By Ogochukwu Isioma
Delta State Governor-elect and Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has assured residents of the state that their labour will not be in vain for voting him as their Governor during the March 18, 2023 gubernatorial election.
metrowatchxtra.com reports that Oborevwori gave the assurance while addressing journalists immediately after receiving his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday, in Asaba.
He said the state government will soon unfold a Transition Committee that will midwife his inauguration on May 29, 2023 as Governor of the oil-rich state, just as he implored all Deltans to until then, remain prayerful, peaceful, and law abiding.
According to him, with the issuance of the Certificate of Return, it is now time to turn attention at ensuring a seamless and stable transition in pursuant of the “Advancing Delta” agenda he campaigned on.
Oborevwori thanked Governor Ifeanyi Okowa over the support leading to his emergence as Governor-elect, describing the outgoing governor as a man under whose able and wise leadership the PDP in Delta State has remained strong and formidable.
”Our massive victory may have come to some as a surprise but not to us because we know Deltans are happy with the excellent performance of Governor Okowa”, he said.
Oborevwori assured that his M.O.R.E agenda will attract all-round development in Delta, saying that with God and support of the people, much will be achieved by the incoming administration for the betterment of the people.
The Governor-elect, acknowledged and thanked all those who worked tirelessly to bring victory to the PDP, saying that in the final analysis, the glory belongs to God from whom all power flows.
He added, ”Our victory is a testament to this fact; it was as comprehensive as it was decisive; the PDP won in all the 17 Local Government Areas in the North and South senatorial districts. In the Delta Central senatorial district, we won in four out of the eight Local Government Areas. But even more significant was our victory in Ethiope East Local Government Area, which had eluded the PDP since the current democratic dispensation began in 1999.”
Oborevwori thanked former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan for his exemplary courage and statesmanship, while disclosing that the ex-governor was in the ”trenches” with his team; going all way out to reconcile aggrieved persons in order to ensure that the PDP was united going into the poll.
He also extended his gratitude to civil servants, retirees, organized labour, youths, professionals, student groups, traditional rulers, religious leaders, artisans, market women, and all those who laboured in one way or the other for the victory.
The INEC’s National Electoral Commissioner in charge of Bayelsa, Delta and Edo states, Mrs Roda Gumus, who presented the certificate of return, congratulated the Governor-elect and his deputy for their victories at the polls, saying that INEC will continue to live up to its responsibilities.
