₦airaland Forum

FEB 02, 2019

Ahead of the February 16 and March 2, 2019 elections, stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ikpide-Irri riverine community, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, have threatened that any indigene who casts his or her vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) would be banished from the community.

SaharaReporters reliably gathered that the decision was taken on Friday during the PDP stakeholders meeting held at John Kpokpogri's residence, a retired admiral at Ikpide-Irri community and attended by Aggrey Apena, a strong PDP member and Archbishop of Bethesda Gospel Mission, Pius Otolo, John Kpokpogri, Immanuel Emoefe, Chairman of PORTPLUS limited, a marine firm handling the N736,404, 555.60 road contract said to have been a ‘kola’ gift to the firm by Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State.

Speaking in confidence with our correspondent, a PDP member, who attended the meeting, said other decisions were reached during the meeting but what was top on the agenda was the “banishment” of any indigene who cast his or her vote for APC in the February 16 and March 2 elections.

He said: "At the meeting, the issue of the arrest of Mr. Endurance Ukpethu over the protest concerning the controversial ‘kola-nut’ road contract was also raised and Immanuel Emoefe, chairman of PORTPLUS limited, a marine firm handling the controversial Ikpide-Irri N736,404,555.60 road contract vowed to deal with the local government council chairman, Itiako Ikpokpo, for backing Ukpethu. Immanuel vowed to fight with the last drop of his blood to make sure that Ikpokpo and Ukpethu are jailed.

"At this juncture, Aggrey Apena, Archbishop of Bethesda Gospel Mission, Irri, cautioned him to tread with caution as those protesting against the controversial substandard road project meant well for the community and should be invited for a dialogue. However, Immanuel vehemently turned down the cleric’s advice. As I talk to you, following the banishment threat targeted at APC members, so many persons in the past two days have been dumping the APC for PDP for fear of being molested and banished.”

A community leader, who preferred not to be named for fear of attack by "political thugs" working for the PORTPLUS Limited Chairman, said: "The issue of banishing APC members in Ikpide-Irri by Immanuel and PDP leaders in the community as threatened is a fact and must not be handled with kids gloves at all.

"Before now, Immanuel and Kpokpogri, a retired Navy Admiral, had vowed to use their connections to occupy the community with soldiers and other security agents, who will harass and intimidate APC members during the general election. In the 2011 and 2015 elections, that was how Immanuel and Kpokpogri occupied the entire community with soldiers, harassing, beating and intimidating members of the opposition. I can also tell you that Immanuel has brought in wrappers to be distributed to women and girls, including cash, during the elections.

"Though I don't belong to any of the political parties in the community and I don't vote, a level playing ground must be allowed for all parties in the community during the elections. You know Immanuel will do everything to protect his food from the PDP and to grab more multi-million naira contracts and amass illicit wealth to the detriment of the community indigenes. A case study is the controversial Ikpide-Irri road contract which he said was given to him as kola-nut Governor Okowa.”

A member of the APC in the community, who simply identified himself as Orowo, confirmed the development to our correspondent, stating that “series of secret meetings have been going on at the residence of the owner of PORTPLUS limited, perfecting plans on how to rig the elections and use soldiers to harass, intimidate and beat us members of the APC in the community which they have done in the past before now. You can't turn a whole community into a one-party community.

"We APC members in Ikpide-Irri community want to use this medium to call on President Muhammadu Buhari, the party’s governorship candidate, Chief Great Ogboru, the immediate past governor of the state and APC Delta South senatorial candidate, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and Honourable Joel-Onowakpo Thomas of Isoko federal constituency to come to our aid and also put solid measures in place for the protection of our members in Ikpide-Irri during the elections.

"How can a man will so be desperate and dubious and fraudulent and plan to maim his own people because of elections? This is a man, for reasons best known to him, changed his real name from Emmanuel Omojefe to Immanuel Emoefe. This is a man that was given a road contract of almost one billion Naira as kola by Okowa, according his elder brother and president general of Ikpide-Irri, Mike Omojefe. Immanuel and his cohorts have always been involved in vote buying in this community during elections.

"At the end, he will use the community to negotiate for political appointment for his family members and grab contracts. For good sixteen years now, the senator representing Delta South senatorial district, James Manager, and member representing Isoko federal constituency, Leo Ogor, have failed the people Ikpide-Irri community and Isoko in general, as such must be voted out. Blood will flow should they carry out their plans to rig the elections and use soldiers to harass and intimidate us,” the APC declared.

At the time of filing in this report, all efforts to reach out to Immanuel Emoefe and other PDP leaders who participated in the stakeholders’ meeting, proved abortive as their mobile lines were not be reachable. However, a community member disclosed that the riverine community has no mobile network due to the terrain.

http://saharareporters.com/2019/02/02/isoko-community-vows-banish-anyone-who-votes-apc

This is more than the crowd in buhari Kano rally, I won't lie..

Atiku will bring down Kano when he comes, just watch.

