Delta: With BVAS, election maneuvering, invalid votes, incidents forms over – Ogboru

*Promises free education for Pry, Sec Schs

By Gabriel Choba

The Delta state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, has said that the era of election maneuvering, invalid votes and incident forms used to elect governors, senators and other elective officers are over with the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), adding that 2023 is a jubilee year for APGA.

Speaking at Oleh, headquarters of Isoko South local government area, during the flag-off of the party’s governorship campaign in Delta South Senatorial District, Chief Ogboru popularly known as the ‘Peoples’ General, noted that Delta is a high profile state and it should be governed by a high profile personality.

Ogboru said resources misappropriated in the state if well utilized would be enough to offer free education to all Deltans, pointing out that his administration will initiate policies that will end unemployment if elected.

Ogboru said, “APGA has plans for every Deltan in the area of Education, Health, Agriculture, Infrastructural Development, Environment, investment comparative areas that we have, to equal opportunities in local government development initiatives”.

“We have manifesto that meets the sustainable aim of the United Nations. We know that unemployment is an issue and we are saying that by this manifesto and all the critical areas that we have mentioned that unemployment will be a thing of the past.”

Ealier; Chairman of APGA in the State, Chief Afamefume Enemokwu, thanked the party faithful for their “sprit of never give up; we are committed to this race and struggle”, expressing optimism that the party would win the election in the state.

Saying that all the governorship candidates in the state were no match to Great Ogboru in terms of character and exposure, he said “I believe the Electoral Act has given us the road to Osadebe House. I believe that BVAS has given us the way.”

Chairman of the party’s Campaign Council, Prince Emma Okotie-Eboh advised the people against voting for recycled politicians, saying PDP and APC the same in the state.

He noted that Deltans had been facing over 23 years of PDP misrule in the state, urging the people to make the state great again by electing Great Ogburu as governor in 2023.

The party’s senatorial candidates in Delta Central and South, Peters Omaruaye and George Timinimi respectively said the party have all it takes to win the election.