The late Senator Akpor Pius
Ewherido’s political family has endorsed the candidature of Olorogun O’tega
Emerhor as their choice for Senate in the forthcoming Bye-election to be
conducted by Independent National Election Commission (INEC) to fill the vacant
seat of Delta Central Senatorial District following the sudden death of Senator
Ewherido on June 30, 2013.
The decision to endorse
Emerhor was reached at a meeting of the group which took place at the
Senatorial Office of the late Senator in Effurun, Delta State, on Friday July
26, 2013 with hundreds of members of the group led by Dr. Lucky Otegheri,
who is Director-General of the group, in attendance.
Declaring the meeting open,
Dr. Otegheri underscored the need for Senator late Ewherido’s followers,
friends and well wishers to team up with other progressives in the area to
ensure another Senator is elected who would carry the dreams, visions and
programmes of the Late Senator Ewherido to a higher realm of implementation and
actualisation.
The group, therefore, took time to
examine the political pedigree, integrity, profile and patriotic commitments of
all those who are interested in running for the vacant position against the
backdrop of an earlier charge to the political class by the Urhobo Progress
Union (UPU) during the burial of Senator Ewherido to the effect that the late
senator’s dreams must not be allowed to die with him.
A source which was at the meeting
disclosed that some of the concerns earlier expressed by the UPU and
considered by the group were in relation to the Senator Ewherido Urhobo
Language programme, his scholarship scheme, empowerment scheme and other
auspicious programmes designed by the Senator for the progress of Urhobo nation.
At the end of the deliberation, Dr.
Lucky Otegheri announced the name of Olorogun O’tega Emerhor as the likely
successor to Senator Pius Ewherido in the Senate. The announcement was greeted
by a resounding applause, indicating a unanimous acceptance by all present at
the meeting. The decision of the group was immediately communicated to Olorogun
O’tega Emerhor who accepted the challenge, assuring that he would not
disappoint the Urhobo nation if voted as Senator for Delta Central.
At the end of the meeting, Dr
Otegheri assured that the decision would be communicated to the UPU, which is
generally believed to have a major role to play in the final selection and
election of a suitable candidate to represent the Delta Central Senatorial
District at the Senate of the Federation.
