UGHELLI—THE candidacy of Dr Kofi and Deacon Solomon Ala as the sole chairmanship candidate and running mate respectively to fly the Ughelli South PDP flag in the January 6, 2018 Delta State council election was affirmed at the weekend.

The affirmation which held at the council secretariat hall in Otu-Jeremi headquarters of the local government had the top leadership of the party in the area in attendance.

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Speaking on behalf of the party leaders, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, said the affirmation followed a unanimous decision of the party in the local government to come up with a consensus candidate after due consultation.

In the same vein, Mrs Grace Aghoghovbia, Executive Assistant to the Governor on Beautification, called for harmonious synergy by all stakeholders so as to successfully prosecute the election ahead, noting further that there was a non-negotiable need for every one to bury their individual differences and put the interest of the party first in the task ahead.

Accepting the affirmation, Dr Kofi and Deacon Solomon Ala expressed their gratitude to the party in general and the leadership in particular for their kind gesture.