.....restates endorsement of Rt. Hon. Preyor for Speaker





Delta Ijaw Youths Council on Friday insisted that the Ijaw-land must produce Speaker of the 8th Delta State House of Assembly when the House convenes to commence its 8th Assembly.

Comrade Botuboh Clement Francis who spoke on behalf of the group called on Governor-elect Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori and the entire people of Delta State to support the move for Bomadi-born Rt. Hon. Kenneth Oboro Preyor to be the consensus candidate for the position of Speaker of the 8th Delta State House of Assembly, in the spirit of equity, fairness and justice and for the continued enthronement of experienced leadership needed for seamless leadership and growth and progress of the House.

The group praised the Governor-elect, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori for a job well as Speaker and urged him to not let his good works in the House to end with the end of his own tenure as Speaker.

"The good works of Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori must continue even though he is leaving the House for a higher calling in the Government House as Governor-elect and by God's grace the incoming Governor of Delta State in less than 48 hours time from now. We are insisting that beyond us just wanting the position of Speaker to be zoned to we the people of Ijaw-land, we also want Rt. Preyor of Bomadi Local Government Area to be the consensus candidate for the position of Speaker of the State," the group said.

"Burutu Local Government Area has tasted and benefitted from the Speakership position when our leader, Rt. Hon. Solomon Funkekeme was the Speaker of the House. Also, Patani Local Government Area has benefitted via Rt. Hon. Basil O. Ganagana when he was Deputy Speaker and later Acting Speaker. The Warri axis currently has the position of Deputy Governor (outgoing). Bomadi Local Government Area is yet to produce Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly. Now is the time and we call on every stakeholder in the decision to so factor this in the decision process and see reasons why Rt. Hon. Preyor is the best man for the job," the group further said.

"For the continuation of the progress being experienced in both the Delta State House of Assembly and Delta State entirely, the 8th Delta State House of Assembly will need a competent, God-fearing and capable hand from Ijaw-land. After looking at the various options in Ijaw-land, we the Ijaw Youths Council decided to endorse Rt. Hon. (Engr.) Kenneth Oboro Preyor from Bomadi Local Government Area for the position of Speaker of the 8th Delta State House of Assembly. Rt. Hon. Preyor is a third-term Member and now a fourth-term Member-Elect and is a ranking Member of the Delta State House of Assembly.

"Our endorsement of Rt. Hon. Preyor came on the heels of the fact that he is a hardworking lawmaker and representative who has usually put the interest of the Ijaw nation and Delta State as his top priorities. He was in fact re-elected for his fourth tenure as representative of Bomadi Local Government Area because of his tireless efforts and passion for community development among many other qualities that in fact qualify him to be Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly," the group said.

Comrade Francis Botuboh, the leader of the Delta Ijaw Youths group, urged all of Ijaw-speaking Delta State and Delta South and all the good people of Delta State and all the Member-Elects to support Rt. Hon. Preyor for the position of Speaker of the 8th Delta State House of Assembly on account of his records and good qualities and the fact that he is by virtue of his re-election for fourth tenure in the House, the most ranking Member who of course understands the job of legislative business already and who will be able to lead the House in a way that the ongoing progress in the State will be easily sustained.

"If the rumoured lobby for position of SSG by somebody from Ijaw-land is true, then anyway, Ijaw-land deserves it alongside but however much part of Ijaw-land has settled for position of Speaker of the 8th Delta State House of Assembly and furthermore the Delta Ijaw Youths have already aligned with the larger interest of Ijaw-land to in the spirit of fairness, equity, justice and experienced leadership, pitched tent with Rt. Hon. Preyor from Bomadi Local Government Area. By this development, we appeal strongly to Mr Governor-elect and the rest decision-takers on this matter to not let the interest of one individual lobbying for some other position interfere with this very arrangement which is that for the continued seamless leadership of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Preyor must be Speaker as he is the highest ranking Member in the House and as Bomadi Local Government Area where he comes from, has never produced Speaker before," the Delta Ijaw Youths group said.

Greedy Ijaw,

Speaker goes to Isoko and nothing else,

abi na only Ijaw go control Delta South and central?

Can you see how tribalism has eaten deep into our country? Nobody cares about competency again.