The governor however, acknowledged that there was an existing agreement but noted that the arrangement was informal.
Okowa made the disclosure on Wednesday May 19th 2021, during the 2021 quarterly media interaction held in government house, Asaba.
According to the governor, “A gentleman agreement is an agreement that is not written, I want to believe that, that is how is supposed to be.
“But whether there was a formal meeting in which the agreement was reached, there was no formal meeting in which a gentleman agreement was reached.
So, it means that whatever we are talking about or doing today, what is equitable, justiceable and how to define what is fair, what is equitable and justiceable and how to define what is fair and what is equitable and justiceable.
“Hearing about me handing over to an Ijaw man. It is only God Almighty that knows who will be governor after me. I cannot pretend to be God because I am not. I don’t know who God is going to bring bring. I don’t have an intention of playing the role of God. You will hear a lot more things.
“Some people said I want to handover to an Ijaw man and some people said I want to handover to an Urhobo. I don’t think that I have the strength to play God but the issue is, when the politics starts, politics will be played but I know that God Almighty will take the decision of who will be governor.
The governor hinted that when the right time comes, his party, would sit down and look at issues on truly could be fair, equity and what truly could be justiceable
