Emerhor Not Compiling Any Congress List, Ijaw APC Leaders Replied Aggrieved Aspirants

Olorogun O’tega Emerhor

Some leaders of the All Progressive Congress, APC in Ijaw land, Delta State have said it is not true that APC leader in the state, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor was compiling names of executives of the party from Ijaw council areas.

They spoke against report that ahead of the Saturday Congress, Emerhor was compiling names of executive, and trying to foist aspirants on the people.

In a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday, Hon. Ebiakpo Ezebri, State Financial Secretary and Chief Christopher Porbeni, described the aspirants as mischief makers who decamped to the party in December, 2017 and has been causing crisis

The statement read in part; “It will shock you to know that these few persons raising this allegation are actually the one going about compiling names since February, but they turned around to accuse our state party leader, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor of compiling names.

“These people since they came into the party, they refused to recognize the party structure at the ward and LGA level, so as far as we are concerned, they are being sponsored to cause crisis in the party.

“I can assure you that Olorogun Otega Emerhor at no time compiled names in the state; let alone in Ijaw land, these people are sponsored in the party to tarnish the name of our leader.

“We have prominent Ijaw leaders in APC which include, Pastor P Z Aginighan former managing director NDDC, a caucus member of APC Delta State, Mr Felix Dautowei; High Chief A O Seiebi Delta South Secretary; Mr John Akpotudougha, former ANPP State Chairman and NEC Member.

“Others Ijaw APC leaders working with Emerhor to bring peace and unity to the party include; Chief Barr. Pius Akpe,  Chief Oluwole Karetimi; Mr. Emma Oki; Chief Pere Sinclair; Rev. Israel Unutame. Chief Duwo Angalabiri; Mr. Prince Owei chairman APC Burutu. MR. PAUL Azorbor; chairman APC Bomadi; High Chief Mike Johny leader APC  Warri South West; Engr Jude Ebikefe and others.

“Do you think Olorogun Emerhor would bypass all these leaders and start compiling list in Ijaw land? So, their allegation is baseless and malicious with the intent to cause dissatisfaction in the party by bringing our leader in collusion course with Ijaw APC leaders.

“These characters making noise are afraid of going to the congress, they think they could hijack the party structure with their leader in Abuja, but they failed, if they are popular, let them meet us at the congress because our people have started collecting forms.

“Their cheap propaganda is their last move in order to tarnish the image of the party leader in the state, we therefore call on the national and state leaders of our great party to disregard the ranting of these sponsored agents of crisis in APC as they are yet to fully identify with the party even at the ward or LGA levels.

“I can assure you that those people are being sponsored by one Clement Moni who also came to the party in December here, if they are on ground, they should be ready for congress and not resort to blackmail or propaganda that someone is writing list.

“Our leader, Emerhor and others across the state are busy working round the clock to ensure that we have peaceful free and fair congress, so APC faithful and leaders should disregard them.