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Delta 2023: Zoning Guber Seat On Senatorial Basis Will Trigger Trouble, Group Warns

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DELTA-Ijaw 2023 Governorship Advocacy Group, DIGAG, has warned that zoning the 2023 governorship in Delta State to a senatorial district, thereby shutting out aspirants from other senatorial districts, will fan the flames of crisis for Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The group, in a statement by the Director-General, Augustine Okporu, cautioned: “Those propagating the moribund senatorial district zoning arrangement for the governorship office in Delta State should have a rethink. The agitation to zone governorship office to a particular senatorial district in order to shut out aspirants from other senatorial districts will spell doom for the PDP in the state.”

“It has never happened before where any of the three senatorial districts in Delta state exclusively contested the office at any given point in time. The records are there in the public from 1998 to date.

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“Granted that only Delta Central people contested the 1998 PDP governorship primary, the duo of Chief James Ibori and Prof Sam Oyovbaire were the only interested aspirants in PDP that contested the election. The party did not zone the office to Delta Central Senatorial District then.

“In 2007, all the senatorial districts had aspirants that contested the PDP governorship primary at Ogwashi-Uku. It was not zoning arrangement that brought His Excellency, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan to power. Those who are trying to bite the fingers that once fed them should remind themselves of our recent history.

“The Ijaws were disappointed with the opinion of His Excellency, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan at the PDP Caucus meeting in Asaba on the 21st of January, 2022. The former governor knew very well that it was not zoning, but Ibori’s desire to impose him on Deltans that brought him into power. We wonder why he is joining his detractors to call for zoning. Those who have their palm kernel broken by benevolent spirit are expected to do good.

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“The Minority Leader in the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, also disappointed the Ijaw people through his vexatious contribution at the state PDP caucus meeting. He was an aspirant in the 2015 governorship primary at Asaba where all the senatorial districts had aspirants that contested the election.

“The question we wish to ask him: When did senatorial district zoning arrangement become a sure path to peace in the state?

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“The Minority Leader should take the zoning debate to his Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency. PDP governorship office has never been zoned to any senatorial district in the state since 1999.”

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PHOTO: Rivers Residents Throng Govt House To Welcome Fubara

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Rivers State’s capital is a sea of jubilant supporters on Thursday as Governor Siminalayi Fubara is expected to triumphantly return to office following the end of the state’s six-month emergency rule.

Throngs of residents, politicians, and key stakeholders have converged on the Government House in Port Harcourt, eagerly awaiting the governor’s arrival.

The atmosphere is one of profound relief and celebration, with various groups dressed in their uniforms, standing outside the gates and anticipating the moment their leader will make his appearance.

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The collective joy reflects the widespread satisfaction with the restoration of democratic governance.

Residents who spoke with Nigerian Television Authority expressed their delight, with many voicing hope that the state will now usher in a new era of development and progress.

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As the governor prepares to resume his duties, all eyes are on the renewed promise of stability and accelerated development for the people of Rivers State.

Although the governor has yet to arrive at the Government House, various groups clad in their uniforms are standing outside the gate, anticipating his arrival”, NTA report indicated.

Residents of the state who spoke with NTA News expressed satisfaction over the restoration of democratic rule in the state, expressing hope that the state would now witness more development.

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Rivers: Supporters Disappointed As Fubara Fails To Show Up

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Thousands of supporters who had thronged the Government House, Port Harcourt, on Thursday morning to welcome Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, went home disappointed after waiting for hours.

Many of the supporters, who came as early as 6 a.m. from different parts of the state, including rural areas, started leaving the Government House entrance between 12 noon and 1 p.m.

Some of their leaders, including the immediate past local government chairmen loyal to Fubara, were seen making frantic calls as the whereabouts of the governor remained unknown as of 1 p.m.

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Among the sacked LG chairmen who led their supporters to the Government House in anticipation of the governor’s return were the former chairman of Obio/Akpor, Chijoke Ihunwo, and his counterpart from Port Harcourt City, Ezebunwo Itche-Mati, among others.

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Meanwhile, none of the supporters of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, were seen at the Government House, including the newly elected LG chairmen.

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Some of those seen leaving the Government House gate expressed frustration over the governor’s absence after waiting for several hours.

“We are going because we are hungry. Maybe when the governor comes, we will return,” one of them said.

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The development coincided with the expiration of the six-month emergency rule imposed on the state following the hostilities between the governor and the Assembly, which is largely controlled by loyalists of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike.

President Bola Tinubu in March declared an end to the State of Emergency in Rivers State, following months of political turmoil that paralysed governance and threatened security in the oil-rich state.

The President had appointed Ibas as administrator after dissolving political structures to restore order.

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However, Tinubu, on Wednesday, formally declared an end to the State of Emergency in Rivers State, clearing the way for the return of full democratic governance in the state.

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JUST IN: Rivers Assembly Resumes Sitting After Six-month Suspension

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The Rivers State House of Assembly has resumed plenary session after a six-month state of emergency imposed on the state by President Bola Tinubu elapsed on Thursday.

President Bola Tinubu had lifted the emergency rule on September 17, with the Governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara; his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and members of the state assembly asked to resume duties on September 18.

The plenary is being presided by the Speaker of the House, Martins Amaewhule,at the conference hall located within the legislative quarters in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

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The conference hall has served as the lawmakers’ temporary chamber since their official chamber at the assembly complex on Moscow Road was torched and later pulled down by the state government.

The outgone sole administrator of the state, Ibok-Ete Ibas, could not complete the reconstruction of the assembly complex.

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On March 18, Tinubu declared emergency rule in the oil-rich state in the wake of a prolonged political crisis arising from the rift between Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

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