Sheriff Oborevwori, the governor of Delta State, has urged Delta youths to remain calm, claiming that the Peoples Democratic Party is owned by all of its members.
Oborevweri, represented by his Chief of Staff, Johnson Erijo, made the statement while addressing Aniocha South youths who besieged the Government House gate on Tuesday, protesting the imposition of candidates for the upcoming local government election.
He added, “I am overjoyed because you have once again proved that you are highly responsible people. As you mentioned, the last time you were here, I was the one who received you, and you also gave over a petition similar to this one.
“Today, you arrived in a very organised manner and made your appeal well known to the governor.
“When I listened to your speech and the passion with which you expressed love for our great party, the PDP, it was very heartwarming. From all your dispositions, that is not a dispute at all.
“You know, when you protested and handed a petition to me, events unfolding show that at least we have acted based on your protest. So we are happy to receive you.
“We can assure you that this party belongs to all of us, and the governor is very sensitive to every nook and cranny of the state. The governor is taking his time to ensure that the right thing is done everywhere.
“You have given me your petition with your new request; I have listened carefully, and I will brief him before presenting the petition. Be rest assured that the governor will do that which will make the PDP stronger than it is today.”
Speaking on behalf of the protesters, Mr. Andrew Okolie from Ubulu-Uno said, “We are the concerned youths for the political liberation of Aniocha South Local Government Area.
“We are here because the Nsukwa clan is rightfully demanding the position of chairman in the Aniocha South Local Government Council.
“We have been protesting this, and we wrote a letter to the governor regarding this issue. The person who told us at a point that power is not earned but taken is the same person who is now telling us that the Nsukwa clan, who did very well during the last general election, should wait for 2027 to be given power.’’
“We are saying this because we are lovers of the PDP, even though many of us here have not gotten anything from the party, but we have a natural love for the party and would not love to be part of the destruction of the great party.”
If the governor and the party continued with the imposition, the youths threatened to dissolve their structures and form a new party.
It was gathered that the same imposition of candidates is causing controversy in other local government areas such as Ukwani, Warri South, and Aniocha North, among others.
The youths who carried the protest to the PDP Secretariat in Asaba urged the leadership to make things right.
