Delta State House of Assembly hopeful for Warri South-West Constituency under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in the forthcoming 2019 Polls, Comrade Sheriff Mulade has appealed to the people not to allow politics tear them apart.
Comrade Mulade who was reacting to some group of people who were trying to drag the name of the Delta State Deputy Governor, Barr Kingsley Otuaro to the mud over who becomes the next house of representatives member for Warri South West, preached peaceful relationship among aspirants vying for the Warri South-West Constituency seat.
He equally advised against blackmail and the use of derogatory words against opponents aspiring for the state legislative position from the area.
Comrade Mulade, while noting that the position of becoming a House of Assembly member is not by appointment or selection added that making derogatory remarks against another aspirant does not speak well of the political advancement of the people.
The House of Assembly aspirant condemned in its entirety the instigating of people against each other and admonished aspirants to urge their supporters to tackle issue based campaign rather than resulting into blackmail of other aspirants.
He said that; ” I know that those carrying out such maligning act an errant boys and sycophants who wants to impress their bosses, but I must say that this is myopic and not acceptable. We are the same people, one family and we should not allow politics to destroy a life time of togetherness. We must have respect for one another. We should teach our supporters to do the right thing”.
The Warri South-West Local Government Area House of Assembly hopeful frowned at those dragging the State Deputy Governor, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro to the mud about Warri South-West Constituency issue, noting that the position of a lawmaker is elective and not by appointment as being speculated in some quarters.
He explained further that the office of the Deputy Governor is by appointment as pleases by his principal, the State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa which is normally done according to the constitution.
He advised aspirants and those doing contrary to desist from such and face their campaign and wait for the forthcoming primary of the PDP,which according to him is the only decider for all aspirants to test their popularity in the field.
According to him; “If people are qualified to Contest, they should come out openly to do so and should not be clamouring that it should be zoned to one paticular area. The Warri South West Constituency seat is open to any qualified person from the area”.
