Gov Oborevwori Flays Opposition For Trying To Take Credit For Peaceful Protests

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has criticized opposition elements for trying to take credit for the peaceful disposition of protesters, stressing that it was a collective effort of all stakeholders, including prayers from the church.

He spoke while receiving the State Executive of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) on a courtesy visit at Government House, Asaba.

Speaking on the ongoing protests in the country, Governor Oborevwori thanked PFN and other religious and cultural leaders for their contributions in making the state peaceful despite the protests.

He flayed a section of the opposition for trying to take credit for the peaceful disposition of protesters in the state, adding that it was a collective effort of all stakeholders especially prayers of the church.

“I want to thank the PFN for the role it played at this trying times of a national protest. We can see that the state is peaceful. People were expecting violence like the way it was during ENDSARS.

“But our fathers of faith prayed and all of us also resolved that we do not need crisis in Delta State. We are all working together. Today is the 7th day of the protest and you can see the State is peaceful. People are going about their normal businesses.

“I was watching one of the TV stations when somebody said that they made the peaceful ambience in Delta State during this period of national protest possible. How? When people talk at times, they talk out of ignorance.

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“Our fathers of faith prayed and I have been in this state since, I didn’t go out of the state, in order to monitor the protest and we are monitoring it.

“The Civil Society organisations and other groups understand and said this time, they are not going to protest. They know that if they go into it that people will hijack it. So, people should not come to take glory. We return the glory to God Almighty.

“Some of these people talking do not even stay in the state, they don’t know what is happening,” the governor added.