Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday said he will defeat Governor Ifeanyi Okowa if both of them contest election in Delta State.
Oshiomhole chided the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors in the South- south for promising to win Edo for the party.
He said the PDP governors should be allowed to wallow in their dreams.
Oshiomhole said workers in the state who received their salaries regularly will chase the PDP governors away.
He said, “I will defeat Okowa in Delta State. My pedigree speaks for me. My power is not money but my oratory and pedigree.”
“Those who cannot pay salaries want to come and take Edo. We pay salaries before the end of the month. The workers are already kicking against them. We will not allow them take Edo back to Egypt.”
Recently, Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the South South geo-political zone met in Asaba and resolved to re-position the party to be victorious in the forthcoming elections.
Briefing the press after the meeting which took place at the Delta State Government House, Asaba, the host Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa flanked by the Governors of Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Bayelsa, and Cross Rivers States, Gabriel Udom Emmanuel, Nyesom Wike, Seriake Dickson, and Prof. Ben Ayade respectively, stated that far reaching decisions were reached, including addressing security challenges posed by Fulani herdsmen and the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo State.
The governors condemned the recent pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region disclosing that they have agreed to meet with Mr President to discuss various security issues affecting the zone, including the menace of herdsmen.
Governor Okowa said: “we discussed issues concerning our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). You will recall that our convention has been fixed to hold in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on May 21 and we are putting plans in place for that convention.”
“The Chairman of the committee for the convention is Governor Wike of Rivers State and we use this medium to call on all our supporters and members of the PDP to desist from any form of crisis before, during and after the convention, we accepted as a party and the leadership of the party agreed that the national convention should hold at Port Harcourt. We stand by that resolution.” he added.
Senator Okowa stated that issues bothering on the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State and the governorship elections coming up in September, 2016 were also discussed asserting that “we tried to map out strategies in order to strengthen the PDP in Edo State.”
Asked about the strategies to muscle power from the All Progressive Congress (APC) led government in Edo State, Governor Okowa beaming with smile alongside his colleagues disclosed, “we will not let the cat out of the bag because we are putting things in place at the moment”.
