OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO 10/01/19
As the general elections draws near, a socio-political group has vowed that it would resist any electoral violence before, during and after the elections in Delta State.
The group, Delta Central Equity Group(D.C.E.G) in a statement signed by Hon. Morris Idiovwa, Convener, Delta Central Equity Group(DCEG) made available to the Urhobo Voice in Effurun,stated that Urhobo youths will not allow peace to be truncated in the state because of elections.
They warned mischief makers to steer clear of Delta State, adding, “we shall stand against any plot and plotters of chaos in our state.”
The group alleged that they have details of a plot by the All Progressives Congress(APC) to plunge Delta Central into crisis during the election as a precursor for the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC)to declare the election inconclusive and call for a re-run.
They added, “we will like to warn them and their strategists to desist from such plots, this is niether Osun nor Ekiti. They will be met with stiff resistance as no son of Delta Central is ready to lose his life for any selfish politician. Equity must be allowed to thrive. We have on good intelligence of their plans, working with their national party chairman to allegedly plunge the state into crisis so that they can easily perfect their rigging and fraud, but that will never happen.”
The group Convener spoke further, “all Urhobo youths are currently being sensitised and preparing to resist their plans to plunge Delta into crisis because of their selfish interest.”
The group, then advised, “all contestants to come out to contest their offices of choice without any drama or use of dirty tactics, much less violence and chaos. Our position still remains that all parts of Delta are equal stakeholders in ‘Project Delta’, as such the Delta North person who is PDP candidate, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, be supported by all regions of our state to continue his good works as governor of our state by ensuring to vote him again at the polls next month.”
Hon. Idiovwa further added, “we hold no ill-feelings against any one, but we shall stiffly resist any politician or political party that think it can use violence to rob our people of their franchise. We shall meet them with whatever they come with. A word should be enough for the wise.”
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