By Patrick Ochei
Issele-Uku, the headquarters of Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, was agog, Wednesday 14th December, 2022, as PDP leaders comprising of former Deputy Governor of Delta State, Chief BSC Elue, former member of the House of Representatives and Delta North Senatorial candidate, Hon. Prince Ned Nwoko, Mother of Government and Chairman of Delta State Civil Service Commission, Chief Nkem Okwuofu, former Chairman of Delta State House of Assembly Service Commission, Chief Josephine Ada Kachikwu and member representing Aniocha North Constituency in Delta State House of Assembly and State House of Assembly candidate, Hon. Engr. Emeka Nwaobi led party members from the 10 wards of the local government area to inaugurate the campaign Secretariat and the take off of the 2023 campaign rally in Issele-Uku.
As a ranking political leader, Chief BSC Elue reminded leaders and members of the rule of engagement in the PDP, informing them of the need to adhere strictly to the party’s agenda to win all the five elective positions at the local government level.
He urged all and sundry to be guided by the supremacy of the party as a guiding rule that must be obeyed.
In his address to Party Faithful, Prince Ned Nwoko threatened to hold some key leaders to account should anything go wrong with expected votes from their units and wards.
He gave stern warning against anything in the guise of anti party, adding that such should not even be thought of by any right thinking leader or member of the party at this critical time that the PDP is in top gear to rescue and reset the country.
According to him, “I need a team to work with. If you must not support all the candidates of the party five over five, then there is no need to support me. It is not so important for me to go to the Senate without a team to work with to realise the agenda of the PDP for the people.
“You must give me Emeka Nwaobi as my foot soldier in the State House of Assembly. You must give me Sheriff Oborevwori and Monday Onyeme to be in charge of the State while Ndudi Elumelu is in Abuja working side by side with me to ensure that what is due us at the Federal level comes to us either in the form of dividends of democracy, Constituency projects or representations by quota system.
“Let me tell you what we have planned to achieve with Atiku and Okowa as President and Vice President of Nigeria; we want to be able to work in synergy to create a Sovereign Wealth Trust Fund that can guarantee sustainable development of the youths through capacity building and Entrepreneurship empowerment. This Trust Fund is going to hold a 10 billion dollars facility where each of the entrepreneurs from the one million projected beneficiaries will benefit #50 million to establish a business that can regenerate itself and trickle down the employment chain through consistent creation of jobs.
“We can’t afford to miss this opportunity as Nigerians, especially the youth segment. We have laudable plans for you as the active sector of the society and you must not let us down.
“And let me make this known to you, I will give #5 million to any ward that will give the highest number of votes in the local government area. We are not looking at just winning but winning with wide margins”, Nwoko said.
Taking the stage to address the PDP members as a mother, the Mother of Government, Chief Nkem Okwuofu sounded it clear that the party’s decision is to win all five elective positions, adding that such must be actualized.
She called on all leaders and members to work for all candidates of the party without discrimination, reminding them that anti party has never succeeded in the PDP and nobody should even dream of it.
On her own part, the jubilant Chief (Mrs) Kachikwu said the celebration had begun because according to her, victory was sure to come.
However, the member representing Aniocha North Constituency and candidate for the State House of Assembly, Hon. Nwaobi commended the leaders of the party for being in the forefront of unity and peace within the party.
He said there was no doubt in his mind that leaders of the party must do the needful as usual by ensuring that the PDP does not only take the lead in terms of winning but take the lead in winning with landslide.
He therefore, pledged to add extra #1 million to the Ward that would win Ned Nwoko’s #5 million prize for the highest number of votes in the 2023 elections.
Other leaders of the party who were present and added colour to the rally were Chief Krees Njiokwuemeni, former Majority Leader of the State House of Assembly, Chief Victor Egbune, former LGA Party Chairman, Chief Emma Eboh, Executive Assistant to the Governor, Hon. Jaunty Okwudi, former Council Chairman, Deacon Chuks Nwaebuni, Director General of the LGA Campaign Council, Dr. Charles Ochei, LGA Party Chairman, Mr. Emma Chinye, Chairman of Delta State Waste Management Board, Hon. Kelvin Okwechime, Council Chairman, Hon. Tina Amuamuziam, Vice Chairman of the Council, Dr. Michael Nwoko, SSA to the Governor on Health Monitoring, Comrade Kingsley Azuh, SSA to the Governor on Special Duties, Dr. Ifeanyi Michael Osuoza, Delta State PDP Publicity Secretary, Elder Andy Ofor, former LGA Party Chairman, Mr. Pius Kogos, Eminent leader of the party in ward 6, Mr. Lawrence Izegbu, SSA to the Governor, Mrs. Regina Daniels Nwoko and others too numerous to mention.
