Ahead of the primary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 governorship election in Delta State, a total of twelve governorship aspirants are awaiting clearance from the party’s South-South Governorship Screening Committee.
Although the screening committee headed by Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, was yet to officially release the list of the screened and cleared aspirants, there’s presently unease among the aspirants.
A close source gave the names of the aspirants
as former Minister of State for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi; Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori; former Principal Secretary to late President Musa Yar’Adua and former Chief of Staff, Olorogun David Edevbie; Senator James Manager, representing Delta South and Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro.
Others are former Delta State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Peter Adogbejire Mrakpor (SAN); former commissioner for Housing, Olorogun Fred Majemite; Managing Director of Wellmann Group, Deacon Chris Iyovwaye; former Sapele Council Chairman, Omizu Ejaife Odebala, Uvwie-born politician, Sir Onajefe-Gift Bright Edejewhro; Mr. Lucky Ohworode Idike and Chief Abel Oghenevo Esievo.
The source explained that six petitions have been received against the governorship aspirants who were cleared to participate the primary election which is scheduled for May 21, 2022.
Notwithstanding the fact that the source who pleaded anonymity refused to disclose the names of the aspirants who were petitioned against, the development has however unnerved the pack of aspirants who are mostly from the Central Senatorial district and a couple from the South Senatorial district.
The petitions would be consider for investigation when the Senator Diri-led Governorship Screening Committee submits its report to the National Executive Committee (NEC) at the party’s national secretariat.
