By Festus Ahon

ASABA—Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, congresses across the country, Majority Leader of Delta State House of Assembly, Tim Owhefere, has called for a rancour free exercise if the party’s desire to reclaim the presidency in 2019 must come to pass.

Speaking at the PDP Isoko North chapter stakeholders meeting in Ellu, Isoko North Local Government Area of the state, Owhefere who spoke in the same vein with the pioneer Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Emmanuel Okoro, the state Commissioner for Housing, Joseph Ogeh and the

Special Adviser to Governor Okowa on Rural Development and Peace Building, Mr Emmanuel Ogidi, said that the party leadership’s resolve to conduct free and transparent congresses was a step in the right direction.

He restated the resolve of the people of the area to join forces with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in his efforts for good governance in the state and commended him for the development he has attracted to Isoko nation.

Owhefere, who represents Isoko North in the House of Assembly, said conducting free, transparent and rancor free congresses from the ward level to the federal was strategic, saying “All intention is to reclaim power at the centre in 2019. The All Progressives Congress, APC has failed to give Nigerians the needed leadership and direction.”

The lawmaker who is the Chairman, House Committee on Information said Isoko North Local Government Area is a PDP stronghold, hence it was able to deliver all the party’s candidates in the last general elections, expressing hope that the party would bounce back at the National level in 2019.

The pioneer Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Hon Emmanuel Okoro, the state Commissioner for Housing, Joseph Ogeh and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Rural Development and Peace Building, Emmanuel Ogidi, who also spoke during the meeting, said there was no division in the party in Isoko North and urged members to remain committed to the development of the PDP aimed at maintaining its strength in the area.

They said that the meeting was primarily to map out further strategies for continuous victory of PDP in Isoko North, disclosing that the counsel ranked sixth in the election results that produced Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.

Meanwhile, the PDP Chairman, Delta South, Sir Simeon Efenudu, the Commissioner representing Isoko nationality in the DESOPADEC board, Mr Oghoore Oviemuno and the Chairman, Post Primary Education Board, PPEB, Mr Patrick Akporunor, have ommended the people for the unity of the party in Isoko.