Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has not endorsed any of the three governorship aspirants, The Story, can authoritatively report.
Fielding questions from journalists who were on a courtesy visit to the Commissioner for Urban Renewal, Hon. Arthur Akpovwowo, said as a member of the State Executive Council (SEC), he is unaware of such pronouncement by the governor.
Hear him: “People can say what they want to say but it is not true. At least I am a member of the State Executive Council. If the Governor is going to send people on errand, at least he should send his Commissioners. It is not true, it remains in the realms of a rumour.
“His Excellency the Governor, has not spoken to my ears. People are bound to associate. Associations and pressure groups are met to adopt and very soon, you will see adoptions everywhere but that doesn’t mean that the governor has said so. Quoting him, the governor said there will be free and fair primaries and that is what he is going to do”, Akpovwowo, stressed.
It would be recall that the social media was abuzz yesterday after the publisher of Secret Reporters, Fejiro Oliver posted that: “Okowa makes U-Turn on Delta 2023’, he added that Okowa’s Director of Protocol, Ifeanyi Eboigbe has been chosen to be Oborevwori’s Deputy Governor.
Oliver continued: “Barrister Kingsley Otuaro asked to stop campaign and announce step down. Delta Political Vanguard to officially announce this soon,” he said.
Fejiro’s claim may not be far from the truth because the Executive Assistant to the Governor On Communications, Barr. Fred Latimore, on Sunday morning in one of his features said Delta State is Sherified, a clue that the Speaker has been.picked.
