By Pleasure Onohwakpo
- Give Insights on how Stolen governorship Mandate will Be Recovered
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Delta State chapter, has, once again, reiterated its implicit confidence in the leadership of its party’s Governorship candidate and Deputy President of the Senate, SenatorOvie Omo-Agege CFR.
This followed a vote of confidence passed on Senator Omo-Agege by APC leaders, stakeholders. The resolution which was overwhelmingly passed at a Leaders and stakeholders’ meeting held in Asaba, Delta State capital, Wednesday, witnessed each leader eulogizing Omo-Agege ‘s quintessential leadership qualities as they all vowed to reclaim the stolen mandate freely won by the governorship candidate in the just concluded governorship and State houses of Assembly elections.
The meeting which took place at the party’s Campaign Secretariat, along Summit road in the State capital, was well-attended by the who is who among the leadership and stakeholders of the party.
Addressing the party faithfuls, the state chairman, Elder Omeni Sobotie expressed gratitude to all members of the party and the people of Delta State for their support during the just-concluded elections, assuring that the mandate that was freely given to the gubernatorial candidate of the Party, H.E. Sen Ovie Omo-Agege, would be reclaimed at the tribunal just as he urged members to remain steadfast and fully dedicated to the party.
Also speaking in the same vein, the Director-General of the Delta State Campaign Council, Elder Godsday Orubebe, called on members of the party to remain focused, adding that the governorship mandate freely given to the party on March 18, would eventually be reclaimed.
Orubebe used the occasion to correct the erroneous impressions concerning expenditure of campaign funds, and told the gathering that every money allocated was appropriately disbursed as approved.
In his remarks, the governorship candidate of the party, H.E. Sen Ovie Omo-Agege CFR, described the votes claimed by the opposition as toxic just as he expressed gratitude to members of the party for the overwhelming support that was given to him during the elections.
He called on members of the Party to remain united under the leadership of the State Chairman, Elder Omeni Sobotie, assuring that the legal battle to reclaim the stolen mandate that was freely given to him by the voters in the State has begun.
Omo-Agege expressed confidence that the judiciary will do justice to the case and return the stolen mandate to its rightful owner including that of other candidates of the party as well.
The founding leader of the Party in the State, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, , Comr. Ovuozorie Macaulay, Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei and Dr. Veronica Ogbuagu – all who spoke in the same vein, urged members of the party to be united and calm, adding that the process of reclaiming the stolen mandate was already in progress.
High light of the occasion was the motion for a vote of confidence for Senator Ovie Omo-Agege moved by the Delta North Senatorial Coordinator of the Campaign Council, Dr. Austin Izagbo and seconded by Hon. Timi Tonye.
The meeting was well-attended by prominent stakeholders and leaders of the Party such as Olorogun Otega Emerhor, Olorogun Comr Ovuozorie Marcauley, Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei, Rt.Hon. Olisa Imegwu, Senator-elect, Chief Ede Dafinone, Rt.Hon. Monday Igbuya.
Others include Dr. Otive Igbuzo, Dr. Ogaga Ifowodo, Chief Francis Obigbo, Deputy State Chairman, Surv Peter Akarogbe, State Secretary, Chief Paulinus Akpeki, State Vice Chairman Delta Central and Ogbueshi Eluaka Adizue, State Vice Chairman Delta North.
Members of the State Executive Committee, Local Government Chairmen and Secretaries, Campaigns coordinators of the different Local Government Areas, Directors, Deputy Directors of the Campaign Council, members elect of the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Matthew Omonade, Hon. Spencer Owhofa, Hon. Alapala Anthony Ebitonmo, amongst others were also in attendance.
