2019: After screening, Okowa tips PDP candidates for victory

THE sole governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State and incumbent governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has tipped all PDP candidates that’ll emerge for victory in coming polls.

Okowa disclosed this shortly after being screened for a re-election on Saturday at the PDP zonal office, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Also screened alongside Governor Okowa were the governors of Rivers State, Mr Nyesom Wike, Akwa Ibom State, Mr Emmanuel Udom and Governor Ben Ayade of Cross Rivers State.

Governor Okowa in a char with journalists shortly after the screening described the exercise as “a very fruitful session.”

“We have gone through the similar process in the past; as you can see, we don’t have any opponent, but with the rules of our party, we will have affirmative Congress, thereafter, the campaigns will start,” Governor Okowa stated.

He assured that “from feelers across the country, we are very hopeful that we will win in the elections.”

Chairman of the five-man panel that screened the governors, Hon. Muraina Ajibola had, in a speech, said the screening exercise was very important for the PDP to field credible candidates in the 2019 general elections.

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He observed that “the PDP has a very strong hold in the South-South and we want to maintain such.”

Governor Okowa, it will be recalled, was at the weekend, nominated as the chairman of the organizing committee for the presidential primaries of the PDP coming up October 5.