Members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ethiope West
Local Government Area, Delta State and Nigeria in general have been
called upon to work as a united body with a view to strengthen the
party in order to win back members who decamped or
making plans to
decamp to retain the state as a PDP state come 2019 and beyond.
This call was made by Mr. Kelvin Oghor Ogbodu, Co-ordinator,
Okowability Prosperity Network (OPN) in a statement made available to
journalists in Effurun, he said that 2019 is just by the corner
adding that as a result, it is pertinent for members of the party to
collaborate with one another to win back members who had jumped ship
over one or two reasons, may be felt used and offended and not
compensated with political positions to come back into the party to
become strong again, adding, “let’s do this not only in Ethiope West
Local Government Area but in the state, South South geo-political zone
and at the national level.”
According to Mr. Ogbodu who is the Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O),
Kelvin Ogbodu Foundation, “I am using this opportunity to call on all
our brothers and sisters of Ethiope West Local Government Area, Delta
State and the nation who are aggrieved in one way or the other about
the going on in our great party to be patient and remain in the party
for us to strengthen it, let us join hands together to work as one
strong family as we used to be under the big umbrella to our great
party to greater heights.”
He added, ” let’s do this not only in Ethiope West, but throughout the
state and at the national level with a view to keep the state for our
great party, the PDP as well as get back at the national level. Let us
work hard also to get new members into the party, you can see that
almost over 40% of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Labour
Party and other party with strong holds are former members of our
great party, so we have a lot of work to do . I will also commend our
members who had been faithful and loyal to the party to remain so and
be more committed as victory is sure for us come 2019′”
Mr. Ogbodu called on leaders of the party and all those elected on the
platform of the PDP to ensure that all those seen to have worked for
the success of the party are compensated either with appointments or
given some form of encouragement to enable them do more in next
elections. He called on Deltans to support the Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa led
administration in the state to enable him deliver on his SMART Agenda
Programme for the benefit of all .
On the return of Chief James Onanefe Ibori, former governor of Delta
State from London where he served a jail term, Mr. Ogbodu expressed
appreciation to God for strengthening Chief Ibori to go through his
travails, he said that Chief Ibori is a dynamic leader with the
interest of the people at heart, he prayed God to give him protection
and wisdom to carry on now that he (Ibori) is back on the nation’s
political scene.
Mr. Ogbodu spoke further, “Chief Ibori is an enigma, a thorough bred
politician who knows his onions with the interest of his people at
heart, he has gone through the mills now, God saw him through his
travails and not very many people can go through what he has gone
through and still stand strong, we give God the glory for His(God)
mercy upon him(Ibori). Chief Ibori is a man of the people, you may
have noticed that from the mammoth crowd that came out at the Osubi
Airport and his country home in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government
Area to welcome him home.”
