Members of the Council shortly after the event
By Onoriode Etatsemi.
As the race for who takes over from Governor Okowa is gradually gathering momentum, an umbrella body known as the
Okpe Youth Council Worldwide has called on Deltans to support any viable and the most qualified son of Okpe kingdom to occupy the guber seat in Government house, Asaba come 2023.
The National President of the group, Comrade Israel Ejiro Otomewo in a press conference at the Odogun hall, Orerokpe, the ancestral home and the administrative headquarters of the Okpe people on behalf of the youth body appealed to Deltans to support their son to be the next governor of the state.
He remarked that , having carefully carried out their findings, on rotational /zoning arrangement on the seat of the governorship as enunciated by the political leaders of the state, they were of the opinion that virtually all the other Federal Constituencies in the central have had taste of governorship seat except for the Okpes which are also part of the same constituency.
The President explained that the Okpes are strongly appealing to the Governor of Delta State , Deltans, all political parties and other ethnic nationalities, all friends of Okpe kingdom at home and in the Diaspora to please join them in supporting an Okpe son as the next governor of the state come 2023.
He emphasised that the Okpe Youth Council was not lobbying or campaigning for a particular aspirant or party , but only making effort to ensure that the governorship seat moved to Okpe kingdom come 2023 for equity and fairness.
” I am confident that the Okpe Governor will usher in a new orientation and also build on the foundation of the Okowa led administration to an enviable height come 2023 by the special grace of God ” He stated.
“We owe God much gratitude for His guidance and protection. Let us continue to pray to God to grant us wisdom in the management of the affairs of the country and Delta in particular ” He concluded.
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