Wilson Adekumola
The Mayor of Urhoboland, Eshanekpe Israel, a.k.a Akpodoro has praised the residents for their support for the governor-elect of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwhori, urging them to support him in order to reclaim his contract that was denied by the governorship candidate of All Progressive Congress.
He also thanked them for “rejecting the other candidates, as he called on the opposition to accept that the governor-elect won by popular will.
Akpodoro made this known in Abuja at a meeting of stakeholders held on Wednesday to review the electoral behaviour of the Niger Delta electorate during, before and after the elections,
The ex-militant disclosed at meeting that the election was the true voice of people and their votes and their wish must be respected, adding that the Judiciary to beware of irrelevant cases as far as the 2023 general elections is concerned.
While expressing satisfaction with the outcome of the governorship election, Mayor Akpodoro said what is important how to involve Deltan youths who show their loyalty during the election in the governance saying that he never regret supporting the governor-elect
He said he delivered his ward at the state level and also delivered his ward to the governor-elect in the oil-rich Delta State.
He stated that he owes the people, youths and persons of the state “huge gratitude” for listening to what he termed “words of wisdom” in his call for continuity of good governance in the state and his advice to voters to “shun a betrayal,” who he said masquerades as a democrat while he is a notable bandit in the corridors of power.
He urged the youths of the state to support him in his bid to reclaim pipeline’s security surveillance contract that was “mischievously awarded a candidate,” who was just rejected by the overwhelming population of Deltans at the polls.
He maintained that until the contract that NPDC and NNPCL conspired to award wrongfully to the individual is retrieve and awarded to him on behalf of the teeming youths of the state, he will not rest on his oars.
“All I need is the unrelenting support of the ex-militants, youths and persons in the state to enable me defeat the failed governorship candidate of the APC by causing the withdrawal of the contract that truly belongs to ex-militants and not a politician.”
The Mayor also cautioned president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu, against he candidate, who he said worked for his boss in the National Assembly in the run-up to the national convention and primaries of the All Progressives Congress.
He urged the President-elect Tinubu to be very careful not to fall victim of some betraying personality from his state.
