Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta, says the Obidient movement
is not about the Labour Party (LP) but was borne out of religion and ethnicity.
The Obidient movement originated in 2022 following the huge
social media popularity of Peter Obi, LP candidate in the 2023 presidential
election.
Speaking to journalists in Asaba on Monday, Okowa said many
factors led to the emergence of the movement, including the idea that the Igbos
must produce the next president.
“Many factors led to the emergence of the [Obidient] movement which included religion, the argument that the Igbo must produce the next president, and the quest that the presidency should shift to the south,’’ he said.
Speaking about Sheriff Oborevwori, the governorship
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, the governor said
he supports his candidacy.
He mentioned that Oborevwori was victorious at the party
primaries held on May 25, 2022, and so was chosen by the people.
“I will continue to support the candidacy of Oborevwori.
There was a primary conducted in which he scored 590 votes to emerge the
winner, so he is my choice.
“We are in a
democracy where people make choices. Oborevwori was chosen by the people so I
will continue to support him.
“I promised to push the democratic process forward by
ensuring free and fair elections in the state.”
It is obvious that Okowa has lost touch with reality by think that the religious movement was borne out of religion and ethnicity. He has not learnt anything. He is a failure of a governor. 8years of waste of resources and time.
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