Encomiums as Tony Obuh picks Guber Nomination form Published by Vanguard The National Organising Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Abubakar Mustapha has said retired Civil Servants are more experienced to govern the states of the Federation just as the former Permanent Secretary in Delta State Government House, Sir Tony Obuh picked his Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms at Wadata House, Abuja, Friday. Abubakar Mustapha yesterday clarified that the party is not against retired civil servants contesting elective offices, stating “Indeed, they are most qualified because of their wealth of experience.” He told Obuh that because of his background that he is most qualified to contest for the office of governor of Del ta state. He said the party will provide a level playing field for all aspirants. Speaking when he obtained his Expression of Interest and nomination forms, Obuh said, “I have come to establish the first great step and my decision to serve my people in the position of a governor. I here to tell my party that I am serious about what they may have been hearing, seeing and reading in the media that Anthony Obuh is a candidate that is seriously pursuing the first class seat to serve as the governor of Delta state. “As you may be aware, Delta is doing a programme called ‘Delta Beyond Oil’ and what the programme represents is a philosophy that wants to diversify our economy. A philosophy that want to explore new areas for wealth generation, we want to look into new areas for industrialization, for employment, instead of concentrating on oil, Oil is a product that will finish one day, it will finish and we are preparing our economy to grow on other sectors,” he said. On the allegation that he is been imposed by the governor, Obuh said, “ I wish that was true, indeed, I am praying and working hard that not just the governor but the entire Delta state people should endorse me and make me their candidate of choice. Nobody has come to tell me that the governor has endorsed me, sponsored me or made me his candidate.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 05:30:17 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015