Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that his re-election will be premised on sustenance of peace, development and equity in line with rotation of political offices in the state.
He stated this on Saturday at the campaigns of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Koko and Sapele, Warri North and Sapele local government areas of the state.
At the two local government areas visited, Governor Okowa expressed confidence that his administration has delivered on the promises made during the 2015 campaign, stating that the next four years of his tenure as Governor will be better.
“I thank the people for the large turnout for the rally; the people of Warri North are always reliable, great followers, members of the PDP; I am here to tell you that I am going for second term; we have done a lot of projects; during the administration of our Leader, Chief James Ibori, we worked for him for two terms, in the last administration, I was the Director-General of the Campaign, as a government, we have executed a lot of projects, we enjoy peace in our state and if we take the line of equity, we will complete two terms,” he said at Koko.
At Sapele, the governor called on opponents to engage in campaigns and tell the people what they can do rather than holding nocturnal meetings and be scheming on how to snatch ballot boxes and engage in electoral malpractice.
His words: “We promised to dualise the road, it has been done and will be commissioned soon, we promised to complete the market, it has been commissioned, the Sapele technical college has been revamped and in the next four years, we will do more. Our opponents will not campaign, they will be at home planning bad things, but, they will not succeed, we will get unprecedented number of votes in Sapele and all over the state; the opposition should come out and campaign, they should not be planning on how to disrupt the elections.”
Those who spoke at campaign grounds included Deputy Governor Burutu Otuaro, Dr Isaac Wilkie, Comrade Olumami Oyibo, Chief Solomon Areyenka, Chief Charles Obule, and Hon. Joyce Overah, among others. They all expressed confidence that the PDP will get the votes from the people.
Chairman of the PDP in the state, Barr. Kingsley Esiso, presented candidates for different electoral positions to the people.
•Photo by Bripin Enarusai shows Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa (3rght), his wife, Dame Edith (2nd left), Deputy Governor, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro (left), State PDP Chairman, Barr. Kingsley Esiso (right), and the DG of the Campaign Organization, Hon Funkekeme Solomon, during the State PDP 2019 general election campaign in Sapele LGA.
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