By Francis Sadhere
Warri South Council Chairman, Dr Michael Tidi, on Tuesday said the victory of Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa after the just concluded gubernatorial and state Assembly elections was a reflection of the people’s choice.
Dr Tidi said this during a victory party/Thanksgiving the council organized to celebrate the victory of governor Okowa which was held at the Warri South Council Secretariat, Warri.
The Warri South Council Boss said Governor Okowa’s victory was as a result of hardwork and his acceptance by the people of the state.
While thanking the people Delta and Warri South in particular, for voting Governor Okowa for a second time, Dr Tidi said he was happy that the council gave Governor Okowa more votes unlike the last election that was held in 2015.
“We are here to thank God for what he has done. If you can remember, in 2015, we were only able to give PDP 22 thousand votes. But today, Warri South was able to give Governor Okowa over 34 thousand votes,” Tidi said.
Tidi said Warri South Council Area will continue to support Governor Okowa’s administration adding that the governor deserved the victory.
He said, “Deltans, Particularly Warri South have shown the world that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa is their choice. Down here in Warri South they have also spoken that Austin Oroye is also their choice.
“The people of Delta South, including Warri South, have also shown that Senator James Manager is their choice.
“We also voted massively for Atiku Abubakar and we believe that power belongs to God and he will give it to him in due time.
“Today we are promising him (Okowa) more and more support just to to tell the world that Delta is a PDP state.
“I want to assure everybody that is here that we will continually follow His Excellency, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. We will do what he is doing right and replicate it here in Warri South local government area.”
The Warri South PDP chairman, Johnson Agbeyegbe, said the victory of Governor Okowa was a clear message to Nigerians that Delta state is a PDP state.
The former Minister of Defence and former National Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Roland Oritsejafor, , said the unity in the state was one of the reasons why Governor Okowa was able to come out victorious in the just concluded elections.
Others who spoke at the victory party include, Chief Isreal Abido, the Delta House of Assembly-elect for Warri South Constituency 1, Mr Austin Oroye and the Delta House of Assembly-elect for Warri South constituency 2, Mr Mathew Opouro.
The victory party which was attended by PDP leaders and stakeholders also had in attendance PDP members from all the wards in Warri South Local Government Area.
