Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has berated Labour Party officials for raising alarm about rigged elections ahead of the local government council chairmanship and councilorship election billed for July 13, 2024.
The governor who was speaking during a mega rally for the People Democratic Party candidates in Asaba said the Labour Party, which did not do well in the 2023 election in the state is cooking up allegations of rigging when the elections have not been held. He added that there would be free and fair election and his party’s candidate are poised to win.
He commended the party’s candidates for following his footsteps by campaigning from community to community, unit to unit and ward to ward.
“I was watching Arise Television yesterday and Labour Party candidate for the 2023 Governorship election in Delta State, who couldn’t secure up to 50,000 votes in the last Governorship election is already cooking up allegations of rigging in the Saturday Local Government Council elections,” Hon Oborevwori said.
“A man who lost in his polling unit in the general election, went to Arise Television to allege rigging, but to the best of my knowledge, the electoral umpire has assured us that modalities have been put in place for the election to be free and fair.
“You all voted for me in a free and fair contest, so, as you leave here today, use tomorrow which is the last day for the campaigns to do road show, tell the people to come out on Saturday with their Permanent Voters Card, PVC, to vote for all our party’s candidates.
“Don’t assume that they will write any result, because, any result that is not genuine, whether for Chairman or Councillor will not be accepted.”
He noted that his administration was doing well in the State and Deltans should use that as a yardstick to vote enmass for PDP candidates.
“We are doing well in the construction of roads, bridges and flyovers across the state, so, Deltans are aware that we mean well as a government and as we go to polls on Saturday, there should be no form of violence, no fighting, just go there and cast your vote.”
Also speaking at rally former governor Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, said that the PDP was adequately prepared for July 13 elections having campaigned throughout the 25 local governments and in all the wards in the state.
Okowa who expressed satisfaction with the level of progress made in the state, said that the opposition was not prepared for the election and urged party faithful to remain united as one political family and told them to be wary of the antics of the opposition in the state.
