By Onome Oghenetega
The South-South Screening Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has PROVISIONALLY cleared no fewer than 12 governorship aspirants jostling for the ticket of the party for 2023 governorship election in Delta State.
All 12 governorship aspirants who presented themselves for the screening committee headed by Bayelsa State governor, Senatelor Douye Diri, were cleared to participate in next month’s primaries of the PDP in Delta.
Though the list of the cleared aspirants has not been officially released by the party, NIGER DELTA TODAY authoritatively learnt that twelve aspirants have been issued provisional clearance certificates to participate in the primary election.
Among those cleared by the PDP Screening Committee is a former Minister of State for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi; Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori; former Principal Secretary to Late President Musa Yar’Adua and former Chief of Staff, Olorogun David Edevbie; Senator James Manager, representing Delta South and Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro.
Others are former Delta State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Peter Adogbejire Mrakpor (SAN); former commissioner for Housing, Olorogun Fred Majemite; Managing Director of Wellmann Group, Deacon Chris Iyovwaye; former Sapele Council Chairman, Omizu Ejaife Odebala, Uvwie-born politician, Sir Onajefe-Gift Bright Edejewhro; Mr. Lucky Ohworode Idike and Chief Abel Oghenevo Esievo.
The PDP governorship primary election has been slated for May 21, 2022 to pick the party’s flagbearer for the forthcoming governorship election.
Meanwhile, NIGER DELTA TODAY can also report that no fewer than six petitions have been received against the cleared governorship aspirants.
It was gathered that PDP Appeal Panel will begin sitting on Tuesday in Abuja, the Nation capital, where petitions so far received will be discussed.
Speaker Oborevwori Qualified To Run For Governor – Oyibode
Meanwhile, a Niger Delta youth leader, Chief Vincent Oyibode has condemned what he termed mischievous campaigns of calumny against frontline gubernatorial aspirant and speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori.
Addressing newsmen on Saturday in Udu, Oyibode said, “It is obvious that some persons who dread the rising political profile or do not know Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori too well on issues of Educational attainment have gone to town with some blasphemous claims of possible disqualification. Hon Sheriff Oborevwori is a second class uper graduate of Political Science from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpomah Edo, State in 2004.
“Anyone who doubts this should go to the 16th Convocation Brochure of the aforementioned institution for quick verification. Oborevwori wouldn’t have been admitted for a degree program without the requisite documents and qualification.
“He later obtained a master of science degree In Political Science (Msc)from the Delta State University, Abraka. Sheriff was a full time Student in both degree programs and not a part time Student. Did sheriff submit his credentials to be elected a member of the Delta State House of Assembly before electing him as Speaker? If yes, what happened to the certificates he submitted that qualified him to run for House of Assembly?
Same qualifications can make him Governor as well as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
“I read Public Administration in my first degree and Sheriff Oborevwori, as mentioned earlier studied Political Science. The institution’s Exams and Records section is there for anyone to visit and verify. We later met at DELSU Abraka where he was a year ahead of me in our master program.
“Abraka is close by. Those doubting my claims should go and verify instead of resorting to wild and dubious publications against a man who have laboured hard to build a reputation for himself. Politics and electoral victory is not by cheep blackmail but hard work and God’s favour.
