Dein of Agbor Kingdom, Dr. Benjamin Keagborekuzi 1, yesterday, urged political leaders, especially the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to guard against bitter rivalry and bloodshed in the build-up to and during the 2023 general elections.

Keagborekuzi said Nigerians were in dire need of good leadership now more than ever before to revive the country’s dwindling economy and not guns and bloodshed.

The monarch gave the advice when the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, and other chieftains of the APC that attended the grand reception in honour of the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, paid him a courtesy visit at his palace in Agbor, Ika South Council, Delta State.
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He said: “I will leave you with the saying, please, both parties, remember that we are all one people and Nigerians that have friends that cut across both parties. Both ways, PDP are not your enemies, APC are not your enemies. Please let’s take Nigeria to the next level, let’s take Nigeria forward.”

On his new job as publicity secretary of APC, Morka said: “My job, which I intend to do with a lot of vigour, a lot of enthusiasm, a lot of candour is to lead evidence-based arguments and facts to our people so they see it’s not what they think. People are paraphrasing this government in an unfair way.”

Omo-Agege, who said he could not sneak into the king’s domain without paying the monarch homage, described Felix Morka as a worthy son of Ika land and a committed member of the APC, whose membership of the party’s National Executive Council (NEC), would strengthen the influence of Delta State and the South-South geopolitical zone.
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