I think it would be a lot better if we have a Christian president and a Christian VP..

E.g pastor tb Joshua as President

Dogara as vice president

Aufbauh:
Akpabio is the game changer. His unusual defection change the whole calculation of the opposition PDP most especially in the South south.

Akpabio can only affect his state

Asshurbanipal:
Kebbi is 99% moslem.

lol

Oma307:
if I am the op, seeing this I wouldn't bother eating for 3 days. but seriously, I think he has problems, even with the outnumbered single ladies out there, it is now married woman he want sleep with. if the woman is not using her sense, as a man he should use his own

you have no idea the climax and satisfaction doing what isn't right, mostly sexual intercourse..

Having sex with your female principal in school back then is 100x sweeter than doing it with your gf..

If you know,you know

Bigdeeee:
The joke's on you . Edo is an APC state. Has been APC for donkey years now since Edo people sacked PDP through Oshiomole. Edo voted for GEJ based on tribal SS solidarity. But unfortunately for you, your fat Atiku is a Northerner. So no Edo votes for presidential PDP this time around. PDP is losing it definitely

stop talking nonsense, Edo don't vote by tribe..
An Igbo or Yoruba man can a governor if he's worthy..

Nbote:
Did anyone notice d looks on d faces of d APC crowd? Not one smiling face lol

that's what you get when half of them are rented..

People waited 10-4pm Just to see Atiku..
See the look on their faces when he came

bbxxxxxx:
The crowd was more than that of APC, a state where the national chairman is from. Even with the 1k per attendance and with the majority been northerners, the attendance was much less when compared to that of PDP.

Was it not a shame that Buhari held a rally directly opposite a banner with an inscription " ASUU on Strike pls comply".

Except you are not in Benin, Buhari will loose Benin by more than 75%, if inec is able to stop vote buying the margin will be more.

guy you dey mind them? If APC even get reach 35% here, it will be a shocker..

Edo is PDP

bizzibodi:
Edo is APC state, Oshiomole will rettire PDP as he retired late Aninih.

stop thinking with your anus..

Oshiomole only stronghold is his local government in Edo north

Edodefender:
Edo people aren't known for reinforcing failure(buhari).

When Edo people have to wait for over 5 hours for you, just know they can kill for you too.

Buhari getting even 30% here will be seen as a surprise

You are a patriot

Excaperx:
When a ruling party had to cropped the picture to make it look fuller..

Just know it's finished

I think say Na only me see am

Now this is an opposition party that did theirs..

Please tell us which one is more crowded, happier and ready to vote..

Which one does the candidate feel at home? Which one is an ethnic and religious bigot?.

Edo is a state in southern Nigeria..

It has an APC governor.
The former governor was APC
The former national chairman of the party was from Edo state.
The current national chairman of the party is Edo.

Here are the pictures gotten from a whole presidential rally in the state

I was there live..

APC won't get 30% in Edo state..

Buhari the herdsmen has never win Edo state and it won't start now

You see the difference between APC and PDP presidential rally?

APC had to cropped the pictures to make it look full.. Edo has rejected the lifeless one

Atikulated Edo state..

livelymatilda22:
Road block but it took you less than 15 minutes to get there..You say people don full there, Post pictures now Don become War.... You can only fool yourself and your fellow wailing zombies..

I entered the place immediately I posted that major roads were blocked..

Infact I've nothing to prove to you..

Buhari the herdsmen have never won Edo state and will never ever win It.

Thank God one finally posted..

Imagine if I try to post 2 pics it'll take 20 mins

APC after realising oshiomole only power power is his local government in Edo north

nickxtra:
You guys have deceiving this man since the era of Oshiomole. Allow him to enjoy his little earnings in peace

ionsman:
Garrick memorial(Ekenwan road) naim this one dey shout 'mammoth' for? You're something else. Hype things and end up looking stupid like you're the only one who lives or has people in Benin.

satelliteDISH:
E just be like say nothing dey happen for town. This Benin rally has a very poor publicity. No radio station or tv carry the news.

senatordave1:
Buhari will take edo.
Apc 500,000
Pdp 400,000

I'll laugh tire when the presidential result is called.

APC won't get 30% in Edo state, write this down.

Modified

Born2Breed:
Do quick no time. Make we pepper d zombies small..

show me APC campaign pictures in Edo state.

It's only 3 pics they had to compressed the picture to make it look bigger..

Just wait and see Atiku isn't even here, the crowd here tribble APC Own

Edo 2020 next governor is here..

Pastor osagie ize iyamu

oilPUSSY:
Patiently waiting for pictures.

this stupid phone take time to post pics on nairaland, I've been trying to post since I entered..

Don't worry, Edo is Atikulated

Heard Atiku just enter abia so it will take time before he comes but people many here no b small

Just entered there..

I'm on my way to the place now..

Major roads are seriously blocked, oh boy see my Edo people..

I'll update this thread once I get there..

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