Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has called on Deltans to be more united following the re-affirmation of his victory at the polls by the Supreme Court which declared him as the duly elected Governor of Delta State.
The Governor made the call on Wednesday at a thanksgiving service held at the Government House Chaplaincy, Asaba to celebrate the Supreme Court verdict.
He thanked Deltans for their prayers and support, saying that with the victory it was time to work for the good of the state as he would not do it alone.
Okowa called on his opponent, Chief Great Ogboru to realize that the time had come for him to work together with the state government to build the state, stressing that everyone needed to contribute and make the desired impact in order to move the state forward.
The Governor noted that God had taken him through the election, the tribunal, Appeal Court and the Supreme Court and in each of the victories the state always returned thanks to God because He alone made it possible.
Governor Okowa, who attended the thanksgiving with his wife, Edith, his Deputy, Barrister Kingsley Otuaro and other top government functionaries, used the occasion to speak on 2023 elections saying, “I know that 2023 is not so far but, it is also not too near, so, there is a time for everything and now, it is truly time as a government to work for the people; when the time to play politics comes we will play politics.”
“For those of us in government, I want to plead that the best thing for us to do now is to work together to achieve a Stronger Delta.”
Chaplain of Government House Chaplaincy, Venerable Charles Osemenem, in his sermon, said, God worked in miraculous ways, further asserting that, “many a time when you see results, you forget that there was a battle over which God gave you victory; we thank God because this victory is a sign of what He will do in Delta State.”
The Supreme Court had earlier on Wednesday, reaffirmed the March 9, 2019, election victory of Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa.
In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Centus Nweze, the court held that the appellant, Chief Great Ogboru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) failed to prove his allegations of over voting at the polls.
The judgement which was concurred to by six other justices of the court, held that the appeal lacked merit and that the court was putting a final nail on the appealant’s forensic Golgotha, adding that the appeal was a waste of the precious time of the apex court.
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