No fewer than nine commissioners in Delta State and the Chief of Staff to the State governor, Ovie Agas have resigned their appointments.
It was learnt that they resigned to pursue their political ambitions ahead of the 2023 general elections.
Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this at a press conference on Wednesday in Asaba, noting that the resignations complied with the Electoral Law section 84 subsection (12) on political appointees seeking elective positions. Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act reads: “No political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for at the convention or congress of any political party for the purpose of the nomination of candidates for any election.”
Aniagwu explained that the chief of staff’s resignation was to enable him to participate as a statutory delegate during the election, noting that other political aides have also resigned to join the race for various political positions.
The commissioner for Information also noted that Governor Okowa had addressed an enlarged meeting of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), where he assured that there would be a level playing ground for all aspirants at the party primaries.
The Commisioner while commenting on the zoning of governorship and presidential tickets, said since 1999 the party has never zoned the ticket to any senatorial district or geopolitical zone during its primaries.
