Delta State Governor and vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ifeanyi Okowa, has urged Nigerians to join hands with the party to rescue and rebuild the country from the sufferings created by the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government.

Okowa who made the call on Wednesday at the party’s campaign at Ughelli North and Isoko South Local Government Areas of Delta State, said only the PDP has the right experience to rebuild the nation’s economy and end insecurity across the country.

The governor said the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has the requisite experience and political will to turn things around for the country as he did as vice-pesident to former President Olusegun Obasanjo when the PDP was first elected in 1999.

Governor Okowa, who led the campaign to the local government of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, said some members of the opposition in the state were not pleased with the empowerment of youths and women in the state with relevant skills.

He urged the people to reject arrogant politicians who brought shame and disgrace to the state and vote for the party candidates who he described as level-headed and man of the people.

Okowa said: “The youths and women of Delta are our great strength, and once I see them i know the matter is finished.

“I thank all of you who are here present and my greatest thanks goes to the youths and women of Delta State.

“I am happy with the crowd of people I see here today in Ughelli North. We have been seeing such crowds before but this one is exceptional.

“I thank my deputy governor for his support. Like my deputy has said, we will follow Sheriff to the church to do thanksgiving of victory come 2023.

“We do not want a governorship candidate who will bring disgrace to Delta and Deltans and we do not want people who are angry that we are spending monies to empower our youths.

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“We do not want a governor that will be too proud to relate with the people and you know that our candidate Sheriff Oborevwori is a humble man who has immense respect for the people.

“When Oborevwori becomes governor, he will unite Deltans because we don’t want a governor that will look down on other people.”

Governor Okowa further accused the APC of causing disunity among Nigerians and insecurity, hunger, poverty, and economic hardship in the country.

He called on the people to support the PDP to change the ugly situation caused by the maladministration of the APC.

“The PDP will work with the people to settle all the problems caused by the APC and change the change to return Nigerians to greater glory.

“We need to bring PDP back to the center and change the change that has brought untold hardship on the people and because of our performance in Delta state, PDP gave us the ticket of the Vice President. Therefore, we need all your support for victory come 2023,” Okowa added.

He also called on people of Delta State to mobilise fully for the presidential campaign in Asaba, the state capital on January 24.

Also speaking at the rally, the PDP governorship candidate in the state, Sheriff Oborevwori, said the people were already preparing ahead for the victory thanksgiving on May 29, 2023.

He assured that by the grace of God, he will win the election and bring his ‘MORE Agenda’ to bear on the economic fortunes of the state.

The PDP Chairman in the state, Kingsley Esiso, said the people of Ughelli North had shown commitment to join the mission to rescue and rebuild Nigeria.

He said the people by their actions have shown that there was no other political party in Ughelli North, adding that the people of Delta State and Ughelli North in particular were tired of the APC-led Federal Government.

Others at the event were the deputy governor of the state, Kingsley Otuaro; the Director-General of the State Campaign Council, Funkekeme Solomon; a former governorship aspirant, Fred Majemite; and a former Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Stella Omu; among others.

Meanwhile, a former governorship aspirant of the APC in the state, Osiobe Okotie, and over 500 members of the party defected to the PDP at the Ughelli area of the state.

Okotie said he has returned to the PDP to join others to build the party in  Delta, saying: “Like the prodigal son, I have returned to my original home, the PDP. I started politics in PDP so am back to my original home.”

The Star