Delta 2023: Listen To Party Leadership, Not Pressure Groups, Ofomana Tells Other PDP Guber Aspirants

By Daniel Dafe

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 governorship aspirant in Delta State, Evang (Dr) Austin Akpo Ofomana, has advised other aspirants in the state to listen and pay attention to the party leadership of Chief (Bar.) Kingsley Esiso and not play by the dictates of any pressure group.

The guber aspirant, who hails from Umiaghwa-Abraka Kingdom in Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state, said this after a visit to the kingdom’s monarch, His Royal Majesty AVM Lucky Ochuko Ararile (rtd).

He added: “Chief Barr Esiso can lead us. Please aspirants go for the party and not use pressure groups to intimidate aspirants. I am calling on all aspirants across the state to remember that they are competent. Please let us go to the field for the primaries. Let us respect the decisions of the party leadership of Chief Barr Kingsley Esiso and his executive and not decisions of pressure groups. Aspirants should go across the state for their consultations and wait for the primaries.”

Continuing, he urged contestants that are not grassroot politicians to go back to the grassroot, just as he called on Deltans to support his dream to be governor.

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Speaking on his visit to the monarch, he said: “I visited the king of Umiaghwa Abraka Kingdom for his prayers towards the actualisation of my journey to Osadebey House, Asaba as the executive governor of Delta State, come 2023 by the special mercy and grace of God.”

“The monarch prayed seriously towards the actualisation of this vision of his kinsman as the next executive governor of Delta state, come 2023 and added by saying that power belongs to God. He also pledged his support and asked me to pursue my ambition to govern Delta state, come 2023, prayerfully and that victory is guaranteed.

“His Royal Majesty Avm Lucky Ochuko Ararile(rtd) concluded by saying he will assist his son, the aspiring governorship aspirant to finally achieve his goals to govern Delta state.”

He was accompanied during the visit by his wife, Mrs Lucky Ese Ofomana, the campaign team led by Chief Lucky Edewor Odiyoma.

Others are Mr Stanley Opiti, Pastor Daniel of the Redeemed Christian Church (Abundance parish), Abraka, Ogum Solomon and Ogunbo. The governorship hopeful concluded by saying he Evang Dr Austin Akpo Ofomana a divine mandate and other aspirants have the billions.