The Delta State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kingsley Esiso has boasted that the party would secure nothing less than 95 percent of votes cast during next year’s presidential election.
Esiso asserted that such huge support would be in honour of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa who is currently holding the vice presidential ticket of the party in the February 2023 poll.
He, therefore, urged members of the party to massively mobilise residents in the state to achieve the objective.
Esiso spoke during a general meeting of Isoko Unity Group held at Emevor, Isoko North Local Government Area of the state.
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In attendance at the meeting were former Minority Leader of the House if Representatives, Leo Ogor; Delta South PDP senatorial candidate, Michael Diden; House of Representatives candidate for Isoko Federal Constituency, Jonathan Ukodhiko and Isoko North House of Assembly candidate, Bernard Odior.
Others include Chairman Isoko North Local Government Council, Christian Iteire; pioneer speaker of Delta House of Assembly and Adviser to Governor Okowa, Emmanuel Okoro; chairman Isoko North PDP, Godwin Ogorugba; and state PDP Youth Leader, Victor Egbo.
Meanwhile, the embattled National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu has confirmed that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) will next week meet with Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike and other aggrieved members of the party.
According to a statement by his Special Adviser, on Media and Communications, Simon Imobo-Tswam, Ayu made this known when he led members of the NWC on a visit to the acting chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Adolphus Wabara.
The national chairman was quoted to have said that because of other preplanned engagements, the Deputy National Chairman (North) Iliya Damagun, will be leading other NWC members to Port Harcourt, next week the meet with Wike.
