Creeks Generals To Blessing, Destiny Perewari, Refund The Money You Collected Back To Ezekiel, Accusing Him Of Vote Buying Won't Save You

Creeks Generals To Blessing, Destiny Perewari, Refund The Money You Collected Back To Ezekiel, Accusing Him Of Vote Buying Won't Save You

Francis Tayor

In response to an online publication by some unscrupulous elements accusing our ljaw illustrious son who is the Senior Special Assistant, SSA to the Governor of Delta State on Security Matters, Comrade Daniel Ezekiel of 'Vote Buying' in November 2020 Edo State governorship election across the riverine communities in Ovia South West LGA, a coalition of militant generals drawn from the three local government areas of Edo state where the ljaws are residents has called on Hon. Blessing Perewari and her younger brother, Mr. Destiny Perewari to as a matter of urgency refund the money they collected during the election back to Ezekiel for not doing their job as expected.

The statement was issued at Ofunama Community, the administrative head, warrd 9, Ovia South West LGA on Saturday 13th March, 2021 after emergency general meeting signed by Gen. Pere Torupofa stated that they stand by the official letters sent by Hon. Daniel Ezekiel to various party leaders in the state, including the  governor Godwin Obaseki and that the demands in that letter should be done accordingly without further delay. 

They further mocked the opposition party, APC in Edo state and urged them to put their failure blame on Adams Oshiomole who talks before thinking, instead of engaging on shadow chasing of Ezekiel whose record for kindness, justice and transparency is second to none.

According to the statement made by the creeks generals, read:

" RESOLUTION OF  THE EMERGENCY MEETING OF CREEKS GENERALS  AT OFUNAMA COMMUNITY, ADIMSTRATIVE HEAD , WARD 9, OVIA SOUTH WEST L. G. A., 13/03/2021 REGARD A BASELESS AND UNFOUNDED ONLINE PUBLICATION AGAINST IJAW NATION ILLUSTRIOUS SON, HON EZEKIEL DANIEL, SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO DELTA STATE GOVERNOR, SENATOR DR IFEANYI OKOWA ON SECURITY MATTERS 

When lie is allow to go unchallenged, it becomes truth before the public, hence it is important that WE, the coalition of militant generals drawn across three local government areas of Edo state,  popularly known as RIVERINE where Ijaws are, find it expdidient to reply to a misleading online publication that Hon. Daniel Ezekiel engaged in VOTE BUYING.

It is a universal knowledge that there can be no election without money becasue how will candidates carry out campgain, printing of posters, advertisment on radio and television. What about mobilization of party faithfuls to various rallies that cut across the 18 local government areas of Edo state. In United States of America, whom the whole world sees as doyen of Democracy, money is equally part and parcel of their election. DO WE THEN CALL THIS VOTE BUYiNG  TOO ? The answer is capital NO. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa being the Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South South Governors Forum, rallied his colleagues in the region to support one of their own, Governor Godwin Obaseki in various forms, just the way All Progressive Congress (APC) governors led by Kano state governor, Abdulahi Ganduje mobllized fund for defeated pastor Ize Iyamu. 

Based on the trust and  confidence Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has in his aide, Hon. Daniel Ezekiel, he mobilized him with fund for people of riverine areas to move from creek to creek to sell his party candidate to the electorates on why they should vote for Governor Godwin Obaseki. 

We all know that Ijaw parts of the state is a difficult terrain which requires speed boats to navigate. To hire a single speed boat to convey party faithfuls from Benin city, Warri, Sapele, Yenagoa and Porthacourt to places like Gelegele, Safarogbo, Inikorogha, Ofunama, Okomu, e.t.c all in Edo state cost nothing less  than four hundred thousand naira (#400,000 00). 

So does this amount to VOTE BUYlNG ? It is only a foolish farmer that blame his unproductive harvest season on his farm tool. APC candidate, pastor Ize Iyamu lost woefully in his unit, ward and in the whole southern zone where he hailed from, if WE may ask, is Hon. Daniel Ezekiel still responsible for this absmal and monumental failure?

 

The truth of the matter is that pastor Izeyamu lost the election before the D-DAY becasue his political god father, comrade Adams Oshihomole destroyed his image and reputation way back in 2016.

It was so unfortunate that Honrable Blessing Perewari and his younger brother, Destiny Perewari from Ajakurama community, Ovia South  betrayed the trust Governor Ifeanyi Okowa aide had in them by releasing fund to them to mobilize party faithful down to their voting unit in Itagbene, but  Instead of using the money for what it was meant for, they diverted it into their  private pockets there by putting additional cost and responsibility on Hon. Daniel Ezekiel to mobllized party mermbers to go home and vote for PDP.

Opposition in Edo state should blame their   failure on Adams Oshiomole who talks before thinking, instead of engaging on shadow chasing of Hon. Daniel Ezekiel whose record for kindness, justice and transparency is second to none. 

And to you Blessing Perewari and Destiny Perewari, we stand by what Hon. Daniel Ezekiel said in his official letters to various party leaders in the state, Governor Godwin Obaseki inclusive that he wants his money back because his Boss wouldn't have released fund to him if he was found wanting in character or show any sign of dishonesty."

Signed:

General Pere Torupofa, On behalf of creeks generals.