A political group has reiterated the need
for equity and fairness in the choice of who governors Delta State in
2015.
The group, known as D- Peace in a statement by
the Publicity Secretary, Mr. Jonathan Onwuka said that it remains committed to
the emergency of a credible and experienced governorship candidate of Delta
North extraction (Anioma) as governor of the state in 2015.
The group said its position was anchored on the
need to give every part of the state a sense of belonging and that its resolve
for power to shift in Delta State is “unshakable and non-negotiable.”
Onwuka maintained that the group was not only
interested in somebody from Delta North emerging as governor, but would equally
look at the credibility and past records of such a candidate as this would
form the basis for the group’s campaign, and support for the candidate
during electioneering campaigns.
While describing the recent attack on the group’s
Chief Project Coordinator, David Omoru for his public support of Delta North to
produce the next governor of the state in 2015 as unnecessary, he said the
attack was a threat to the peace and unity of the state.
“Chief Omoru is canvassing for power shift and
the building of a platform for sustainable unity, and even development in the
state. The idea that it is only a particular area that has the monopoly over
the government of the state, as is being propagated by some individuals can
jeopardize the peace and unity currently existing in the state, which are the
prerequisite for development.
In a related development, the President of the
Anioma Global Assembly, Dr. Oscar Aniemeka has said that the emergence of a
governor of Anioma extraction in 2015 is a vital vision that the people of
Delta State should support to promote equity and fairness.
Dr. Aniemeka, who is based in the US, said that
the body had received information that some top politician in Delta State are
urging the Anioma people to wait for their turn to contest the governorship
until 2019, arguing that such a baseless promise will not be in the interest of
the peaceful co-existence of the various ethnic groups in the state.
He called on the Anioma people at home and in the
Diaspora to speak in one voice in the quest to actualize the dream of producing
the next governor of the state in 2015.
