LG Polls: Warri Community Protests Imposition Of Candidate

The People of Agbarha-Warri Kingdom in Warri South Local Government
Area of Delta State on Wednesday November 1 protested alleged
imposition of a councillorship candidate, Femi Okorodiden on McDermott
Ward 2.

He was allegedly forced on the government ahead of the forthcoming Local Government elections.

The people insist that Femi Okorodiden was not nominated nor endorsed
by any Executives of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The chairman igbudu ward Mr Dede Emmanuel who explained the party never signs  and endorsed any Femi Okorodiden what we are having in this ward and community is substitution of name,

We had a meeting and a candidate emerged successfully which is the
person of Mr Sammy Eyekpimy according to PDP structure the ward
chairman must sign in for any candidate that emerges winner after
election.

The Agbarha people who carried placards with inscriptions, ‘We say No
to imposition of Candidates’, ‘McDermott Ward takes its routes from
Shell Ramp down to Iyara’, ‘Otumara is not from Igbudu/McDermott
Ward’, ‘We say No to injustice’, ‘Otumara is not from Warri South
said Sammy Franklyn Eyekpimi was the duly nominated candidate to
represent the party in the polls.

They further described Femi Okorodiden’s ‘imposition’ as provocative,
insulting and brazen disregard for their sensitivities.

Youth President of Igbudu Community, Emmanuel Ovakporaye, who spoke on
behalf of the people in Warri, warned that any form of imposition would result in total rejection of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP,) in the 2019 elections.
Ovakporaye urged the Delta State Governor, Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa, to
“wade into the matter and ensure that justice is done”.