2015: Delta Leaders Rate Governorship Aspirants

The Chairman, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Dr. Ngozi Olejeme may have emerged as the favoured candidate for the 2015 Delta State governorship election.

An opinion poll conducted in Asaba, Agbor, Warri, Asaba, Patani and Oleh tagged “Delta Governorship Project” by Delta Political and Economic Leaders Movement (DPEC) saw Olejeme coming ahead of fellow aspirants to emerge winner.

The poll is said to be based on certain fundamental indices such as popularity, track record, courage among others.

The coordinator of DPEC, Dr. Afoke Okumagba said “The poll conducted across the state saw Olejeme emerging as the consensus candidate having polled over 75 percent of the vote cast in the local government areas where the polls were conducted.

Olejeme was said to have polled 54 percent in Agbor, followed by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa 15 percent, Businessman, Chief Great Ogboru nine percent, Present Delta State House Speaker Rt. Hon. Victor Ochie seven percent, the past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe two percent and the permanent Secretary in Government House, Tony Obuh one percent.

In Sapele, Olejeme was said to have polled 36 percent with Ogboru 30, former Secretary to Delta State Government (SSG), Chief Ovie Omo-Agege 10 percent, Okowa 6 percent, Delta State Deputy Governor, Amos Utuama 5 percent with Ambassador Gabriel Oyebode, Chief Godswill Obielum, Chief Clement Ofuani, Dr. Estter Uduehi, Business mogul, Chief Peter Okocha, Chief of Staff, Government House, Asaba, Dr. Festus Okubor, Prof Pat. Utomi, Chief Fidelis Tilije, Federal House of Representatives member, Hon. Godwin Ndudi Elumelu, former acting governor of Delta state, Mr. Sam Obi, Presidential Adviser on Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Prof Sylvester Monye and former Minister of State (Education), Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi and former Principal Secretary to late President Musa Yar'Adua, Chief David Edevbie scoring no point.

Meanwhile, Deltans in Abuja under the aegis of Delta Leadership Forum have endorsed the candidacy of the Chairman, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Dr. Ngozi Olejeme for the 2015 governorship election in the state.

The group in a statement after its monthly general meeting in Abuja said “We stand to benefit from a new leadership headed by Dr. Ngozi Olejeme.

The statement signed by Mrs. Charity Clark, said Deltans in Abuja could not afford to stand by and not support a worthy cause.

Promising to mobilize Deltans in different parts of the country towards making Olejeme the governor of the state in 2015, the group added “Olejeme has ability to run an administration that will carry every interest along”.