*Says Oborevwori would continue with ongoing programmes, policy of Okowa administration

Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu on Tuesday said that the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori would further sustain the development trajectory in the state.

Speaking at a news conference in Asaba, Aniagwu said the party and the state government were grateful to Deltans for their overwhelming support which culminated in Oborevwori’s victory.

According to him, Oborevwori would continue with ongoing programmes and policy of the Okowa administration while also introducing its own programmes.

“The Governor and the Governor-Elect and indeed the PDP are all grateful to Deltans for this show of love and for the appreciation of the sterling performance of the administration of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, the street credibility of Sheriff Oborevwori and the fact that PDP is in the DNA of Deltans.

“What has happened in this election is that Deltans have been able to repel surgically the incursion into our political DNA. As an administration and the incoming administration will not take this for granted.

“We are happy that we won fair and square in all the Senatorial Districts and that we got overwhelming support of Deltans and those who live here with us in the Northern, Southern and Central Senatorial Districts.

“This victory will spur the PDP to not only sustain the development trajectory that has characterised the Okowa led administration but to embark on a process that will indeed bring more development just like the Agenda of Sheriff Oborevwori.

“A good number of the programmes that the Okowa led administration pursued will be sustained even as new programmes and policies will also be brought on board for the purpose of reaching out to our people,” he said.

He said the administration and the party have learnt lessons in the course of the electioneering campaign and the election proper and promised to make amends for the good of the people.

“We have learnt lessons in the course of this electioneering period, we have seen the need to further connect with our people in the rural communities, to further empower our youths, and by providing more laudable projects for the people and pursuing a more united Delta agenda.

“We congratulate our opponents for putting up a strong fight and we urge them to join hands with Sheriff Oborevwori and Monday Onyeme to leave a Delta that is more developed and united than it is now.

“We have as an administration done quite some laudable projects across the state and we can beat our chest that we will be leaving the state on May 29 far far better than we met it.

“We are quite convinced that Sheriff Oborevwori is capable of sustaining these development trajectory and pushing forward a Delta that is far more developed in the nearest future,”

The Information Commissioner further said “the electioneering period have come and gone, although a victor has emerged but for us there is no vanquished.

“We believe that with the support of our brothers who contested with us we can put behind us the bitter experiences that characterised the campaign, the mudslinging that came majorly from the opposition APC and let’s move together in unity to develop our state.

“As an administration we have forgiven those who cast aspersions at us and those who lied by way of propaganda by projecting stories that were at variance with reality.

“Those we may have also offended in the course of the campaign we also plead with them to forgive us and take it as part of the election campaign.

“We appreciate all Deltans for the way they came out to vote and we also appreciate INEC for a better outing than we had in the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections.”

On the visit of the Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA, Chief Great Ogboru to Government House, Aniagwu described it as laudable and worthy trait from a committee democrat.

“Chief Great Ogboru is a democrat and what he demonstrated yesterday is what was expected of democrats globally.

“Yesterday he was in the Government House because they told him Sheriff Oborevwori was in the Government House. So he came there to congratulate him and wish him well.

“We must commend Ogboru for displaying this very rare trait of a democrat and we are also calling on Senator Ovie Omo-Agege to do same by congratulating Oborevwori so that the state can move forward,” Aniagwu added.

*Reiterates its commitment to hold public office holders accountable

*Tasks him on development, unity of the State

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council, congratulates the Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori who has victoriously emerged winner of the contest as Governor-Elect.

It is noteworthy to say that having worked so hard for the position, he deserves the winning.

However, it is also pertinent to mention that those who contested with him are all great Deltans who had shown dexterity and capacity to leadership by contesting to contribute their quota to the development of our dear State.

On this note, we beg to affirm that the election should be seen as “No Victor, No Vanquished”.

It is Delta State that has won, because in the final analysis, we all remain Deltans – One Great People.

Let this also be a credible advice from us to the Governor-Elect; that he should be magnanimous in victory by carrying everybody along to achieve inclusiveness in the spirit of his MORE Agenda mantra.

As the umbrella body of all journalists in the State, we will remain committed to our constitutional mandate of holding government accountable through our routine and investigative reports.

However, we will not shy away from making our sincere contributions to the growth and development of the socio-economic and political focus of Delta State.

This we will do through constructive criticism, advice and suggestions on how best to achieve system cohesion and comprehensive progress for all.

Our doors at the Council level are always open for partnership and synergy to create an enviable environment and achieve a Delta of our Dream.

Once again Mr. Governor-Elect; on behalf of the entire journalists in the State and beyond, we say a Big Congratulation to you, and success in your administration.

Comrade Michael Ikeogwu
NUJ Chairman
Delta State Council

Comrade Patrick Ochei
NUJ Secretary
Delta State Council

“As Newly elected Chapel Chairman Orusi Swings Into Progressive Actions

Chairman, Indigenous Correspondence Chapel of the Nigeria Union Journalist, (NUJ), Comrade Kenneth Ejovwokeoghene Orusi has announced the date for Congress.
Comrade Orusi made this known through a press release issued to Journalists in Asaba, Delta State by the Chapel’s Secretary, Comrade Josephine Omodior.
He stated that the Congress, which was the first to hold upon his assumption to office, would take place on Tuesday, March, 21,2023 by 11 am at the Chapel’s Secretariat, off Nnebisi road, Asaba.
According to him, decisions leading to the growth of the Chapel would be topmost in the agenda of the Congress.
While inviting members to attend the inaugural meeting since his assumption as Chairman, Comrade Orusi promised to take the Chapel to an enviable height.
Comrade Orusi had earlier won the incumbent Chairman, Comrade Andy Akpo Emephia with a 15 votes against 11 votes, during the Chapel’s election held recently.

