2105: Anioma May Lose Governorship Slot To Urhobos

Delta North, otherwise known as the Aniomas, may lose the Governorship

slot to the Urhobos following intense bickering, political blackmail and

arm-twisting that has greatly divided Politicians seeking the Governorship

slot from the zone, Pointblanknews.com investigations reveal.

As at the last count, more than 20 aspirants have bought and submitted

Governorship nomination forms from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,

which is the preferred political party in the state.

Out of the huge number of aspirants, none is willing to step down and

several meetings held to agree to a consensus candidate fell flat.

Sources told Pointblanknews.com that aspirants now resort to blackmails,

and political witch-hunting, a situation that has caused tension in the

state and further divided the PDP.
Sir Anthony Obuh, a former Permanent Secretary, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa,

former Speaker Victor Ochei, Hon, Ndudi Elumelu are the leading lights in

the Governorship race from Delta North. Okowa and Ochei are allegedly

linked in the blackmail plots to undo other candidates.

The duo has also been fingered to be parading fake results of the last

House of Assembly Primaries. Their candidates for the State Assembly

Primaries had lost.
A very high ranking member of the Party in the state told

Pointblanknews.com that if situations with aspirants for the Governorship

of the State is not immediately fixed, the Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta

Uduaghan, a proponent for the emergence of a Governor from the Delta

North, would be prevailed on to look elsewhere.
“We cannot keep tolerating the division and the kind of politics being

played by the Anioma people. It is not healthy for Delta and it is nit

healthy for the polity and if they don't fix their issues, we will prevail

on Uduaghan to look elsewhere,” the source who would not want to be named

told Pointblanknews.com.
Asked where the Governorship may be zoned if Delta North politicians

failed to fix their houses the source said, “Urhobos off course. They are

more politically organized than us.”
Meanwhile, Delta State Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant Sir

Tony Obuh seems to be coasting home as all his supporters virtually swept

the polls at the House of Assembly primaries conducted on Saturday.

The results indicate that the Tony Obuh's camp clinched 21 local

governments as against two for Senator Okowa, one for Chief Godswill

Obielum and one for Ndudi Elumelu, even though he lost his local

government to Tony Obuh's supporter.
Those for Tony Obuh who picked their constituency tickets include Lady

Angela Nwaka, Aniocha South, Mr. Uzoma Idabor, Aniocha North, Hon. Isaac

Ulebor, Ika South, Hon. Tim Owhefere–Isoko North, Barr. Orezi Esievo,

Isoko South Constituency I, Hon. Johnson Erijo, Isoko South Constituency

11, Hon. Peter Onwusanya–Oshimili South, Hon. Pat Ajudua Oshimili North,

Erhiatake Ibori, Ethiope West, Comrade Izeze Rume Reuben, Ughelli South,

Samuel Mariere, Ughelli North I, Prince Eric Oharisi, Ughelli North II,

Olorogun Barr Arthur Akpowowo, Ethiope East and Chief Sheriff Oborevwori,

Okpe.
Others are Efe Ofobruku, Uvwie, Hon. Godwin Toristseju Abigor, Warri South

Constituency I, Hon. Denis Omovie, Warri South Constituency 11, Hon.

Daniel Mayuku, Warri South West, Hon. Dan Yingi, Burutu Constituency 1,

Hon. Kennedy Daubry, Burutu Constituency II, Hon. Monday Igbuya Sapele,

Hon. Azuka Azaka Ndokwa West, Hon. Alphonsus Ojo Ukwuani and Mr. Pius

Labo, Bomadi
Senator Ifeanyi Okowa clinched Ika North East and Warri North with Mr.

Tony Elekeokwuri and Chief Michael Diden claiming the tickets

respectively, while Ndudi Elumelu's campaign manager, Chief Moses Odibo

won in Udu and Godswill Obielum taking Ndokwa East with Friday Osanebi

picking the ticket.
All the other governorship aspirants were defeated in their various local

governments including Hon. Victor Ochie, Prof. Sylvester Monye and Chief

Ndudi Elumelu whose candidates lost to Uzoma Idabor in Aniocha North local

government.
One unconfirmed reports say that some of the aspirants are already

negotiating with the Obuh camp with the possibility of stepping down for

Tony Obuh in the forthcoming governorship primary set to hold on December

8.
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