Delta 2023: Mulade kicks against Ethnic and Senatorial Arrangement, Calls for Equity, Fairness and Justice amongst the component units

Delta 2023: Mulade kicks against Ethnic and Senatorial Arrangement, Calls for Equity, Fairness and Justice amongst the component units

Warri_____ A foremost Niger Delta born global Environmental/Human rights activist cum a front line Delta 2023 governorship aspirant, Comrade (Chief.) Sheriff Mulade, has kicked against the gentleman zoning arrangement of the seat of government on the basis of Senatorial or Ethnicity, stressing that who to become the next governor of the state should based on character, equity, fairness and justice.

Chief Mulade made the statement in Warri on the 3rd of December, 2021, during the occasion of Nigeria Union of Journalist, NUJ Delta Broadcasting Service, DBS Warri Chapel Lecture/Awards presentation, where he noted that the purpose of Democracy is to give a sense of belonging to component units of the society.

He stated that the governorship position needs to be broadened and further deepened to accommodate only those ethnic nationalities that have not been given opportunity in the sharing formula which the progenitors termed a gentleman's agreement. He said the political alignment by few persons against the ljaws who are the second largest ethnic nationalities in the state should be nip on board.

In his words, he said: " lf the gentleman's agreement needs to continue as a state practice, the ljaw society must be part of the agreement, also knowing fully well that such practice will help promote tranquility and peace in the entire state".

Stressing further, Mulade emphasized that Delta State is politically dynamic due to the diverse nature of its political space. In that regards, all ethnic groups should therefore, be given equal right to produce the State Governor. And not on the basis of Senatorial or tribal lines that is termed as outright injustice, lack of equity and fairness.

Mulade asserted that when the state governorship position is practiced based on equity, fairness and justice, it will promote an inclusive government and improve development of all the districts. Where's, Ethnicity or Senatorial district arrangement will only encourage selective and sectional development, whereby some areas will remain and continue to remain under-developed.

According to him, said: " lt is imperative to state that, the time has come for Deltans to rise above the confines of our individualistic and ethnic consideration to broader perspective of electing a personality capable of giving Delta the desire development, rather than senatorial or ethnicity. I am using this opportunity to once again, offer my humble self to Deltans for good governance and development to our dear State".

Therefore, Mulade called on the Urhobos to drop their gubernatorial ambition and support the actualization of the ljaw nation for this noble cause of governing the state come 2023, the statement added.