By Gab Ejuwa
Ben Williams Enwose, a relatively new face in the race for Delta Governorship in this interview says a surprise change is imminent in the next political dispensation in the state.

For a new face in Delta politics, where are you coming from?
I am Benedict Ngozi Enwose-Williams, a Prince of Ogbe-Obi in Illah Waterside, Oshimili North. I was born and bred in Ibadan. I attended Catholic primary and secondary schools which invariably led me into Mass serving and thus very close to God. From high school, I wanted to get into NDA in 1979 but my father vehemently opposed it as I am the only son of my mother.

So I dropped the idea. Between 1983 and1985 as a student in the University of Ibadan, I delved into campus politics and won the hall election where I became known as Social Minister instead of Commissioner. In UI, I was a member of the prestigious Class Organisation that parleyed with the Buhari/Idiagbon regime on War Against Indiscipline on campus. After graduating, I was lucky to get into the Nigerian Air Force as Physical Education Instructor in 1985. It was the beginning of another phase in my life.

While in service, I took time for further education, undertaking courses in Lagos State University;   University of Lagos and Ahmadu Bello University. I was a member of the first set of MPA, LASU, M. Sc in Sports Management and Administration in UNILAG as well as the first set of Masters in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice in ABU and military courses inclusive.

I was privileged to go on foreign mission in DR Congo and came back alive. I also served at the Command and Staff College, but I voluntarily retired as a Squadron Leader at the Physical Education School.

What is your impression of current political dispensation in Delta State?
Delta is the case of Nigeria where each ethic group feels marginalised or wants to be given opportunity to improve its area. Be that as it may, there is need for unity, fairness, equity, justice, and understanding amongst the ethnic groups. I don’t believe power should be begged for. It could be negotiated. There could be genuine agitation with enough conviction that there would be better dividends given the opportunity.

The politics in Delta and perhaps throughout Nigeria is still saturated with long familiar faces that have hardly moved the nation forward.

How would get the needed public attention among the political class?
I feel bad that people we read about in the 60s and 70s are still walking the corridors of power instead of
projecting new blood with fresh ideas. It is an African problem underscoring greed. I expect such men to remember the way the world mourned Mandela. It is only in this part of the continent that you witness such. We need their experience and guidance, but the world is faster than what they assume it is.

I may be a new face in politics but I have paid my dues to the nation. Ben Lion Heart is not a new name in Delta politics.
I have moved round the state and have structures all across. I belong to the generation that believes in CHANGE. I know the problem of the youths all over Nigeria. I know the problem of local farmers, teachers and civil servants in my state. With God on my side, I can fix the state.