The Senator representing Delta South Senatorial District in the National Assembly (NASS), Senator James Manager and the Special Adviser to the Delta State Governor on Peace Building and Conflict Resolution, Chief Edwin Uzor, have allegedly kicked against zoning the 2023 governorship election to Delta Central Senatorial District.
The duo on Friday January 21st 2022, made their position know after the State Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Kingsley Esiso, moved a motion during the party’s Caucus meeting for the governorship to be zoned to Delta Central Senatorial District of the state.
According to a post on WhatsApp platforms by one Collins Uduaghan, the motion by the party chairman, got the favour of the member representing Aniocha/Oshimili federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr. Ndudi Elumelu and Senator Stella Omu, who threw their weights behind the motion.
“The party Chairman Kingsley Esiso move a motion for the zoning of the Governorship to Delta Central and he was supported by Sen. Stella Omu and Hon. Ndudi Elumelu while Sen. James Manager and Edwin Uzor opposed zoning it to Delta Central”.
Although, one of the issues that has caused anxiety among Deltans on who take over from the incumbent, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, was not discussed in the caucus meeting.
“The issue of who will succeed Okowa come 2023 never came up and was never in the agenda of the meeting.
“And on that ground the meeting was adjourned and no decision was reached until the next caucus”.
“At the enlarge “Caucus” of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) held last night at the Government House Asaba, the only issue that was deliberated upon was the issue of “Zoning” of the Governorship to Delta Central.
“So please disregard any news, rumour and propaganda going round that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa confronted our National Leader H.E Chief James Ibori saying “You picked your successor, allow me pick my own successor.
“The Governor Okowa we know is very careful with his words and will never make such careless comments and he never made such comments.
“Those who are bent seeing that they destroy the aged long brotherly love between our National Leader Chief James Ibori and Governor Okowa are the ones spreading falsehood.
“No man is God and nobody can play God”.
