Ochei Urges Supporters To Vote Okowa, Preaches Equity, Fairness

THE immediate past Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Victor Ochei, has urged his supporters to eschew all bitterness and vote overwhelmingly for Senator Ifeanyi Okowa of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in today’s governorship election.

In a statement on Thursday, Ochei, who was Accord Party’s candidate for Delta North in the March 28 elections, noted: “If our recent political dynamics have taught us anything, it is that our democracy endures when strong people make sacrifices for the greater good, just like President Goodluck Jonathan’s historic concession and congratulatory call to Gen. Muhammadu Buhari midway into the announcement of results of the presidential election, which in no small way helped to avert the predicted doomsday in our dear nation.”

According to him: “In Delta State and Anioma nation in particular, I am calling our teeming supporters to follow in the footsteps of greatness by eschewing all bitterness and feelings of betrayal and focus on delivering Okowa as governor on Saturday (today).

“After the last senatorial election, my personal sense of outrage over our stolen mandate, which by the grace of God we shall reclaim through the judiciary, did not and will not blind me to the general sentiments and aspiration of the Anioma people, who desire above all else, to be equal partners and stakeholders in our Delta dream.”

He further stated: “The embodiment of that aspiration today is Okowa of the PDP, and I urge our understanding and passionate supporters to stand with me in this decision, as we continue to build the Delta of our dreams, where every person, irrespective of gender and tribe, is treated equally according to the dictates of natural justice, because equity, fairness, oneness and belonging are higher motivations than our personal ambitions.”