SPEAKER of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, Friday, said he was still very much in the 2023 governorship race, urging Deltans to ignore the wicked publication purporting that he has stepped down from the race.
Oborevwori who is also the National Deputy Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria,
He commended Deltans for the massive support for his gubernatorial.
The Speaker who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Dennis Otu, berated a faceless author circulating a mischievous and malicious media report with respect to his governorship ambition. He described those behind the report as mischief-makers who were acting the script of their paymasters.
Saying that the report was a deliberate attempt to promote falsehood and deceive the gullible, he said; “Deltans are wiser and cannot fall for such cheap blackmail. I am still very much in the race and as a matter of fact, I am the frontrunner.
“My purported stepping down from the governorship race is the imagination of people who are scared of the massive support I am enjoying from Deltans at home and in the diaspora, and other residents in the State.”
Oborevwori enjoined all and sundry that politics should be issue-based and not attack personalities, adding that at no time has he been invited by any anti-graft agency for questioning of fraud-related issues.
The Speaker who is currently attending a Retreat with the leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, told his teeming supporters to remain focused, steadfast and committed to the collective dream of moving from Stronger Delta to Advancing Delta.
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Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has said he is no longer interested in contesting the State governorship election in the 2023 general elections.
Oborevwori made this known on Friday, revealing that he has been persuaded to step down to pave way for a better aspirant to pick the governorship ticket of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
The Speaker also opened up on how he was presented with the options of Speaker and that of governor by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, revealing that he had told Governor Okowa he was not interested in governorship ab initio.
“When I was presented with the options by our Governor, His Excellency, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, I chose the position of Speaker.
“Now, I want to respect that decision I made as an honourable person. Also, I have been persuaded by traditional rulers I respect and our party leaders to step down for better aspirants in the race.
“Moreover, I have been overwhelmed by the deluge of allegations of public funds embezzlement levelled against me. I will like a situation where I submit myself for an investigation to clear my name of the allegations. This is in addition to the burden of ex-convict hovering around my neck.
“All these have gotten to me recently. I want to remove myself from the governorship race to maintain my sanity. Going forward, I want to put my energy into other activities until I decide on what to do next after my tenure as Speaker,” Oborevwori said.
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