Former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, former aide to former President Umar Musa Yar’Adua, Olorogun David Edevbie and their supporters have been called upon to sheathe their swords and support the candidacy of Chief Sheriff Oborevwori.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the immediate past President-General of Okpe Union (Worldwide) and Pioneer Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Okpe LGA, Delta State, Chief Robert Onome made the call on Tuesday while speaking with newsmen in Warri.
Appealing to Chief Ibori, Olorogun Edevbie and their supporters, Chief Onome noted that in Delta Central, the Ughelli and Ethiope axis has produced past governors and deputy governors, among them Jereton Mariere, Demas Akpore and Felix Ibru, Amos Utuama, SAN from the Ughelli axis and Ibori from the Ethiope federal constituencies.
“Since the ruling party, PDP in the state has zoned the 2023 governorship to Delta Central, equity, justice and fair play demand that the other federal constituencies such as Ethiope, Ughelli and others that have benefited should also consider Okpe and support Oborevwori having emerged from the party primaries as certified by INEC for the plump seat,” the PDP chieftain said.
According to him, the PDP guber candidate, Oborevwori stands a chance of clinching between 45 and 80 per cent votes of each of the councils in the forthcoming elections hence there was a need for all and sundry to bury their hatchets, work in synergy with a view to deliver the candidate of the party come 2023.
Following the PDP governorship primary election in Delta, Edevbie, reportedly backed by Ibori, has contested the credentials submitted by Oborevwori in court. Recently, an Abuja Appeal Court overturned a judgement passed in favour of Edevbie, who is now headed to the Supreme Court.