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THE SINS OF IFEANYI OKOWA AND WHY DELTANS NOW HATE HIM AND PDP


The return of democratic rule in 1999 ushered in the People's Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State, headed by His Excellency, Olorogun James Onanefe Ibori as its second democratically elected governor only behind Olorogun Senator Felix Ibru. It was he (ONANEFE), literally meaning, 'this is wealth' that shouldersed the People's Democratic Party, PDP in Delta to the limelight. He achieved this through dint of hardwork, commitment to service and effective transformation. He was not clannish. It was he (Ibori) who sited the three polytechnics (now two) across the three Senatorial Districts. It was Ibori who established the College of Education in Mosogar, amongst others.

The Urhobo ethnic nationality, being the largest in the State soon adopted him (Ibori) as their political Mowoe to the extent that they waited to hear from him in every political matter. Like Mowoe and Salubi, Ibori became the mouthpiece of Delta State politics and Nigeria at large. He was widely known beyond the state he governs. In the 1999 Governorship ranking, Nigeria's three most popular Governors were Ibori, Igbinedion and then Tinubu. Elected a youth Governor, he worked tirelessly to transform the state. However, he surely had lapses being a human but it does not change the fact that his goodwill and contribution to nation building should be eradicated or quick to forget.

With Ibori as the head, he opted for rotation of power among the three Senatorial Districts in Delta State. He ruled from the Central (Urhobo ethnic nationality) and then handed power to Emmanuel Uduaghan (South) and then the incumbent Ifeanyi Okowa (North). Ibori opted for this for equity and peace. He wanted the three State Regions to have equal share of power to avoid marginalization. This was the approach that favoured Okowa, a man from Owa, a town smaller than my village. Ibori suffered for the likes of Okowa to survive, insisted and stood for Okowa to emerge while serving jail terms in a faraway land in a crime he did not commit alone, despite Emmanuel Uduaghan's Tony Obuh's choice of candidate. This is how a colossus and patriot should act.

Interestingly, at the time Ibori returned to Nigeria after serving his jail terms Okowa was facing the most challenging time of his life. A large section of Urhobo people were agitating for Ogboru to truncate the second term bid of Okowa, which Ibori saw as contrary to the verbal agreement. At Ughelli township stadium, Ibori pleaded with the Urhobo ethnic nationality that Okowa be allowed to return for a second term and that he (Okowa) would peacefully handover power to a widely accepted Urhobo man to be collectively picked by Urhobo leaders and elders in line with party primaries. Okowa in his usual way nodded his cunny head to this plea and corroborated the elder statesman. While Ibori went with Okowa to every nook and cranny soliciting votes for the re-election of Okowa, little did he know he was supporting ungratefulness, a demon and devil.

Fast forward to the People's Democratic Party, PDP, primary elections in Delta State, Okowa whom Ibori had single-handedly lobbied to power suddenly forgot how God used Ibori to bring him to the limelight, he foolishly and ungratefully plotted Ibori's political defeat. Okowa planned this by first appointing over a thousand aides, many of whom are miscreants and yahoo yahoo boys. He ensured that he recruited unprofessional media boys and girls to ruin insults at his benefactor, believing he has the sole will to play God. However, while he must have temporarily succeeded, he must now be reminded that Ibori never dies in the hand of a boy he mentored to manhood. Ibori has proven this quietly by delivering his daughter with the People's Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta falling like amature political party to the six months old Labour Party under Peter Obi.

In the meantime, while the sins of Okowa are countless, below are the few highlighted ones that people of good conscience must not forget in a hurry:

1. Okowa single-handedly handpicked the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Candidate and picked the least Urhobo aspirant (Sheriff Oborevwori), where the likes of versatile and scholarly brains like Peter Mrakpor, SAN, Olorogun David Edevbie, Olorogun Fred Majemite and a few others with a view to ruling on proxy.

2. Okowa single-handedly borrowed billions to sponsor Atiku failed political ambition to jump his potential jail terms awaiting him in a few months time despite knowing it was the turn of the South.

3. Okowa intentionally neglected pensioners to languish in pains, adject poverty, lamentation and possibly die of hardship.

