" There ls Peace Among Us", Ayakoromo Community Chairmanship Aspirants Declares

"There ls Peace Among Us", Ayakoromo Community Chairmanship Aspirants Declares

........ As ATECO Chairman, Ambrose denies plans to cancel election

Warri_____ Prior to the rumor going round the length and bredth of Ayakoromo Community in Burutu LGA of Delta State, on alleged plan to cancel the forthcoming community Chairmanship/Vice Chairman elections by the Chairman Ayakoromo Town Electoral Committee (ATECO), Mr. John Ambrose, the various chairmanship aspirants has come out to tell the general public that there is peaceful coexistence among them and their followers, and that the elections slated on the 26th January, 2022, should hold according to the time table.

This was disclosed by the three aspirants, Mr. Richard Ebibofa Azeez, Mieyeseigha Okpe and Kemasuode Kaduna on Tuesday 18th January, 2022, at Ayakoromo Federated Community in Burutu LGA, Delta State, after meeting with the eldest man (Amakosu-owei) of the community, Pa. Esaba Duomu, where they resolved that the elections should hold as planned, and that there is no cause for alarm.

Speaking to the press one after the other, Mr. Mieyeseigha Okpe, said: " I am one of the chairmanship aspirant and these are my fellow contestants. We are talking, greeting and doing things together. Those spreading all kind of stories about us fighting ourselves are all lies. We want the public and the security agencies to know that Ayakoromo Community is peaceful and we all are going about peaceful campaign ahead the election day, he stated."

In his reaction, Mr. Richard Ebibofa also confirmed to our reporter that there is no problem in the community neither among the various aspirants. " We just finish a close door meeting with the eldest man of our community and he advised us to maintain peace and orderliness during our campaign. He further give us his word that the elections will hold and that what he expected from us is peaceful process, Richard noted."

While Mr. Kemasuode Kaduna alias Sokeme, stressed that since the beginning of campaign, his watch word was peaceful, free and fair election." I have earlier addressed my followers and supporters to always bear in mind that we are one family and the same brothers. There is no need for bitterness because of community Chairmanship election. We all are vying to serve our dear community for good and not evil. We are in harmony and doing things together, there is no cause for alarm. Let the election process be transparent and allow the wishes of the people prevail through the ballot, Sokeme asserted".

In a swift reaction, the Chairman Ayakoromo Town Electoral Committee (ATECO), Mr. John Ambrose has denied the allegation of his led electoral umpire purported plan to cancel the forthcoming election. Mr. Ambrose made this known to the public through telephone call, stressed that all arrangement towards conducting transparent, free and fair election is intact and there is no plan to cancel any election as far as he was concerned.

He however, urged the community and the leaders to support him in order to conduct a peaceful free and fair election, the statement added.