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  • Emerhor, UPU congratulates Buhari/Osinbajo

    Emerhor, UPU congratulates Buhari/Osinbajo

    THEAll Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Delta State, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, has hailed the president-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) and the vice president-elect Prof. Yemi Osibanjo for their victory.

    A statement by his Director of Media & Political Communication, Dr. Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, described Buhari/Osibanjo’s victory as a divine democratic phenomena crafted by God to bring a positive change to the nation.

    He enjoined Nigerians to join the APC and its leaders  to collectively benefit from the dividends of democracy.

    Similarly, Acting President-General of the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU), Chief Tuesday Onoge described Gen. Buhari/Osibanjo’s victory as timely and well-deserved, adding that Urhobo, with over one million votes, cannot be in opposition in the present arrangement.

    Onoge called on Deltans to vote for Emerhor as governor.

  • Emerhor promises better life for Deltans

    Emerhor promises better life for Deltans

    Delta  State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate Olorogun O’tega Emerhor has promised better life for the people, assuring that he will run the state like a businessman with a human face.

    He described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a party without vision and mission, adding that its leaders are dereft of ideas.

    Emerhor said that the PDP is jittery, ahead of the elections, because it has been rejected by the people. He said the APC will insist on credible and transparent elections in Delta State.

    Emerhor spoke in Warri, where he met representatives of interest groups and non-governmental organisations.

    He said gone were the days when the people will elect a government that will plunder the wealth of the state.

    The standard bearer said the stage is set for a qualitative leadership, urging the people to gird their loins.

    He said the those in government in Delta State have run the state in a manner that has permitted corruption and mediocrity.

    Emerhor promised to deploy his business sagacity and experience, if elected as the governor.

    He said, if the allocation to the state is judiciously used, the state will be better for it.

    The politician aslo said that it will be relelatively easier to jerk up internally generated revenue, if the government is perceived as a performer.

    He promised to encourage public/private partnership in economic activities and general governance to foster efficiency.

    Emerhor said that poverty can be benished from Delta, if the resources are used to promote general wellbeing.

    He added: “We are coming with programmess that will provide employment for Delta people and ensure that our youths are engaged. We are coming out with schemes that will make sure that our people are employed and enhance prosperity.”

    Emerhor acknowleged housing as a challenge, assuring that a housing programme that will enambe workers to own houses will be implemented.

    He also assured that his government will promote programmes that will attract industries will create jobs for unemployed youths, thereby adding value to the state’s economy.

  • Defecting pdp members endorse Emerhor

    Defecting pdp members endorse Emerhor

    Scores of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains in Delta State have endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, for the general elections.

    Speaking on their behalf, Comrade Ebah said they endorsed the APC candidate because the PDP has failed the Delta State and the nation.

    He spoke when the defectors paid a courtesy call on Emerhor in his campaign office in Asaba, the state capital.

    Ebah said the APC will restore the glory of the state, urging the youths to support the push for change. He said Emerhor has a track record as a businessman, investor and community man before venturing into politics, asssuring that he will rescue the state from the forces of retrogression.

    The defectors came in about 20 groups. They promised to mobilise for Emerhor at the wards and units across the 25 local governments.

    Thanking them, the APC candidate said he was impressed by his growing support base, ahead of the poll.

    He said the people were prepared for change, advising them to sustain the tempo of mobilisation to the end.

    Emerhor, who said the PDP has misruled the country for 16 years, said that political salvation was at hand.

    He promised to rescue the state from poverty, under-development and corruption, if elected as the governor.

    Emerhor flayed the PDP administration in the state for lack of direction, lamenting that public resources have been misused.

    He said the leaders have no clue about developmental priorities.

    Emerhor said that the masses have suffered, despite the abundant resources in the state.

    He decried the poor state of schools, roads, hospitals, and other social amenities.

    The standard beare urged the youths to take their destiny into their hands and defend their votes during the elections.

     

  • Emerhor’ll succeed Uduaghan, says running mate

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Delta State, Olorogun Otega Emerhor, will emerge governor, his running mate, Vander-Puye Thomas Abanum, has said.

    Abanum spoke with reporters in Asaba yesterday.

    He accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of winning past elections through rigging.

     He vowed that the APC would curtail the ruling party’s excesses.

    Abanum said: “We will not allow PDP to rig this time. In the previous elections, the PDP only won through rigging, but this time around, we will curtail them. They will not be able to rig. Do not worry about the details of how we intend to so do. We are prepared.”

