By Jimitota Onoyume

A prince of Warri kingdom and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Prince Yemi Emiko, has celebrated the emergence of Chief Solomon Arenyeka, (Eson of Warri kingdom) as the new Delta state Chairman of the party.

Recall that Arenyeka was the Delta state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, before governor Sheriff Oborevwori led leaders of the party to decamp to the APC.

Emiko who was the APC ‘s first senatorial candidate in the Delta south district for the 2015 elections, congratulated the newly elected state Chairman of the APC, Chief Arenyeka.

He said Chief Arenyeka emerged victorious “after a very rigorous process of consensus building, that took several days, culminating in the state wide Congress witnessed Tuesday morning in Asaba, the state capital.”, adding that he attended the congress as a special leader from one of the 270 wards in the state,

“Chief Arenyeka, was overwhelmingly elected by the entire state architecture of the APC, to lead the party into the political battles ahead. The new party chairman has loads of experience both in government and in party management, having served in various capacities previously, as Councillor, local government Chairman, Chief of Staff to the Delta state governor, and as the last PDP chairman in the state, before the transition into the APC.

“I advise the incoming EXCO to be focused on issues that will promote unity in the party, so as to ensure massive mobilization, and landslide delivery of President Tinubu, governor Sheriff Oborevwori and all APC candidates in the 2027 elections.

“I commend the state Governor for his inclusive leadership of the party so far, and especially for not interfering with the election process of the new officials of the APC.”, he said.