By Akpos Oghenetega,
Delta State House of Assembly Member, Hon Felix Anirah, reknown Philanthropist and Delta State PDP chieftain, Dr Festus Pemu, and other aspirants vying to fly the party’s flag at next year’s general election have signed a peace accord ahead of tomorrow (Saturday) primaries.
The PDP House of Assembly aspirants signed the agreement on Friday evening (20th May, 2020) at the Divisional Police Officer’s (CSP Harrison Nwabuisi) Office at the Sapele Police Station in Sapele, Delta State.
Others who append their signatures include, Chief Perkins Umukoro, former chairman of the party at the local government level, Chief Richard Randy Okotie, businessman and PDP chieftain, and Comrade Ighoyota Lucky.
Addressing the gathering shortly after the arrival of the guests, Nwabuisi, who said he was standing in for the Commissioner of Police, Ari Ali Mohammed and the Sapele Area Commander, Mr Sani A. Nafawa urged the aspirants to embrace peace, adding that they should eshew bitterness and rancour.
He also called on them to adopt a process that would promote a peaceful conduct that would see them promoting the politics of oneness, insisting what has brought them together as member of the party was bigger than their ambition.
The DPO said, so far, he was impressed with the way they have carried themselves, appealing that the aspirants should speak to their supporters to avoid anything that will lead to violence.
According to him, “the importance of this is to ensure that there will be peace tomorrow and at the end let the peace and brotherliness you have for each other continue”
Responding, Chief Perkins Umukoro called on the security men to be vigilant adding that rooms should not be given to hoodlums to destabilize, he called for more security from the accreditation center at the Athletic club to the voting venue at Sapele stadium.
The Secretary of the party in Sapele Local Government Council, Comrade Ekeleme Harrison while commending the police and the Department of State Services (DSS) for the meeting reiterate the need to reach out to the delegates on the process of accreditation, saying they (the delegates) need a proper form of identification to be accredited tomorrow to vote at the primaries.
Others who spoke at the peace meeting include Comrade Ighoyota Lucky, who also called for proper security so as not to make the process rowdy and Secretary of Sapele Local Government Council, Hon Felix Ayemidejor who emphasize on the need for only delegates to be at the primaries.
Those who witnessed the signing include, the OC SSS, Benjamin Paul and a host of others.
