•Chief Uzor State Why Some Were
Absent
•Congress Peaceful, Barr Kingsley
Esiso Emerge State Chairman
Okonta Emeka Okelum, Asaba, Delta
State
The Delta State Congress of the
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) judged to be peaceful by many today, had its
own fair share of gaps, challenges and issues begging for answers.
The absence or shunning of the
party’s state congress by some highly expected party statutory delegates sent
some wrong signals about the adjudged peaceful exercise.
The immediate past governor of the
state, his deputy and other major statutory delegates from the various local
government areas of the state were reportedly absent or shunned the congress.
The former governor Dr. Emmanuel
Eweta Uduaghan, his deputy Governor, Prof. Amos Utuama SAN, some notably and
closely attached former commissioners to the duo were equally absent, also
absent were some members of the House Of Representatives, from the three
senatorial districts of the state.
Barr. Kingsley Esiso at the end of
the congressreturned unopposed as the state chairman of the party.
The immediate past state chairman of
the party, Chief Edwin Uzor in a media chat with newsmen at the venue of the
congress shared why some of the delegates were absent.
Some of these statutory delegates
you registered their absence are on party official duties in other states, some
of them would have being here today, but we were reliably informed that they
missed their flights, Chief Uzor defended.
Amongst many who either were absent
or shuned the congress include the following, Chief Sen. Ighoyota Amori, Chief
Dr (Mrs) Nneamaka Ali, Hon Ned Nwoko, Dr, Otumara, former SSG under Governor
Uduaghan, Chief Ovuozorie Macaulay, Ide Tony Nwaka, former Power and Energy
Commissioner, Chief Hon Charles Emetulu, and former Commissioner of Basic
Education, Prof. Patrick Muoboghare.
Some political watchers our reporter
spoke with after the congress shared that the reason behind the perceived
absence of some of the party’s strong men could be traced to some
unsatisfactory outcomes of the just concluded party ward and LGA congresses in
most council areas of the state.
Both the chairman elect and the
state governor, Sen. Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, thanked the party faithfuls, leaders,
elders and members for the peaceful conduct of all present.
Just yesterday, at the residence of
Chief Amori, Asaba Post News Wire was informed that some Pro-PDP leaders and
elders from the Delta Central Senitorial District gathered to showcase the
anointed state chairman of the party, since the position was zoned to that
district.
Some visibly aggrieved party members
suggested that the absence of some of these party chieftains is traceable to
the yet pleasant and generally accepted truce reached before today’s state
congress.
Asaba Post News Wire learnt that a
host of party elders and leaders from the Delta Central Senatorial Distrct
kicked against the suggestion of Barr Kingsley Esiso on the grounds that all
his past political activities had being at his maternal Delta South Senatorial
District, despite his paternal Delta Central Senatorial District, as well as
the quest for a full blooded Delta Central Senatorial District Son.
They believed that the governor is
unjustly imposing somebody upon them, we learnt these leaders and elders had
threatened to challenge this imposition and upon zero success might pull out of
the party and support any compatible opposition political party
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