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Oborevwori Swears in Delta LG Chairmen Today

POSTED ON July 15, 2024 •   Politics      BY Benedicta Bassey
Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori / Photo credit: AriseTv

Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori will today (Monday) swear in the newly-elected chairmen of the 25 local government areas of the state.

This becomes pertinent following Saturday’s local government election conducted by the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission in the 25 LGAs in the state.

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party was declared the winner in all the 25 LGAs.

In a statement on Sunday, the Permanent Secretary, Protocol, Government House, Asaba, A.N. Tetsola, said the LG chairmen would be sworn in on Monday by the governor at 10 am in Asaba, the state capital.

“Kindly be informed that His Excellency the Governor will preside over the swearing-in ceremony of the newly-elected chairmen and vice chairmen of the 25 LGAs in the state on Monday at the Event Centre, Asaba, at 10 am,” the statement read.

But the senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Ede Dafinone, has described Saturday’s council poll as “a complete sham and a mockery of democratic ideals and standard.”

Dafinone stated: “It is very unfortunate that people at the grassroots level were prevented from participating in our democratic process by state governors to freely elect their councillors and council chairman.

“It’s very unfortunate and sad how low our people can go to acquire power. It’s even more troubling that after 25 years in our democratic experiment, we can’t conduct what looks like an election at the local government level.

“What took place in Delta State on Saturday to all intent and purposes can’t be classified as an election. It’s a complete sham and an affront to all known democratic ideals."

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