2027: Ijaw Political Leaders Urge Jonathan Not To Split South’s Unity

Leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Arogbo Ijaw Kingdom, person urged erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan not to let himself to beryllium utilized to divided the unity of the confederate portion successful the 2027 election.

They told the erstwhile president to beryllium alert to the antics of immoderate governmental actors.

They stated this aft a gathering held astatine Arogbo Town connected Sunday.

The enactment leaders, who called themselves like-minds, nevertheless declared their enactment for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 reelection.

The gathering was convened by Golukumo Kirimini Godwin (Arogbo Ward 1 chairman); Idimakoro Mokili (Arogbo Ward 3); Gunuboh Ikiyoulemoh Honesty (Ukparama Ward 1); and Lawrence Etimiodimini Felix Gbodo (Ukparama Ward 2).

According to their communique obtained by LEADERSHIP aft the meeting, 4 ward chairmen of Arogbo Kingdom; 3 councilors of the Kingdom; 10 APC leaders from each of the 5 wards of the Kingdom; and 5 PDP leaders each, from the 2 Wards of Ukparama 1&2, attended the meeting.

The communique work successful part, “Without prejudice to the rights of individuals, particularly from the Niger Delta who person discretely committed themselves to tally for the 2027 Presidency, we impulse specified to beryllium weary of the antics of those whose tendency it is to disagreement the confederate votes successful bid to sabotage President Tinubu.

“Such politicians with allies alike from different areas person a ngo to usage the Niger Delta arsenic a instrumentality to execute their purpose of dividing the South. We indispensable beryllium mindful of specified antics. Clearly, to those who are unaware, the antics of those supporting 1 of our ain successful the Niger Delta oregon anyplace successful the South for the 2027 Presidency are up for mischief; it is not retired of love.

“Against this backdrop, we impulse our erstwhile President Goodluck Ebelo Jonathan, GCFR to beryllium connected alert and not to beryllium utilized to execute immoderate extremity aimed astatine undermining the south’s electoral unity travel 2027. Atiku, Others Want To Use Him To Divide South,” it said.

The leaders further said they are aligned with the efforts of Ijaw leader, High Chief Government Oweizidei Ekpomupolo (TOMPOLO) successful garnering enactment for President Tinubu crossed the full Niger Delta agelong done the PBAT DOOR2DOOR Campaign outfit.

They besides declared their enactment for the campaigns/support groups that person mobilising enactment for the President crossed Ondo State, and thanked Governor Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa arsenic good arsenic the curate of Interior, Hon (Dr.) Olubunmi Tunji Ojo for supporting these campaign/support groups.

They besides expressed enactment for nationalist vice president of the APC (Southwest), Hon (Dr) D. I. Kekemeke, the Ondo State Chairman, Engr Ade Adetimehin, and the Ondo Representative connected the Board of the NDDC, Hon Otito Atikase.

They besides commended the subordinate representing Ilaje/Ese-Odo Federal Constituency successful the House of Representatives, Hon Donald Ojogo successful respect of his projects successful the constituency.

“We admit Hon Donald Ojogo for his efforts astatine projecting the national constituency.

“We are peculiarly excited that his efforts astatine bringing the National Institute for Entrepreneurial and Vocational Studies to Agadagba Obon-Arogbo are yielding results with the Bill speedily reaching the Committee and Public Hearing stage. We cannot hold for the bully quality that is being expected shortly,” they said.

They besides threw their value down Hon Ojogo for different word to implicit 2 presumption arsenic was the lawsuit with his predecessor.

“We truthful specifically solicit the enactment of our Apoi brothers to let Arogbo Ijaw Kingdom implicit 8 years similar we did for the precocious Chief Z B Obolo and His Excellency, Hon Agboola Ajayi.

“In the lawsuit of our Ilaje neighbours, we are not unmindful of your governmental sophistication and arsenic question your enactment for our lad to implicit 2 presumption arsenic a mode of reciprocating our motion for your lad for 2 presumption from 2015-2023.

“In the airy of the foregoing, we resolved to meaningfully prosecute our neighbours, particularly those of the aforesaid governmental enactment arsenic good arsenic those who stock akin views with us.

“We mean to bash this done dialog and lobby by mounting up indispensable machinery to execute socio-political harmony successful our beloved national constituency.

“That our enactment for Hon Donald Ojogo is sacrosanct, and not successful immoderate mode antithetic from that which is fixed to our beloved President due to the fact that Gon Donald Ojogo is our nexus to Abuja,” the communique stated.