    He said Deltans were tired of the 16 years of PDP misrule and want change, adding that many disgruntled PDP members were secretly working for an APC victory.

    Abanum attributed the victory of the PDP at the last local council polls to the alleged partiality of the local electoral umpire, the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC).

    He said the governor appointed all the members of the DSIEC, adding that such a body could be compromised.

    Abanum said the apex Urhobo socio-cultural group, Urhobo Progress Union (UPU), endorsed Emerhor and not the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Great Ogboru.

    His words: “All I know is that the UPU only endorsed O’tega Emerhor of the APC. That was what we heard the day before and maybe the LP to fool the people also came out with its story that its candidate also have been endorsed by the UPU, but we do know that the UPU and the Urhobo are behind O’tega Emerhor.”

    He said an APC administration would empower youths and women through the creation of N10 billion grant for small-scale entrepreneurs, stressing that local governments councils would play major roles in the disbursements of the fund.

  • Emerhor to provide jobs in Delta

    Emerhor to provide jobs in Delta

    Delta State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate Otega Emerhor has promised to provide jobs for youths. He also promised to build more hospitals for rural communities. The flag bearer told a huge crowd of supporters in Patani, that access points will be established to facilitate the development of local communities.

    He said the APC will collate the data of unemployed graduates for strategic empowerment and job placement in ministries, departments and agencies of government.

    The APC candidate said the era of godfatherism in job placement will be over, if elected as the governor. He promised to build standard hospitals in Patani and other major towns.

    Emerhor said more  community health centres will be built in villages and  qualified medical officers will be employed to restore primary health services in rural areas.

    He said the propaganda against the APC presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, will not work, adding that the former Head of State will defeat President Goodluck Jonathan at the poll.

    He described the PDP is a sinking party suffering from decline in popularity, ahead of the polls.

    Emerhor said Nigerians will reclaim its lost glory when the PDP is voted out of power.

    Emerhor eeds. promised to implement a rural integration programme that will make rural areas attractive to youths.

    He also promised to fund the local government to make the third tier more functional and responsive to the needs of rural dwellers.

    The flag bearer said he will use his wealth of experience to create industries in the area, thereby guaranteeing job opportunities.

    Emerhor said Patani, being a rural community surrounded by water, will benefit from the agro-allied policy of his administration.

  • Delta: Emerhor, Tilije reconcile

    Delta State governorship candidate of opposition All Progressive Congress (APC) O’tega Emerhor in the February 28 election yesterday reconciled with a top member of the party,Fidelis Tilije.

    Tilije contested the December 4 primary of the APC but lost to Emerhor.

    He accused the party of not providing a level-playing field for all contestants and threatened legal redress should his petition to the party, which sought the disqualification of O’tega, fail.

    Tilije, who put in an appearance at the party’s rally at Obiaruku community, Ukwuani L.G.A hugged Emerhor to the admiration of thousands of party faithful who attended the rally.

    The aggrieved governorship aspirant told the crowd that the political battle between him and the party’s governorship candidate was over and that he would join hands with Emerhor for the success of the party in the forthcoming polls.

    He said the issues that arose from the primaries had been settled, noting that Emerhor displayed a high level of maturity and political sagacity when he ensured that the bitterness between both men did not last long.

    He said: “Emerhor will ensure the restoration of economic prosperity, accountability and transparency to governance and public administration. His enviable records in corporate governance attest to his pedigree as a role model and expert of international repute.”

  • Emerhor to boost monarchs’ role, restore power supply

    Delta State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, has promised to improve the state’s economy through prudent management of funds.

    Besides, he promised to concentrate on the development of the local governments by injecting additional funds into their allocations.

    Emerhor spoke yesterday at a campaign rally at Issele-Uku, Anoicha North Local Government Area.

    The APC candidate berated the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for squandering the state’s funds and enriching its members while the economy suffered.

    If voted into power, he said, his administration would ensure that state funds are used to develop the state to the benefit of the people.

    Emerhor said an effective collaboration with international development and multilateral institution, as agents for economic growth on capital-intensive projects financing, would create a stronger economy for Delta State.

    The APC candidate noted that PDP’s misrule had pushed Nigerians to seek an alternative government that would have their interest at heart.

    He said the political tide sweeping through the country was in favour of APC to form the next Federal Government.

    Emerhor urged Delta residents to vote for APC candidates in all the February elections.

    The APC candidate noted that the people of Issele-Uku had been cut off from the national grid, adding that his administration would restore electricity to the area, if voted into power.

