by Peregba Jerry
The Chairman, Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Mr. Michael Diden, has said the Ijaw will get Delta Political Vanguards’ backing in the state’s 2023 governorship election because they supported Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa in his governorship bid in 2014.
Diden, aka Ejele, said the Ijaw’s bid to be governor in 2023 was not a misplaced ambition.
He pledged his group’s support for the Ijaw governorship aspiration if Governor Okowa backs them.
Diden spoke in Sapele when the Delta Ijaw for Governor 2023 Lobby Team led, by the former Police Affairs Minister, Alaowei Broderick Bozimo, visited him.
He said the Ijaw quest for the governorship seat in 2023 would be considered by Itsekiri stakeholders.
He said Bozimo and the Ijaw supported Okowa in his bid to become the governor in 2015, adding that Bozimo’s disposition gave him confidence.
Diden said: “When the struggle for Okowa to become the governor began, one man that stood firmly for him and could not be swayed was Bozimo. His disposition gave us confidence to the extent that the confidence made us the younger ones to remain resolute and he became a field marshal, while we became his lieutenants.
