The Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON, Delta Central, has kicked against the endorsement of Olorogun David Edevbie by Urhobo Progress Union as sole aspirant for 2023 governorship election in Delta State.
The local government chairmen who rejected David Edevbie as the only anointed gubernatorial candidate for Urhobo Nation said the union was not formed to play political games.
The body advised UPU to rescind its position for the benefit of Urhobo people, noting that there are other sons of Urhobo nation contesting for the same position.
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In a Press Briefing held in Ughelli on April 18, 2022, the association spoke through the chairman of Ughelli South local government area, Hon. Richard Kofi, who disclosed their intention to address the public on the issues affecting the forthcoming governorship election in Delta State.
Hon Kofi said the association was set to accordingly, respond to the publication of UPU titled, “Our Stand, Our Choice”, on page 9, Sunday 17, 2022 of Vanguard Newspapers.
“We are members of Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON, Delta Central. We are here to address the public on issue affecting the governorship election coming up in delta state, come 2023.
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“Our attention has been drawn to an advertorial published by Urhobo Progress Union on page 9, Sunday 17, 2022 of Vanguard Newspaper, titled, “Our Stand, Our Choice”.
We want to respond accordingly. It is clear from the advertorial which is also been circulated in the mainstream of social media that the current leadership of the UPU is been misguided,” he said.
Hon Kofi who appealed to UPU leadership to adhere to its mission and vision, explained that the union was established to promote the culture and tradition of Urhobo land.
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He Said: “Our reaction therefore is to guide and passionately appeal to the UPU leadership whose primarily duty is to promote the culture and tradition of the Urhobo people, and to strictly adhere to the mission and vision of the founding fathers of Urhobo land.
“Without priding ourselves, Local Government Council Chairmen, who are the key political stakeholders, especially at the grassroots, which is the basic foundation of any political endeavor were not consulted or carried along in all decision taken.
If we, the local government chairmen were carried along in this decision, we would have offered our candid advice, and perhaps, avert this adoption one aspirant among other qualified sons of Urhobo nation. Our reaction therefore is as follows:
“We have following the political development in Delta State from 1999 till date, and in the build up to the forthcoming 2023 general election with keen interest.
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“We are not happy with the decision of the Urhobo Progress Union, UPU the apex socio-cultural body of Urhobo people to adopt any aspirant as the preferred candidate of the Urhobo ethnic nationality whereas we have other Urhobo sons also contesting the gubernatorial election in Delta State.
“Wisdom would have thought us from history that UPU coming out to adopt one aspirant as its candidate against others have never ended well and therefore should be discouraged in its entirety.
“The founding fathers of the UPU did not form the union as a Political Party, or as an extension of a political Party, nor a Political Pressure Group, therefore, it is an abnormal for the body to come to political field or gallery to poke nose let alone adopting an aspirant.
“We however advise that the role of the UPU as a social cultural group should be to make deliberate effort to unite its political class.
“We therefore strongly advise the UPU leadership to backtrack and rescind its decision in the interest of unity and love in Urhobo in particular and Delta State as a whole,” it said.
The ocassion was attended by Hon. Richard Kofi, Hon. Godwin Adode, Hon. Jite Brown, Hon Ramson Onoyake, Hon Eugene Inuaghan, Hon Isaiah Esiovwa, Hon Victor Ofobrukueta, and Hon Oghenedoro Owoso.
