We Are Finally Good To Go: Ekabo Speaks On UPU Youthwing Election For Saturday

..As Election Committee Releases Cleared Aspirants

By Daniel Dafe

THE Screening Committee of the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) for the 2023 Youth Wing Election headed by Rev Fr Christopher Ekabo, JP, has said that the election scheduled to hold on Saturday, will go on as planned.

Recall that one Ochuko Okagbare from Ewu-Urhobo kingdom approached a court in Warri to suspend the election, saying they were excluded from the process.

Unperturbed by this move, UPU on Friday approached the Court of Appeal in Asaba to appeal the ruling.

According to UPU, the trial judge in Warri erred in granting the interim injunction, giving reasons why the restraining order should be vacated.

UPU said the socio-cultural body was never served the ruling, adding that Okagbare lacks the locus standi to have instituted the suit since he is not the Kingdom’s traditional ruler, spokesman, President General or youth leader.

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Meanwhile, Rev. Ekabo in a statement on Friday, said: “We are finally good to go for tomorrow election,” just as he tasked all aspirants to dress in Urhobo attire.

He added: “All aspirants, delegates and accredited observers must come with means of identification to enable them collect their tags for entry into election venue.”

Following the statement, the final list of aspirants eligible to contest elections into various positions of the UPU Youth Wing has been released.

Apart from Efe Don Kigho vying for the position of General Secretary and Inikonwsha Monday for the position of Treasurer, all other aspirants were cleared for the said contest tomorrow.