4. Okowa intentionally sited virtually every laudable project among the few he managed to establish in his 8 years of retrogressive reign in Owa-Alero.

5. Okowa intentionally fought Urhobo people by attempting to plot the fall of Ibori when he is not God.

6. Okowa intentionally wanted to reduce EDUCATION considering the worst brains he gave appointment and the party candidates he projected to cover his political mess, otherwise why will a supposed medical doctor declare support for the likes of Michael Diden, aka, Ejele and Sheriff Oborevwori?

7. Okowa intentionally stopped free WAEC enrolment in Delta State.

8. Okowa intentionally created internal war in UPU. He sponsored disunity and plotted his party men to his interest and this is why the UPU recently endorsed his prefer candidates.

9. Okowa intentionally increased school fees in our textiary institutions to deny our children quality education, considering the fact that he does not cherish scholarly brains.

10. Okowa intentionally wants Sheriff Oborevwori to succeed him because he sees him as the only one he can instruct at all times.

11. Okowa intentionally abandoned Warri township stadium, Sapele, Oghara and Ughell in favour of Asaba township stadium that he embezzled state money to temporarily construct with low materials.

12. Okowa hates to see the growth of Urhobo people and this is why he picks the worst brains in Urhoboland to work under him.

13. Under Okowa, the taxation increased despite the huge Revenue. Okowa's boys are holding irons and wood on Benin-Sapele road, Benin-Asaba, Ughelli and Asaba and other major roads fraudulently checking Driver's License

14. Okowa bears self-styled 'road master' in a state where there are no roads.

Gossipninja:
LP's Ireti Kingibe Unseats Philip Aduda To Win FCT Senatorial Seat

Credit Channels TV

https://twitter.com/channelstv/status/1630618396395028484?t=xCc0JsZ1FEnzzk7Lwk6eOg&s=19[/quote]Congratulations

Omicronvaccine:
Popular Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has reacted after being called out for not lending his voice before and during the Nigerian election, IGBERETV reports.

Social media users have slammed him for getting money and fame by singing about Nigeria yet failing to speak up about the elections.

Taking to his Instagram Stories, Burna Boy wrote:



https://instagram.com/stories/burnaboygram/3047473398804239724?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

yinkus6750:
Wahala for Okezie . PDP house of commotion is now domiciled in Abia State . Most likely the party will loose the State to LP.

References1:
BENUE NORTHWEST SENATORIAL DISTRICT



https://twitter.com/thecableng/status/1630212559977566208?t=ZrCs4J_ny77WnwAvTz4xOg&s=19[/quote]G-5 in the mud

fineboynl:
Remember the governor is APC governor. And INEC didn’t provide electoral material on election day. Anything can happen you know.

APC governors trying to deliver

Similar thing is expected from IMO.

kahal29:
https://leadership.ng/just-in-atiku-leads-in-akwa-ibom-as-akpabio-wins-senate-return/

TruthsFM:
Congratulations to the Senator Elect, Natasha Akpoti

lekanolas:
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance and APC senatorial candidate in Ogun West Senatorial District, Senator Solomon Adeola  has  been declared  winner of the seat in the National Assembly elections held on Saturday.

Adeola, who is currently representing Lagos West Senatorial District, won the Ogun West Senatorial election by a total vote of 112,887, while his closest rival, the PDP candidate, Ganiyu Dada Obanibasiri, scored 60,189. The Labour Party candidate came third with a total vote of 19, 244.

The result was announced on Sunday by Professor Oluseye Olusegun Onabanjo of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta at the Oronna Hall, Ilaro, the Ogun West Senatorial Collation Centre at about 7.30pm.

https://newsday.com.ng/senator-adeola-wins-ogun-west-senatorial-seat/

DonTattaglia:
Ghen Ghen....Ugwuanyi, u were busy following Wike up and down in d name of G5 instead solidifying on ur campaign..Now e don shele. Your eye don clear..Hahahaha

Sauter:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpGcpmTDewF/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D

oyinella:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li4piriUB0A

pocohantas:
Nawa!

