Okowa: ‘Ogboru Can Make His Impact Outside Government’

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, says his main rival in the February 2019 governorship election, Chief Great Ogboru can now rest and make his contribution to the development of Delta state even outside corridors of power.

He said it was the will of God that he emerged the governor of Delta state to contribute his quotas hence God gave him victories in each step of the governorship race down to the supreme court.

Okowa spoke during the Wednesday evening thanksgiving service held at the Government House Chaplaincy, Asaba to celebrate his Supreme Court victory.

Earlier, in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Centus Nweze, the court held that the appellant, Mr Great Ogboru of All Progressives Congress (APC) failed to prove his allegations of over-voting at the polls.

The judgement which was concurred to by six other justices of the court, held that the appeal lacked merit and that the court was putting a final nail on the appellant’s forensic ‘Golgotha’.

Nweze said that the appeal was a waste of the precious time of the apex court.

He noted that majority of the documents tendered by the appellants were based on hearsay, adding that the petition was a sheer waste of the genuine time of the court.

Speaking at the thanksgiving service, Governor Okowa said, it was the will of God that saw him through the elections, tribunal, Appeal Court and now,  the Supreme Court.

He said that God willed his all-round victories to be, to settle the state and  to ensure that there is peace.

“I will use this opportunity to call on my opponent, Chief Great Ogboru for him to realize that it is time for him to work together with the state government to build our state; I believe that truly everyone can make his contributions and impact whether he is in office or not as it is truly time for us to be united as it is in the best interest of the state to work together and continue to pray for God’s strength to move this state forward.

“God took us through the elections, through the tribunal, Appeal Court and  now,  the Supreme Court and in each of the victories, we have always returned thanks to God because He alone has made it possible; we trusted in God and He has seen us through and today we have victory.

“This victory is dedicated to God because God willed it to be, to settle the state and  to ensure that there is peace; to bring oneness among us because without peace and without oneness we can not move forward as a people.”

He called on Deltans to be more united following the re-affirmation of his victory at the polls by the Supreme Court which declared him as the duly elected Governor of Delta State.

“I want to thank Deltans for all your prayers and support and as we move forward, it is time to work for the good of the state; I cannot do it alone; as a government we require the cooperation of all; it is time for us to partner together; it is time to forget the bitterness.

Governor Okowa attended the thanksgiving with his wife, Dame Edith, his Deputy, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro and other top government functionaries.