Uche Umemezie

Very sympathetic to the former Private Secretary to Hon. Engr. Emeka Nwaobi, member representing Aniocha North Constituency in Delta State House of Assembly, who was hospitalised after losing his polling unit at Martin Primary School, Issele-Uku to his former boss whom he swore to humiliate in the State House of Assembly election.

Hon. Engr. Emeka Nwaobi

Eye witnesses said, Uche Umemezie was very dull after seeing the intimidating crowd of voters who were going to cast their votes to Hon. Nwaobi who shared the same polling unit with him.

They said the embattled PA who was initially full of life, started losing strength at the polling unit to the extent that people started asking him if he was well.

At the point of leaving the venue when it was obvious that Nwaobi was leading at the unit, including feelers from other polling units, he quickly stormed out.

However, our source revealed that he slumped by his car and was helped up, after which, he managed to leave the venue.

It was later gathered that he was hospitalised as soon as the result declaring Nwaobi as winner of the election was announced.

Evidence abound that he was complaining to people around him that Mama Siunoje, another embattled Issele-Uku Chief who lured him to resign from Nwaobi’s appointment and defect to APC, had deceived him.

Meanwhile, Political Observers have said that this is a lesson to greedy politicians who were picked from the gutters only to later turn around to stab their benefactors in the back.

The governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party in Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has taken the lead in the race for the gubernatorial seat of Delta State, according to official result from the twenty-five Local Government Collation Centres across the state.

Front the collation centres, results for twenty-three government areas have been concluded, while two are still being collated.

Sheriff Oborevwori, the candidate polled about 72% of the votes, while the Senator Ovie Omo-Agege of the APC got 21.1% in the already concluded twenty-three local government.

The Labour Party candidate, Ken Pella, trails behind with 4%, while other parties shared the leftover.

The local government areas where collation has been concluded are; Bomadi, Burutu, Isoko North, Isoko South, Patani, Warri North, Warri South, Warri South West, Ethiope East, Aniocha North, Aniocha South, Ika North East, Ika South, Nndokwa East, Nndokwa West, Oshimili South, Oshimili North, Ukwuani, Sapele, Okpe, Ughelli South, Udu and Uvwie.

The results of Ethiope West and Ughelli North local government areas are the two still being collated.

In Ethiope West, the PDP candidate is in comfortable lead in some of the collated Ward results, while the APC candidate trails neck to neck.

Meanwhile, there are widespread reports of vote tampering of Ethiope West Ward 7 and Ward 8 to favor the APC candidate by the Independent National Electoral Commission Electoral Officer Ethiope West council, Mrs. Odiurho Rhoda Oke, and one Mrs Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu.

There are also reported falsification of votes in Ughelli North LGA where the APC candidate hails from.

Issele-Uku, the headquarters of Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, was today agog, as a chief of the community, who is also a political thug, Chief David Kanyinebi Siunoje a.k.a Mama (Olikeze) was beaten to a pulp for attempting to snatch ballot box at Omado and Adams Primary Schools polling units.

News had it that he tried compromising some voters in his own polling unit at Omado Primary School which angered the youths who had to beat him up.

Not done with his criminal tendencies, he moved to another location at Adams Primary School polling unit, where he attempted snatching the ballot box and BVAS, but he was caught and beaten like a common criminal.

An eye witness who narrated the incident to us, said he was later let go because of his traditional status as a chief in Issele-Uku.

However, some elders of the community have been speaking on the matter, calling it a brazen show of shame on the part of the embattled chief.

Others who claimed anonymity had called on the Traditional Ruler of the community, HRM Agbogidi Obi Nduka to immediately strip him of his Chieftaincy Title for bringing the coveted name of the town to disrepute.

Evidence has it that apart from being a dubious character who is on hide and seek for duping a client #7m, allegedly for visa racket, he is also indebted to an Ubulu man to the tune of #27m.

Our source had further hinted that the said Ubulu man had come to report Mama to the Palace, threatening to invoke some powerful deity on him over the fraud perpetrated against him (Ubulu man).

Mama as he is fondly called, recently returned from Canada where he ran to with his family after allegedly stealing from the government of Senator Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, Governor of Delta State, who appointed him as PA.

He returned from Canada to advance his fraudulent activities by joining the APC as a political jobber on a mission to duping more victims.

Member elect Representing Warri Federal Constituency at The House of Representatives, Hon. Chief Thomas Ereyitomi has casted his ballot at his Ogidigben Ward in Warri South-West LGA, Delta State.

Chief Ereyitomi after exercising his franchise expressed assurance that his party will win, he described the process as peaceful and orderly, urging all to be calm and maintain the peace.

Voters were advised to turn out enmasse to cast their ballot

Prophet Austin Ariole JP

The General Overseer of Goshen Freedom Tabernacle,GFT in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State,Prophet Austin Ariole JP on Sunday March 12 told the opposition who lost that no Court can upturn the 2023 presidential results in their favour.

Prophet Ariole said, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been declared winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and there’s nothing anyone could do about it.

While noting that he is not a supporter of any of the presidential candidates, Prophet Ariole said the opposition will not obtain any judgement to upturn the results.

According to him, “There’s no Court that can deliver that judgement. The tribunal cannot. The cabal control the Court.”

He added that the opposition should just allow the president elect as well as the result by INEC stay saying,”There’s nothing anyone could do about it “.

It would be recalled that the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party , Mr. Peter Obi as well as the Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar had approached the Court to contest the 2023 presidential election result after INEC declared Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC winner and president elect of the just concluded election which held on February 25, 2023.