Oborevwori: Ibori Not Against My Candidature

The gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party ( PDP) in Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, yester­day stated that the former State Governor, James Ibori, is not opposed to his candi­dature in the upcoming poll.

The incumbent Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Oborevwori, stated this yesterday in Asaba during a media interaction with press­men at the secretariat of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Delta State chapter.

It would be recalled that there has been no endorse­ment of the PDP guber candi­date by James Ibori despite the endorsement of immediate former Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, and incumbent, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.

Oborevwori expressed confidence of having the en­dorsement of Ibori following several claims that do not sup­port his candidature.

He pledged to serve all Deltans irrespective of tribe, religion or political affiliation, saying that “whether you are in Urhobo, Itsekiri, Anioma, Ijaw; we are Deltans.”

According to Oborevwori, “Chief James Ibori is a father to all, he has us at heart and he is a core PDP man.”

He also rubbished claims by the opposition of his in­ability to attract meaningful infrastructure development in his community.

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“I am not in the House of As­sembly to represent the Osubi peo­ple alone. I was elected by everyone in Okpe Local Government.

He promised to give a good number of women good posi­tions if elected as Governor.