Without a doubt, it has become apparent that O’tega Emerhor is alleged to have been the ready tool that is being used by the PDP camp in Delta State since 2015, to fight and frustrate Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru. The PDP camp in Delta State, and Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, as well as his godfather, James Ibori while he was serving his UK prison sentence then, were alleged to have actually used Emerhor of the then APC Gubernatorial candidate in Delta State, to divide Ogboru possible votes in the Delta Central area. Ibori was practically dictating from the UK prison of how things should go in the State in this regard.
In other words, Emerhor never really contested to win any election in Delta State, but he was put up there to pave way for the PDP camp, hence he was allegedly financed to contest under the APC then because they know that Ogboru is the most popular and accepted candidate across all tribes.
Again, Emerhor collaborated with the Delta State PDP camp in the 2019 elections to practically write election results outcomes in favour of the PDP. But they ensured that some votes were given to the APC in the Ughelli North axis where Emerhor comes from, to paint the picture that he is a popular politician in Delta State politics. Whereas, he is not popular at all. Another strength of Emerhor is the NDDC Executive Director projects that was given to Emerhor’s loyal boy, who is actually working for Emerhor through the said NDDC projects under him. But the fact still remains that Emerhor has never been known to have supporters and followers as they are trying to make Deltans believe.
Ogboru is much popular and accepted than Emerhor, who is not known beyond his Evwreni town in Ughelli North LGA, Delta State. Emerhor is simply being used by the PDP camp in Delta State to destroy the APC, and nothing more. Emerhor is playing the role of a spoiler.
Most importantly, Emerhor does not have the political clout to withstand Ogboru in any election. I repeat, no Delta State politician can withstand Ogboru in any well-conducted election in Delta State. Ogboru is loved by more people in all the tribes in the State. This makes him the most popular in Delta State. Okowa did not win Ogboru in the last and previous Gubernatorial elections. Ogboru’s supposed loss at the polls, was as a result of the collaboration by Emerhor’s APC spoiler group, PDP camp in Delta State and compromised INEC officials’ to declare fake election results. It is always easier to spoil than to repair, and that is the advantage Emerhor is capitalising on.
It is alleged that the PDP camp in Delta State actually financed Emerhor in the APC Gubernatorial candidacy in 2015. So, the APC structures in Delta State in the 2015 general elections, were actually that of the PDP. It was Ogboru who actually made Delta State people to join the APC before the 2019 General elections. The APC members of Emerhor’s group are nothing but ‘spoilers’, and disguised PDP members, while all the followers of Ogboru, are the real genuine APC members.
Emerhor is like Senator Bukola Saraki and the APC chapter that tried to frustrate the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. As such, Emerhor should not be taken seriously by well-meaning Nigerians and Delta State politicians and relevant stakeholders. The walls of Jericho will certainly break and fall in Delta State to allow good governance, and a governor loved by Deltans to be in the public space.
Zik Gbemre.
National Coordinator
Niger Delta Peace Coalition (NDPC)
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