By Our Correspondent
Six former chairmanship aspirants in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State have given the State Deputy Governor, Professor Amos Utuama and PDP caucus members in the area, 48 hours within which to make a reversal of the choice of Hon. Paul E. Taiga as the chairmanship candidate in the area.
Arising from a crucial meeting held at Ekete Waterside, Udu Council Area, the chairmanship aspirants said they needed explanation from the state Deputy Governor who is from the area and PDP caucus members in Ughelli South Local Government Area on the choice of Hon. Paul E. Taiga as the chairmanship candidate for the October 25, 2014 Delta State local polls.
In a press statement, the six PDP chairmanship aspirants; Dr. Amos Itihwe, Hon. Princess Josephine Oduran, Hon. Vincent Otidi, Olorogun Godspower Muemuefo, Hon. Andrew Adushoke and Barrister Mike Emuvakpor said the never bought forms for some persons to sit in a parlour and hand-picked a candidate, describing the process as undemocratic.
The dissatisfied chairmanship aspirants said PDP caucus members in Ughelli South council area had invited them for a meeting on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 for them (aspirants) to address the house, but claimed that they were never allowed to speak in the meeting as they were asked to go back home with a promise that they would be contacted.
They further claimed that nobody got to them only for them to be told that Hon. Taiga had been picked as the chairmanship candidate.
According to them, up till now, nobody had reached out to them and vowed to fight for their rights, adding that the 48 hours, commencing Tuesday, August 19, 2014 was just their first step to right the wrong done to them by PDP caucus members in Ughelli South Local Government Area.
“We want the leader of PDP in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Prof Amos and the PDP caucus in the area to take urgent steps to address the undemocratic situation that we have found ourselves. We are not going to accept this broad day robbery,” they said in their statement.
