How Emerhor Installed Estranged Deputy To Erue As APC Chairman In Factional Congress In Delta

Facts have emerged how the estranged deputy chairman of the Prophet Jones Ode-Erue-led executive of All Progressive Congress, APC, Chief Cyril Ogodo was installed by the leader of the party in Delta State, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor.

Reports say Ogodo who signed the statement rejecting former Edo state Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole for the party’s National Chairmanship position for the Emerhor bloc of the party was elected during the factional Congress of the party held at the College of Education (Technical), Asaba.

Chief Ogodo, who was favoured by Emerhor after he fell apart with Ode-Erue polled a total of 731 votes to beat his only rival, Fred Obe who had 99 votes out of 1439 votes.

The congress which was conducted under tight security was piloted by Chairman of the State Congress Committee, Eugene Odoh alongside other members of the committee, INEC officials and security agencies.

Speaking at the event, leader of the party, Chief Emerhor, said his faction has duly obeyed the postponement directive and the results would be forwarded to the NWC for ratification after the exercise has been reviewed by the Appeal Committee.

“We have gone ahead to obey the NWC which postponed the Congress for today (Monday).

“At the end of this exercise, the Appeal Committee will come and review what has been done before the results would be taken to Abuja for certification,” he said.

On efforts to reach out to aggrieved members of the party, he said: “After this Congress, we would reach out to them and that is the role the national is going to play.”

The newly elected factional state chairman, Chief Ogodo, in his acceptance speech, lauded his co-contender for accepting the outcome of the result.

“Its only in Delta State that an election was conducted and a winner emerging.

“Let us now go home and be united so that we will be able to install an APC government in Delta State, come 2019.”

BigPen Online recalls that the Senator Olugbenga Obadara-led Congress Committee had on Saturday conducted the Ogboru-Omo-Agege faction Congress which saw Prophet Jones Erue and a few other executives members returned unopposed.