A former governorship aspirant of
the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Cairo Ojougboh has asked the
governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ifeanyi Okowa to
withdraw from the race days before the election.
According to him, it was better
for Governor Okowa not to seek reelection to avoid the embarrassing defeat
awaiting him in this Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
Ojougboh, who is a kinsman of
Okowa, stated this on Monday while speaking with newsmen in Asaba during
President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘thank you visit’ and a town hall meeting with
traditional rulers in the state at the PTI Conference Centre, Effurun, Uvwie
LGA of Delta State.
He said, “I can see a situation
where Governor Okowa will withdraw because he knows that he is not going to win
the election.
“I will advise him as my brother
that there is no need to continue to contest so that we will not disgrace him.
He (Okowa) should withdraw honourably because his defeat will be the talk of
the town.
Speaking on the crisis in the
Delta APC ahead of the election, Ojougboh stated, “Anybody with grievances
should pocket it for now and let’s deliver our governorship candidate, Chief
Great Ogboru for the election, and make sure that will also win the required
seats in the Delta State House of Assembly.
“The President would not be happy
that Delta State will be in opposition. That is why we are encouraging Deltans
to do the needful and enter the mainstream of the Nigeria’s politics instead of
fooling around with small opposition parties that will soon fizzle out into
thin air in Nigeria.”
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