Tejiri Ebikeme, Francis Sadhere
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Councillorship aspirant for Ward 13, Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State, Barrister Jah’swill Onyemah-Iwe has vowed to fight for justice for his exclusion from the forthcoming October 25, 2014 local polls in the state.
The Warri-based legal practitioner, while speaking to journalists, in Warri, claimed that Mr. Okorote Clement Enubuzor who got the party’s ticket for the councillorship position was not qualified.According to him, “I am out to fight for justice in order for me to contest in the forthcoming Delta State local government elections. Mr. Okorote Clement Enubuzor having not resigned from his position as a public/civil servant thirty (30) days before August 7, 2014, being the scheduled date for PDP primary election is disqualified and not competent to contest the councillorship position or represent PDP in Ward 13, Ndokwa East local Government Area of Delta State in the Councillorship and Local Government Chairmanship election.”
While expressing his determination to serve his people at the grassroots, Barrister Onyemah-Iwe, described PDP as a responsible party and urged the leadership of the party to do the needful by preventing Mr. Okorote Clement Enubuzor from contesting the councillorship election.
“He is not the rightful candidate, I am the duly qualified person and I know that my party, the PDP will look into this case of injustice done to me. I want to serve my people at the grassroots and I should be given the opportunity to do so. I am confident that PDP will do the right thing and allow justice to prevail,” he said.
Barrister Onyemah-Iwe alleged that Mr. Okorote Clement Enubuzor, having falsely declared in his nomination form 2252-Code PD/003 to be a businessman and a farmer, denying his appointment as a Civil Servant, while still in active service with the Ndokwa East Local Government Education Authority Board, therefore disqualified and not competent to contest the councillorship position.
The lawyer also said that; “The same thing also apply to Mr. Bright Chinedu Enubuzor having not resigned as a public/civil servant or shown evidence of resignation and having falsely declared in his Nomination form 1322-Code PD/003 to have resigned on the 30th day of June, 2014 while still in active service is disqualified.”
He told journalists that, “I was lawfully nominated and having complied with the necessary requirements for the Councillorship position and so I am the lawful qualified candidate in Ward 13, Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State to represent PDP in the Councillorship and Local Government Chairmanship election.”
