DELTA 2015 ; ELDERS CALLS FOR POPULAR CANDIDATE . According to Deltans and Delta Elders, Delta State Governorship requires a person that has the needed capacity and relationship at the State level, National level and economic communities. It requires a leader with human management skills. It requires a leader that is devoid of ethnic sentiments, a leader that will unite rather than divide the state, a leader that has respect for the elders, widows, youths and constituted authorities. It requires a political leader that will be transparent, responsible, prudent, ingenious, honest and accountable to the people in his dealings and not a yes-man, a civil servant or non-politician that do not know what he or she is doing. I do believe that this yes-man, self-anointed civil servant or non-politician is already in a political hole so he has to stop digging. As the saying goes, if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. He/she is only wasting his/her time and efforts. Deltans, especially PDP members and stakeholders were proud the Senator got all the good qualities and that he is on board. I my opinion and that of majority of Deltans, Senator Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa is the best technocrat contesting for the Governorship of Delta State come 2015. Besides being the best technocrat contesting for the Governorship race, I do believe he is ready to appoint technocrats in his administration. The Senator believes a form of government or administration where decision-makers are chosen for a governing office based on their technical expertise and background. In another note, in my observations, as we approach the 2015 general elections, we must as an obligation to the State protect our votes and make them count. For change to take its effect we must be ready to make sacrifice and forget the cancerous worms that are dividing us along ethnic sentiment and uphold unity. We should get focus and work in unity of purpose. Disunity can only weaken the good intentions of our collective leadership from achieving positive and progressive results. Playing politics with our collective destiny is dangerous. United we stand, divided we fall. Again, Deltans have another opportunity to ensure, that their votes count while insisting on supporting only those who are able to give good or positive account of their stewardship. The way forward for PDP in Delta State is to pick a winning Governorship candidate at the primary and the basic challenge we must do away with is this mentality that our votes will not count due to manipulation. We should ‘fight’ to make our votes count and make democracy work because it is a known fact that those in privileged positions never give them up without a ‘fight’. We must also down play ethnicity, undermine the gifts and party affiliations and be simply Deltans to put the right people in the right place. That way, we can force our politicians to behave responsibly in terms of credibility, reliability, professionalism, integrity, management, leadership and empowerment among others. Deltans should vote for politicians who are qualified, competent and responsible (from Local Government to the House of Assembly to the Federal House of Representatives and to the Governorship race) to handle the affairs of Delta State’s leadership and vote out those that drag us back. This time around, it is grassroots voting and support that will bring about the desired results. As the saying goes, the punishment which the wise suffer who refuses to take part in the government is to live under the government of worse men. That means we have to vote to avoid the imposition of a candidate on Deltans. Also, there is this saying that bad leaders are as a result of those who do not come out to vote. Deltans should note that it’s not only registration but come out to vote at least for the Governorship election. Deltans should vote for a credible candidate for the Governor of Delta State comes 2015 to build and promote a stronger and united Delta State predicated on justice, equity and fair play. As a Delta State indigene, a Patriotic Leader and a PDP Stalwart from Ika South Local Government, my position for Delta State Leadership (from Local Government to the House of Assembly to the Federal House of Representatives and to the Governorship race) election 2015 is to produce: a leadership that is responsive to the yelling and suffering of all Deltans, a leadership that empowers women and youths, a leadership that is visionary, creative and has ideas, a leadership that listens to the masses and has an open door policy, not a leadership that is interested in using the masses to achieve his/her own personal goal and interest or hidden agenda, a leadership that is humble and ready to work with all Deltans, a leadership that will remedy the lack of economic and social developments in Delta State and take the State to a higher level, and a leadership that will embrace radical implementation of Delta State Public Works Program (DSPWP) that will create employment for millions of Delta State indigenes that is without work. As noted, at the executive level, majority of Deltans (Delta South, Delta Central and Delta North) have identified Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa as possessing the above qualities and as a viable candidate for Delta State Governor come 2015. For those who want to join the entire good people of Delta State in this effort to see the Senator succeed in his political endeavor, I am calling on you to do so today through your patriotic supports and be counted. There may be some, who may question our motives for the choice of the Senator and reach conclusions without lifting a finger to make a difference. Our effort is simply an attempt to seek a change for the betterment of our State. The core of our togetherness shall be: to work and promote the interest of all Deltans for the benefit of all Deltans. Say Elder (Dr.) Chukwuma O. Nwaonicha
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:42:56 +0000
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