2015 GOVERNORSHIP RACE; Senator Pius Akpo Ewerido Empowers His Trusted Aids

In an elaborate and colourful ceremony held on Monday, the 18th of March at his Ekpan office Warri, Senator Akpo Pius Ewerido, the Senator representing Delta Central in the National Assembly, Abuja and a top DPP contender for the gubernatorial ticket for 2015 General election has thanked all his trusted aids who worked for him in the last Senatorial election and have remained loyal to him. He dished out cars to these men he believes have shown so much commitment and dedication to his political course. The Senator who is relying on Delta Central, the Urhobos, to realize his 2015 political ambition had to dole out cash, 17 Gulf and 4 Toyota Camry cars to each of his political aids in each of the Local Governments in Delta Central in appreciation of their dogged commitment to his political ambition. Briefing beneficiaries, the Democratic Peoples Part (DPP) Delta Central chairman, Chief Henry Olori said the exercise is in continuation of the Senator’s empowerment scheme in fulfillment of his electioneering promises to the electorate. According to Chief Olori, as against the current 21 cars being given out in the first batch, the extra, making it a total of 35, would be given out in the second batch. In his reaction, a chieftain of Democratic Peoples Party (DPP), Mr. Igoruh Onobaka, lambasted the Senator, saying he promised to install factories in some cities in Delta central, now he is given out cars instead of the factories he promised during election. It should be noted that these type of cars cannot even be used for commercial purposes. While we regard this as a stark rape on our fragile democracy, we wish to call on Deltans especially Delta Central (the Urhobos), to be wary of politicians who use money meant for the development of their communities to buy cars for their political aids.