Rerun: Ayakoromo back Asupa, as Pondi, Angele, others storm Ward 7 to bury APC

Rerun: Ayakoromo back Asupa, as Pondi, Angele, others storm Ward 7 to bury APC

...... As Ayakoromo NNPP party endorsed Asupa for Delta State House of Assembly Rerun poll

Francis Tayor

Warri ______ The people of Ayakoromo community Ward 7 in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State has thrown their weight behind the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Asupa Peter Forteta in the forthcoming Burutu North Constituency Re-run election slated for 3rd February, 2024.

The declaration was made at Ayakoromo community Town Hall on Tuesday 23rd January, 2024 during PDP unit to unit campaign across the four major units Enekorogha, Oboro, Edegbene and Ayakoromo where the rerun is scheduled to take place.

This was followed as some APC hitmen, Mr Apiakise Moses, Minister Osome Ikisah, Victor Yereke, Yellow Yeidi and their followers numbering over twenty five from unit 8 Ayakoromo publicly denounced their membership of the All Progress Congress (APC) and decamped to PDP.

The decampees where warmly received by the Chairman PDP Ward 7 Ayakoromo, Prince Kelvin Perekeme alongside Hon. Ebike Oromoni, Chairman PDP Burutu LGA and Dr. Julius Takeme, Chairman PDP Delta South Senatorial District and their APC brooms was set ablaze.

Another captivating moment at the campaign was the public endorsement of Hon. Asupa Forteta for Delta State House of Assembly Burutu North Constituency in the coming rerun poll by members of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP led by the party Ward 7 Chairman, Mr. Franklin Eteye.

Giving their reason for the endorsement, Mr. Eteye noted that the presence of Asupa good works in the community, especially renovation of the community Town Hall as well as facilitating the appointment of many Ayakoromo sons and daughters in the past and the current Governor Sheriff Oborevwori led Delta state government convinced them to give their over 100 votes to deliver PDP come 3rd February, 2024 the statement added.

In his welcome address, the Chairman PDP Ward 7 Ayakoromo, Prince Kelvin Perekeme appreciated Burutu PDP leaders for their massive turn out in the campaign.

He cautioned PDP faithfuls and leaders against blackmailing, while urging Hon. Asupa Forteta to liase with the state Governor to ensure speedy completion of Ayakoromo bridge in the shortest possible time.

In their reactions, Ward 7 PDP leaders, Hon. Richard Tuedon, Godwin Edumogiren, Paul Kurugbe, Sunny Perekeme, Trust Edumogiren, Mike Edoukumo, Ekanpou Enewaridikedeke and Ayabotu Otoro appealed to Ayakoromo people to massively vote for PDP Asupa come 3rd February, stressing that PDP is the only party that has attracted meaningful infrastructural and human capital development to Ayakoromo community.

Other notable Burutu PDP leaders who spoke at Ayakoromo include; Hon. Ebike Oromoni, Chairman PDP Burutu LGA, Hon. Dan Yingi, Chief. Emmanuel Amgbaduba, Hon. Combolous lkisa, Chairman Burutu Local Government Council, Hon. Godknows Angele, Commissioner for Housing Delta State, Rt. Hon. Funkekeme Solomon, Senior Policy Adviser to the Governor, Rt. Hon. Julius Gbabojor Pondi, member representing Burutu Federal Constituency Abuja and Chief Dr. Julius Takeme, Chairman PDP Delta South appreciated Ayakoromo people for standing by PDP over the years, urging them to reciprocate the kind gesture in the forthcoming Re-run.

They highlighted some of the meaningful infrastructural developments attracted to Ayakoromo community by the PDP led government, especially the legacy Ayakoromo bridge project, school infrastructures at Akparemogbene, Oyangbene, Eseimogbene, Bobougbene, primary healthcare centers, solar lights, free jamb forms and human capital empowerment etc.

They promised Ayakoromo community more good things to come as they vote to return Asupa Forteta to the State House of Assembly to represent the good people of Burutu North Constituency.