Delta 2023: Urhobo Monarchs Ask Aspirants To Prune Down, Denounce Endorsement

Urhobo Traditional Rulers Council, on Sunday, mandated all Urhobo sons and daughters contesting for the 2023 governorship election in Delta State to urgently meet among themselves to prune down their numbers as the various political parties head for their primaries.

The Council said it had directed the aspirants to meet along their political parties and select the best hands to fly the flag of their parties in the 2023 governorship election.
It, however, said it was the turn of Delta Central to produce the next governor of Delta State in the forthcoming governorship election.

The Council also subsequently denounced endorsing any of the governorship aspirant vying to succeed Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in the 2023 governorship election.

They made the position known after meeting with governorship aspirants of Urhobo extraction from the various political parties at the palace of Ohworode of Olomu Kingdom on Sunday.

Addressing journalists on behalf of the Council after the meeting, the Ovie of Idjerhe Kingdom, His Majesty, King Obukohwo Monday Whiskey, Udurhie 1, said the essence of the directive was to enable Urhobo aspirants emerged governorship candidates of the various political parties.

Udurhie 1 said the Council, which comprised all Urhobo traditional rulers, would not endorse any candidate as all the aspirants were their sons and daughters  and it was their duty to pray for their successes.

He emphasised that it was their duty as royal fathers, in line with the directive to reduce their numbers ahead of their primaries, to counsel them to ensure that the next governor of Delta State hails from Urhobo Nation.