Ibori-Suenu’s Defection: Unwarranted Media Attacks On Amori Won’t Stop Replacement – Ethiope Fed. Leaders

Ogheneruona Tejiri-Asaba

Unwarranted media attacks on Chief Ighoyota Amori won’t stop the replacement of Hon. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu at the House of Representatives.

This was the resolution of Leaders of Ethiope Federal Constituency Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Forum at the end of their meeting in Asaba, they said that instead of addressing constitutional issues raised in connection with Hon. Ibori-Suenu’s unlawful and morally defective defection, some misinformed persons decided to personalized the issue, making it look as if Chief Amori has scores to settle with her.

The leaders insisted that the only interest of PDP, party faithfuls and supporters in Ethiope Federal Constituency led by Chief Amori, is to use lawful means to restore PDP mandate through by-election to replace Hon. Ibori-Suenu at the Green Chamber.

Chief Amori, Rt. Hon. Arthur Akpowowo, Deputy Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Prof Nyerhovwo Tonukari, Commissioner for Higher Education, Mr. Etacherure Ejiro Terry, Chief Sunday Onoriode and other leaders of the Forum, who were present at the meeting also nsisted that Hon. Ibori-Suenu ceases to be a seating federal lawmaker by virtue of a Court Affidavit she deposed to, unseating herself upon defection to another political party.

The meeting resolved that neither Chief Amori nor any leader of Ethiope Federal Constituency PDP Forum would resort to insults, senseless abuses and media attacks in the course of restoring PDP’s mandate through Courts of competent jurisdictions, assuring that the state governor and leader of PDP in Delta State, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, shall continue to spread socio-economic and infrastructure development across the three Senatorial Districts in the state.

The Forum assured that PDP shall effortlessly win the governorship, State and National Assembly elections and that includes Ethiope Federal Constituency come 2027, pointing out that the handful of political comedians supporting Hon Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu do not have the electoral value to win their units.

The group also resolved at the meeting to formally inaugurate the group on Thursday, February 7, 2025 to signify a dawn of a new era in the political landscape of the Federal Constituency and beyond.

In the same vein, the Publicity Secretary of the Forum and Director General, Delta State Bureau for Communications and Orientation, Dr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe said that member of the Forum has no personal scores to settle with Hon Ibori-Suenu, rather they are out to ensure that the needful must be done as contained in Section 68(1)(g) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended and further validated by the Affidavit deposed to by Hon. Ibori-Suenu prior to 2023 general elections, now binding with vast legal consequences.

“We won’t join issues with political comedians and jesters attacking our Forum’s national leaderChief Amori. Our communication policy is to clearly state facts in issues, devoid of insults, abuses and petty squabbles.

“Hon. Ibori-Suenu had long distanced herself from PDP since the day she collected her Certificate of Return in 2023. She’s trying to be smart, but we verily believe that PDP mandate shall be restored through by-election in the near future.

“She has been politically naive and docile from the day she was sworn-in as a federal lawmaker. Hon. Ibori-Suenu bluntly refused to attend all Constituency and State party meetings of PDP, and did not at any material time honoured invitations for Party meetings, functions and special events at the Local Government Area and State levels.

“Hon. Ibori-Suenu’s excuses for defection goes to no issue; they are flimsy, laughable, inconsequential and repugnant to natural justice, which is why the PDP seat at the House of Representatives is now vacant as encapsulated in Section 68(1)(g) of the CFRN, 1999, as amended.

“She solemnly agreed to vacate PDP seat at the House of Representatives vide a valid and potent Court Affidavit she deposed to, unseating herself automatically from the very minute she defected to APC Delta,” Oghenesivbe added.