Disregard publication claiming we are in support of Okowa, PPA tells members

The Progressive Peoples’ Alliance, PPA has advised its members and Deltans to completely disregard a publication made on page 17 of the Vanguard Newspaper of Monday June 26, 2017 by the Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, Delta State, claiming that PPA is supporting the Smart Agenda of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.

In a statement issued in Asaba by the Delta State Chairman of PPA, Mr. Fred Obi, he said his party recognizes Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, Delta State, noting that there was a publication made earlier by a group that goes by the name COALITION OF REGISTERD POLITICAL PARTIES IN DELTA STATE on Vanguard Newspaper, purportedly calling on Prof. Pat Utomi to contest for the 2019 gubernatorial election. 

The PPA Chairman who equally recalled that there was also an online publication, stating that 35 political parties have adopted Prof. Pat Utomi as their gubernatorial candidate in 2019 general election, explained that it was in response to these publications, an emergency meeting of the Political Parties’ Chairmen was summoned by the State EXCO of the Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC).

According to him, the intention of the meeting was to jointly disassociate themselves from the said publications, even as he cautioned against any moves targeted at mustering support for Governor Okowa and the PDP led Administration in Delta State.

"That to our greatest surprise and to the shock of the State Chairman and Mr. Eboware the State Secretary, the publication on the outcome of the IPAC meeting came out on Monday 26th June, 2017 with the content that our Party the PPA is supporting the Smart Agenda of Governor Okowa and that our Party has faith in the Okowa led PDP administration. We therefore, wish to bring to the notice of the General public and all PPA members across the 25 LGAs of Delta State, that the publication is false and misleading."

Our Delta North Correspondent reports that Obi reiterated that PPA remain very resolute to its original position that the party will continue to preach against perceived PDP anti-peoples policies in the State, saying they are determined to lead the crusade of well meaning Deltans to make sure that the Okowa led PDP administration is thrown out of Government House come 2019 general election. 

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