Emerhor unveils agenda for Isoko

AS the 2015 campaigns gradually wind down, the Delta State All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor has met with traditional rulers in Isoko North and South Local Government areas and promised to bring back their lost glory if voted into power.

  Emerhor who met with the monarchs at the palace of the Odion Logbo of Oleh Kingdom, HRM Anthony Onovughe Ovrawah, said the Isoko ethnic nationality has been relegated to the background in the political scene and development projects, stressing that he has come to liberate them from the shackles of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

    He said he would ensure that the traditional institutions in the state are respected, promising to empower and encourage them to lead the people in the right direction. noting that he will build industries that will take their children out of the labour market.

   The APC gubernatorial candidate said he would introduce a system of government whereby local government councils will be operating based on budgetary allocations the same way the states are doing. He emphasised that the present government has consistently failed the people because it lacks visionary leaders who can  recognise that the people should  determine the kind of projects that government would bring to their various communities.

   Emerhor reminded the people that the candidate that PDP is projecting is being supported by questionable individuals in the state, saying that if power is given to the PDP the state will continue to suffer for the next eight years. He said “this is a dangerous precedent that should not be  allowed to happen in the state”, calling on the people of Isoko kingdom to vote for a party that will bring development to their doorsteps.

   He also said that for the past 16 years the people of Isoko nation have not gained anything from the ruling party as there are no visible infrastructure in their various communities, pointing out that Isoko communities in the state lacked good healthcare system  that would take care of the health needs of the women and children. He said when APC is voted into power, the people of Delta State will begin to reap the dividend of democracy.

  Olorogun Emerhor who is also a member of the Order of the Nigeria urged the people of Delta State to vote for competent people who have excellent pedigree and people who they know can deliver the dividend of democracy to the Isoko Nation.

   Responding on behalf of the Isoko Traditional Rulers, the Odion Ologbo of Owhe Kingdom, HRM Okpozo 1, said they would no longer support any political party because all the political parties that they have supported in the past have failed them as none of them fulfilled the promises they made to them when they were campaigning.