulated Deltans, particularly members of the PDP on the honour, as he urged them to individually and collectively support the Governor and the party to make the rescue mission already on course possible.