    He assured the people that an APC government would bring massive socio-economic development to Delta State through proper collaboration with the 25 local governments.

    At the palace of the Obi of Issele-Uku, Emerhor said traditional rulers would form part of his government.

    He condoled with the monarch, whose father passed away last year.

  • Emerhor promises N10b jobs fund in 100 days

    Emerhor promises N10b jobs fund in 100 days

    •‘APC is the only alternative party for state’

    Delta State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate Olorogun O’tega Emerhor has said he will establish a N10 billion empowerment fund for youths, if elected in the February 28 election.

    Emerhor also said his administration would provide over one million jobs for the teeming unemployed youths and women in the first four years of his tenure.

    The APC candidate spoke at the weekend at his campaign rallies in Uvwie, Warri South and Warri South-West local government areas.

    He said the party was the only alternative that would deliver Delta State from years of misrule under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

    Emerhor urged youths, women and the elderly to get their permanent voter cards (PVCs) to enable them vote for the APC in all the elections.

    The APC candidate said the party had better programmes to improve the people’s lives.

    He said: “APC is the alternative party. Nigerians want Gen. Buhari. Or else, ask why the government of the day is asking for the postponement of the elections.

    “I have been in the private sector. We know how to use money. In four years, we must take out a minimum of one million youths and women from the labour market. We will set aside N10 billion for empowerment fund to start our youths and women financially within my first 100 days in office. We intend to set up social security for the elderly.

    “How do we turn this underdevelopment? Your PVC is your power. Go, vote and protect your votes. Wait and make sure your votes are counted.”

    Delta State APC Chairman Jones Erue said Emerhor was an ‘A’ list professional in his career.

    The chairman assured the party’s supporters that hewould give “first-class government leadership to Delta”.

  • Support swells for Emerhor

    Support swells for Emerhor

    The Urhobo Youth Forum for Change (UYFC) has congratulated the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief O’tega Emerhor, on his endorsement by the traditional rulers in Urhobo land.

    The group, in a statement   by its leader, Israel Akpodoro, in Asaba, the Delta State capital at the weekend described the monarchs’ action as a right step in the right direction.

    According to the group, the adoption of the APC candidate showed the traditional institution wants a change in the politics of the Urhobo speaking people in the state.

    The group added that the monarchs’ endorsement of Emerhor would surely bring glory and victory at the polls to “our nation” which ultimately would produce a governor of Urhobo extraction in February.

    The statement added: “Our traditional rulers in Urhobo land have spoken and they have rightly spoken the minds of their subjects and for us in UYFC, we have no other choice better than the choice of our fathers. It therefore follows that Emerhor is our best leg in the 2015 governorship race.

    “The fathers of Urhobo nation in their decision have bade farewell to repeated failure at the polls. Once again our nation will take its place of pride in the comity of nationalities. No more second fiddle, marginalisation and poverty.”

  • Emerhor: APC’ll chase PDP out of Delta

    Emerhor: APC’ll chase PDP out of Delta

    A major financier of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, has declared his governorship ambition.

    He said the party has an edge over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because the PDP has failed the people.

    Declaring his intention before party leaders who gathered at the party secretariat in Asaba yesterday, Emerhor announced a N5million monthly funding for the party aside allowances for the state executives and separate financial support for other party structures.

    Emerhor, who lamented poor physical development in the state, said the people are ready for a change.

    He assured the party leadership that he was not spending money on the party because he wants to hijack it, but because the party needs to be prepared to face challenges.

    “The PDP for 16 years formed a caucus, which shared state resources among the members. Even at the centre, the majority have realised we need change and so we came together as different parties to form an alternate party.

    “In the beginning, I was spending money and I was accused of hijacking the party. I am not here to hijack the party. Our opposition is formidable. PDP has more money, we have more people. Now, APC has a unique opportunity to take over Delta.

    “The battle ahead is very strong. I wanted to be sure that when I stand I can tell you to follow. You don’t want to lead people half way and run away. I have waited too long, now all the rumours have been dispelled. Now that you are aware, nobody will tell me how to fund the party.”

    APC Chairman Prophet Jones Erueh said: ”The event further attests to the reality that Delta APC is one party, one leadership, one goal. The goal is victory. The only way to take charge is for the party to run and work in unity. Power is an expensive pleasure.

    “We need money to fund APC in Delta, and we thank Olorogun Emerhor for responding to this reality. We will not let anybody divide us. We have only one enemy, it is PDP. In unity we will prevail.”