The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Sir Monday Onyeme, FCA, has assured all Deltans that Governor Sheriff Oborevwori would not discriminate in terms of political patronage.
He gave the assurance on Thursday in Asaba during an enlarged meeting of leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ndokwa nation.
Members of the Delta State House of Assembly, Commissioners, Local Government Council Chairmen and other political leaders who moved from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had the meeting with former leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who included Chief Johnson Opone, Rt. Hon. Olisa Imegwu, Hon. Paul Okpue, among others.
Sir Onyeme at the occasion, said, “we have a Governor, Rt. Hon. Sherrif Oborevwori who will not discriminate against anybody because of political interest.
“I am aware that before we moved from the PDP to APC, a lot of persons who worked against him were given political appointments and you all know me that I deal with you as an individual not because of your political leaning.
“I will advise you to be more visible in your support for our Governor, Rt. Hon. Oborevwori and our President, Sen. Bola Tinubu, that will earn you political patronage.
“I am very happy that we are all gathered here today and it shows unity of purpose.
“Truly, where there is unity, there will be progress and the biggest advantage of movement of PDP to APC, is that we shall attract more democratic dividends to our people.
“As an individual, I don’t discriminate but now that we are one, it is better and we live more as one united family.
“I am happy that we are here, it is a fact that almost all the members of the APC were once members of the PDP.
“We should please, avoid any rancour, don’t look at anybody as member of PDP, we are one now in APC and we should work to make our ethnic nationality, the Ndokwa ethnic nationality a model for others to copy.
“Thank you and please, note that we are one united people in one big political family, the APC,” Deputy Governor Onyeme said.
Chief Johnson Opone, at the occasion , said, “On behalf of APC old leadership, I want to congratulate His Excellency, Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori for graciously accepting the invitation of President Tinubu to help in moving Nigeria forward.
“Your statement about unity of purpose to us, is most apt to enable us achieve a stronger family.
“We know that with your able leadership, Ndokwa nation will be a place where people will be proud of and used as reference.
“I want to assure you that all respected leaders of APC in Ndokwa nation are aware of this meeting and we will take the goodwill message as clearly stated that, Ndokwa should be the spotlight in the new dispensation of cohesion.
“Please take us as those who know the protocol, that when a Governor comes into a party, the Governor becomes the leader of the party.
“Remember us in things that are happening in the State, at the local government and the ward levels so that every policy of government will touch both the old and the new for us to harness that synergy to improve our local government areas in Ndokwa nation.
“We, the old APC, hereby,, state that we welcome the Deputy Governor as one of our shining lights of the new dispensation in Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal Constituency.”
Commissioner for Finance, Delta State, Sir Fidelis Tilije and others who spoke at the occasion, observed that Sir Onyeme is the undisputed leader of the APC in Ndokwa nation.
They called for a more united and stronger APC.
