SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT: PETER IDION URGES SHERIF PDP FACTION TO EMBRACE PEACE AND RECONCILIATION

By Aleh Anita
Since the declaration of the Supreme Court last week on who the real chairman of PDP is, calm has returned to the party, with both factions toeing the line of reconciliation.

With this development, the PDP Chairman Ika South local government, Hon. Collins Bello has during the week inaugurated a reconciliation committee in the local government headed by Chief Igumbor, the Osagwe of Agbor Kingdom, with  Mr. Peter Idion, S. A to the governor on Community Relation as one of the members. As a member of the reconciliation committee, Mr. Idion has appealed to the Sherif PDP faction to return to the umbrella body of the PDP, especially in Ika South Local Government.

He stated that there would be no point in going to form or float another political party, as they are well known, recognized and respected in PDP, he urged them to join hands and work together with the Markarfi led PDP in order to ensure the governor of the state, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa is returned to office in 2019, stressing that there is no vacancy at the Government House, Asaba.

He further urged all PDP members in both local governments to work together, adding that if Ika Nation misses the opportunity to return Okowa as the governor come 2019, it will take another 50 years before such opportunity will come to Ika Nation again.

According to him, “it will be wrong for any Ika man to support anybody aside Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for governor, saying that anybody that does that will be referred to as an enemy of Ika Land, and also an enemy of progress”.

He urged all hands to be on deck, to embrace peace and unity in pursuing a common goal, saying that a house divided against itself cannot stand. He further affirmed that there is no opposition party in Delta state, as the state is a PDP state, and the opposition in the state is submerged in internal crisis, and has no plans for the people.

He concluded by admonishing all PDP members to avoid blame games and finger pointing, urging them to work as one big family. He used the opportunity to call on the Makarfi led PDP to forgive and welcome the Sheriff led PDP members, so that the party can forge ahead, especially in Ika South Local Government Area.