Oil producing host communities adopt Okowa
Twenty – four hours to the governorship and state House of Assembly elections throughout the country, the re-election bid of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has received a boost as all the oil and gas producing communities in Delta state have pledged to cast their votes for the governor and candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Working on the platform of Oil and Gas Host Communities of Nigeria (HOSTCOM), the communities at a well attended meeting held at Oleh, in Isoko North Local Government on Thursday, declared that Governor Okowa has done a lot for Deltans through well executed projects and programmes to merit a second term in office.
At the meeting which was attended by the representatives of oil producing communities in Ijaw, Ndokwa, Ika, Urhobo, Itsekiri and Isoko ethnic nationalities, the state Chairman of HOSTCOM, Evangelist Gabriel Isibeluo stated that “all the oil and gas producing communities in Delta state hereby, adopts Governor Okowa as our sole candidate for the governorship position in the election coming up on Saturday.”
“We will vote for someone who has the track record of performance; we are aware that traditional rulers of different ethnic nationalities have adopted our governor as their candidate too and bearing in mind that for you to be an active member of HOSTCOM that you must have your permanent voters cards, on Saturday, all the members of HOSTCOM will cast their votes for our governor because he deserves to be re-elected.
“I assure you, our governor, we will all enter Asaba for the victory dance. HOSTCOM will vote 100 per cent for you sir; congratulations in advance.”
Governor Okowa who was beaming with smile as the event lasted, thanked HOSTCOM and all Deltans for believing in equity and partnering with his administration to deliver democratic dividends to the people.
