A former commissioner in Delta State, Hon. Leonard Esegbue has given the reason why he left the People’s Democratic Party PDP, with his teaming supporters to join the All Progressives Congress APC.
Esegbue who spoke to mammoth crowd in his community of Obeti, in Ukwuani LGA during his formal declaration for APC, said he had big dreams of making his area more developed but unfortunately, the PDP leaders doesn’t believe in the people hence he decided to join progressives family.
According to him; “I wanted to bring industries, create jobs, and help young people find good work, but the leaders of PDP didn’t support the ideas. I offered to help for free, but they didn’t want to listen, instead, they prefers to award contract to themselves and divert the money to themselves. They gives positions to mechanics, vulcanizers or carpenters, they are the people running the state, that’s why I left.”
Esegbue also gave a message to the people of Ndokwa Nation urging them to support APC promising to speak to the President or Governor on their behalf if needed.
“I want electricity, water, and jobs for my people. I don’t want girls to finish school and become hairdressers or go into prostitution. I don’t want boys doing Yahoo-Yahoo. I have given over 500 direct jobs to the people, I want everyone to get real, productive jobs. That’s my dream.”
Senator Prince Ned Nwoko who graced the ceremony carpeted governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his predecessor Ifeanyi Okowa for deceiving Deltans saying they are plotting to join the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Nwoko told the crowd, “I am happy to welcome all of you into the APC. This is just the beginning. Many more people from across Delta state will also join us soon. In fact, President Bola Tinubu will visit Delta in a few months to officially welcome all the new members in Asaba, the state capital.”
“Your governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and former governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, want to join APC too. The President told me they’ve been knocking on the door, asking to come in. But we told the President that we don’t want them in APC.
Nwoko said the reason is that they have already spent 25 years in PDP and didn’t support big plans like the creation of Anioma State, which he and APC now support promising that the President and the National Assembly can help make Anioma state a reality.
He also talked about big development projects like the Ogwashi-Uku Dam, another new dam in Idumuje, and the Okpai Power Plant. These projects, he said, are very important for Delta North, but past and present governors didn’t support them. “They always say it’s a federal government project, but who is going to use the electricity? We are! That’s why I kept begging them to support it, but they refused,” he said.
Nwoko added, “Being in government is not about doing things for yourself. It’s about doing things for the people—like providing electricity, water, and roads.”
He told the people to invite their family and friends to join APC because, in his words, “PDP is sinking like a boat about to crash. Now that I’m in APC, I can speak directly to the President for the sake of our people.”
He also shared that the current governor once told him he would not start any new projects in Delta North, only finish the ones started by Okowa. One of those was the high court building in Asaba, which Nwoko said isn’t as important as roads, dams, and power projects.
Marcus Enudi, MacDonald Ogbolu and Moris Olikpete, APC chieftains in the LGA, congratulated Esegbue and his supporters for taking the bold steps in joining progressives family assuring them of equal treatment.