2019 polls: Governor Okowa challenges opposition to engage in campaign

- Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state has challenged opposition parties to focus on issues during campaigns

- The governor called on his opponents to engage in campaigns and tell the people what they can do rather than holding nocturnal meetings

- He also accused the opposition of scheming on how to steal ballot boxes and engage in electoral malpractice

Delta state governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has said his re-election will be premised on sustenance of peace, development and equity in line with rotation of political offices in the state.

Governor Okowa made the disclosure on Saturday, January 5, at the campaigns of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Koko and Sapele, Warri north and Sapele local government areas of Delta state respectively.

At the two local government areas visited, Governor Okowa expressed confidence that his administration has delivered on the promises made during the 2015 campaign, stating that the next four years of his tenure as governor will be better.

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“I thank the people for the large turnout for the rally; the people of Warri north are always reliable, great followers, members of the PDP; I am here to tell you that I am going for second term; we have done a lot of projects; during the administration of our leader, Chief James Ibori, we worked for him for two terms, in the last administration. I was the Director-General of the campaign.

“As a government, we have executed a lot of projects, we enjoy peace in our state and if we take the line of equity, we will complete two terms,” Governor Okowa said at Koko.

At Sapele, the governor called on his opponents to engage in campaigns and tell the people what they can do rather than holding nocturnal meetings and be scheming on how to steal ballot boxes and engage in electoral malpractice.

His words: “Our opponents will not campaign, they will be at home planning bad things, but, they will not succeed, we will get unprecedented number of votes in Sapele and all over the state; the opposition should come out and campaign, they should not be planning on how to disrupt the elections.”

PDP chieftains who spoke at the campaign grounds expressed confidence that the party will get the votes from the people.

Chairman of the PDP in the state, Barrister Kingsley Esiso, also used the rallies to present candidates for different electoral positions to the people.

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Governor Okowa had earlier this week, expressed confidence that God will grant candidates of the PDP victory in the general elections billed to hold in the months of February and March.

Speaking at a vigil to dedicate the PDP campaign for 2019 general elections to God, Governor Okowa stated that, “because we have put our God first, we have no need to be scared going into the campaign or scared of the elections, God is leading us into the battle, we will have victory.”

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