Delta Gov Expands Political Base....As more opposition members Decamp to PDP

> Forty eight hours to the senatorial election in Delta
> Central Senatorial
>  District the DPP chieftain representing Udu /Ughelli
> Federal 
>  constituency Honorable Austin Ogbaburon has led hundreds
> of his 
> supporters to decamp to the PDP.
> 
> 

> 

> The move which analysts say will give a significant boost to
> the chances
>  of the PDP in Saturday's election effectively marks the
> end of the 
> current political fortunes of DPP as Honourable Ogbaburon
> switched his 
> ticket to the PDP.
> 
> 
> 
> Honorable Ogbaburon while addressing his supporters and
> Governor 
> Emmanuel Uduaghan in his home at Orhuworun said they have
> retraced their
>  way to the PDP and were ready to ensure that the PDP takes
> the senate 
> ticket in the election on Saturday. His words,'we who
> were in the DPP 
> and all other small parties have today crossed over to the
> PDP, we are 
> tired of being in the opposition, we see that President
> Goodluck Jonathan
>  is listening to us the Urhobo people and we have better
> chances with a 
> PDP senator in Abuja'. Continuing, Honorable Ogbaburon
> assured that the 
> PDP will win the election on Saturday,'we are going to
> win by a wide 
> margin,' he said.
> 
> 
> 
> Meantime, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has prayed for a
> peaceful polls when voters come out on Saturday to cast
> their votes.
> 
> 
> 
> Speaking while accepting the former members led by Honorable
> Austin 
> Ogbaburon to the PDP, Governor Uduaghan prayed for peace in
> Delta State 
> explaining that all those who are prophesying anarchy
> following the 
> elections will be disappointed.
> 
> 
> 
>  The Governor who sang praise songs in appreciation of the
> political 
> success of the PDP in Ughelli/Udu Federal constituency said
> the former 
> DPP chieftain and House of Representatives member Honorable
> Austin Ogbaburon
>  has only found his way back home.
> 
>  According to him, "people have been saying negative
> things about the 
> election on Saturday, but I speak peace to that election day
> in the 
> whole of Delta Central and the entire state. People will go
> out safely that day and get back to 
> their homes safely."
> 
> 
> 
> Commenting on the return of Chief Ogbaburon to the PDP fold,
> he said, it
>  will usher in a new vista for the people of the area but
> reminded that 
> government has not neglected any part of the state in its 
> infrastructural development agenda.
> 
> 
> 
> The state PDP chairman, Chief Peter Nwaoboshi who welcomed
> the former 
> DPP members in Udu led by Chief Austin Ogbaburon asked that
> they be 
> accommodated immediately to their positions in the party.
> 
> 
> 
> He said with the return of the members the party was now
> better united 
> to clinch victory in Saturday's election as well as
> other forthcoming 
> elections.
> 
> 
> 
> Chief Nwaoboshi thanked Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan for
> showing good 
> leadership and commended the Deputy Governor, Professor Amos
> Utuama, the
>  Speaker of the House of Assembly, Right Honorable Victor
> Ochei, the 
> South south Vice Chairman, Dr. Steve Oru and other party
> chieftains for 
> their support in advancing the good fortunes of the party.
> 
> 
> 
> For his part, Honorable Austin Ogbaburon and the member
> representing Udu
>  constituency in the House of Assembly, Honorable Keston
> Okoro assured 
> that they had come back home to join the PDP train.
> 
> Chief Ogbaburon assured of PDP victory in the Senatorial
> election on 
> Saturday, while Honorable Okoro said the election will be
> very peaceful.