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Delta State political terrain is presently undergoing a surgical operation laced with the crab mentality that may sweep off the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP out of governance in 2023.
In a state parading the best political brains in Nigeria, it’s sad to note that out of sheer show of power and who is who in the political demography of the ‘Big Heart’ things may soon fall apart if the crab mentality is not eschewed for the common good of all Deltans.
The Delta State Speaker, Sheriff Oborevwori in the last two weeks has been dealt several blows from known and unknown political enemies particularly the enemies who want him nailed to the cross for daring to aspire beyond number three citizen of the state.
Iyorchia Ayu the PDP national chairman visited and sent a veiled message to all the political goliaths to shield their swords for a smooth transition but nay, the man was on his own as the bulldozers and caterpillars in the state launched a massive attack on the person of Sheriff.
Even after the zonal PDP screening committee had cleared him, they brought in certificate scandal to question his character.
Here’s is a man that is a two term speaker, how was he cleared to be a lawmaker in the first place if his certificates had k-leg as alleged by his political detractors?
How did the Department for State Security, DSS, PDP state and national screening panels clear him to contest?
Is it not out of place that the speaker of a state like Delta could be involved in such a scandal? This is a one million mark question begging for an answer from Delta Central kingmakers.
The political cold war between Asaba and kingmakers in the Delta Central may rubbish the long run of governance by the PDP and usher in the most hated party in Nigeria considering the fact that they’re in power.
Delta has been standing on a tripod reflecting the three senatorial districts courtesy of the fact that the three zones respected this formula.
Now that it has gone through the full circle why destroy it in the name of who must occupy Government House in Asaba come 2023.
Oborevwori may not be a saint but does he deserve these plethora of unsolicited attacks coming from within and outside PDP?
The ‘otoge’ mantra that rubbished the one man political machine in Kwara State may rear its ugly head in the Big Heart if this crab mentality designed to rubbish the Delta Speaker is not carefully handled.
The best governor Delta State ever produced in this political dispensation, Chief James Ibori had his hands properly burnt while in government in 2003 if not for the grace of God.
The same people he thought were behind him clandestinely sponsored those attacks but in this case where did Sheriff Oborevwori go wrong?
His loyalty to PDP has remained intact and even to the power brokers who hailed his emergence as speaker.
Political detractors and the pillars holding the the Delta State tripod should tread softly or ‘otoge’ mantra is just around the corner.