Oluwolex2000:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/02/26/election-results-call-tinubu-to-order-dele-momodu-tells-buhari/amp/

blacksam01:
he already lost agbor the full town ,i mean his tiwn where he lives

Kobonaire4:
Whoever wins, things won't change.

It would be a good thing IF apc gets voted out. Lord knows Buhari has not done well, and Tinubu is not good news either. But the sad thing is that Atiku and Obi are pdp men...and that's the alternative we have facing us.

I have never been really happy with Nigerian democracy. The right kind of people never seem to win, and Nigerians love their same old party. Obi that everyone is hailing is from the same lineage as Tinubu and Atiku. Nigerians don't have the courage to vote out people associated with PDP and APC and vote in new people...because...we don't like change. We want the same old, same old.

Ah well, at the end, Nigeria will never change. Someone will win, people will tell me that it is different this time, and in three years, we will complain again.

But as for me, subsides have to go, our tax to gdp ratio has to rise, and we need to divrsify our economy. We don't need tales of the past, we need more money, and none of the main candidates has any idea how to make more money for us.(Yes, that includes Obi and Tinubu, and if it annoys you, go and suck a lemon).

Am just angry that we cannot be courageous enough to face reality.

ikennaoma:
Wike just sacrificed senate and HOR sit for APC.. mark my words O.K chinda will not win

PortHarcourt1st:
Orji Kalu the leader of APC in Abia state has just thump printed an invalid vote for Tinubu

SLAP44:
No INEC in my whole local government

References1:
https://twitter.com/GEJonathan/status/1629450593260511234?t=DfG45b3JN0_IE0j04xUnNg&s=19[/quote]The Quintessential leader

Seun:
Fellow Nairalanders,

Today's presidential election is very important. We've experienced economic stagnation & contraction due to both external and self-inflicted factors. We've experienced an epidemic of kidnappings and violent deaths due to banditry, terrorism, ethnic clashes, and separatism.

According to various presidential polls, We are faced with a historic three way race. Any one of them could win today, which means that you don't have to worry about the spoiler effect. Instead of voting for the lesser evil, you can vote for the best candidate of the 3.

I therefore urge you to consider the responsibilities of the presidency - improving the economy, securing the nation, strengthening our democratic institutions, reforming the legal system - and pick the candidate who is most likely to perform excellently if he wins the election.

Vote for someone who will appoint the best Nigerians at home or abroad to their administration. Vote for someone who will unite the country and strengthen our democracy. Vote for someone who has the physical & mental vigour required to handle the toughest job in the country.

Don't vote for a mediocre candidate just because you think the best cannot win. Vote for your best. This time, your vote won't be wasted.

Thank you, and good luck to Nigeria!

Reader530:
North is Agog for PDP. Bauchi and Adamawa PDP margin will cancel the whole south west APC margin

sharone21:
Let's wait and see ooo

Cameroonians are already praying for their brother to enter.

Wike go hear am oooo if true.

Also, prayers of parents are very important as it was once said that Okowa's dad always prayed that one day his son would lead Nigeria. See how Obi who should have exercised patience left PDP, and there was vacancy for Okowa.

Let God's will be done.

ade2008:
I also foresee Atiku winning for the following
1. He had contested many times, so he had inherited voters who are more loyal
2. He had experience in National politics unlike others . Tinubu has influence only in South west mostly Lagos , Ogun , Ondo, Ekiti and Osun (partially). Obi is just gaining national politics experience.
3. He is a northern, core North State will massively vote him
4. He is more popular , politics is a game of number whether you're popular as crook or Saint, it doesn't count
5. PDP has the political structure to help unlike Labour party that is just gaining ground


though my choice of candidate is Peter Obi

Thanksful:
This idiot didn't know he was going to be caught and killed today. He went with confidence to bomb a house. He has left his family without a father.

Make una get sense if not. Nah wasting no time. You do anyhow you see anyhow.

Destiny Benebo, a member of Governor Wike's Grassroots Development Initiative (GDI) was caught with dynamites.

Nigerians make una dey see ooo. All because we want a better country. Peter Obi will be our President

RETWEET and stay safe 📌 pic.twitter.com/30PBScBLLP

— Chlorpheniramine (@VictorIsrael_) February 24, 2023