Chairman of the Delta State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Peter Nwaoboshi has made it clear that Sir Tony Obuh who is an aspirant on the platform of the PDP is eminently qualified to contest for the party’s ticket.
Reacting to insinuations from certain quarters that he is not qualified to run for the governorship ticket in the state, the chairman asked those flying such rumour to discard it.
Chief Nwaoboshi who spoke when Sir Obuh paid the PDP executive a consultation visit at the party’s secretariat, said Obuh is a card carrying member of the PDP and has been so since 2011. He added that though Obuh has been non-partisan until he retired from the Delta State Civil Service in August 2014 but that he has been in the background giving the PDP all the needed support to ensure that it moved in the right direction.
According to him, the governorship hopeful has in no small way impacted on the party’s performances since 2005 by founding several support groups that propagated the PDP’s manifesto as well as its determination to take Nigeria to a higher pedestal.
Chief Nwaoboshi called on those peddling rumours to desist, saying that such rumours would not deter the party from going ahead to hold its primaries or prepare for the general elections.
He said that PDP remains the only vibrant and dynamic party in Nigeria with solid structures to win elections in Nigeria in a free and fair atmosphere.
The PDP Chairman said that the party is interested in those who can build the party and make it stronger and not those who will derail it through gossip and rumour mongering even as he challenged Sir Obuh not to be deterred but continue to garner support.
He gave assurance that the party will support anyone chosen by the members of the party.
Speaking earlier, Sir Obuh said that the State needed someone to harness its potentials towards becoming great hence his decision to present himself as he had the immense experience needed to transform the State into an economic super power. He acknowledged the huge potentials that abound in the State especially things need to be done to make those potentials beneficial to the people of the State.
Obuh said he believes that government can serve the interest of the people by formulating and implementing policies that everyone can be proud of, adding that he has the experience to achieve all these if given the opportunity. He stressed that his experience in government and governance stands him above the other aspirants, adding that he is also in tune with how the public and private sectors can work together towards enhancing the growth of the State.
He pledgef that he is ready to articulate the potentials towards creating a virile and vibrant economy that will cater for the elderly, the women and youths.
The Director-General of the Project Obuh 2015 and Political Adviser to the Governor, Chief Fred Majemite acknowledged that Sir Obuh is a marketable product who has stood out in the public service over the years and is capable of taking Delta to a higher pedestal.
He described Sir Obuh as a bridge builder who can unite Deltans having impacted on the lives of the people while in the Civil Service. Chief Majemite said that Sir. Obuh will also build a stronger PDP as he is the new face of Delta State politics. [myad]
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