Ewherido’s Death and the Survival of DPP

News of the death of Akpor Pius Ewherido, former two-time Deputy Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly during Chief James Onanefe Ibori administration and the member representing Delta Central Senatorial district at the National Assembly took most Deltans, particularly his numerous admirers by storm.  While his death was greeted with utter grief by the average Deltan, no matter the ethnic divide, political pundits immediately went into social discourse to x-ray the political implication of his death, as it affects the Democratic Peoples’ Party , DPP.

It is no longer news that late Ewherido who was until the last general elections a key member of the ruling PDP in Delta State, was the only DPP Senator at the National Assembly despite his romance with the newly formed All Progressive Congress, APC.  Despite the DPP having pockets of members in the Delta State House of Assembly, some of whose allegiance seems to be tilting towards the ruling PDP after winning elections on the DPP platform, it is common knowledge that the soul of DPP, which is more or less a Delta Central Senatorial district political party rests heavily on the late Senator Pius Ewherido and the man often referred to as the Peoples General by his avid supporters, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru.  While the latter is rumoured to be financially bankrupt and reportedly fell out of favour with the late Ewherido over who controls the soul of the DPP, it appeared that the late Ewherido who was obviously more stable financially may have concluded plans to take most of his followers to the newly formed APC to enable him actualize a purported 2015 gubernatorial ambition in Delta State.

Chief Great Ogboru’s decision according to reports to distance himself from contesting the Delta Central Senatorial seat as a possible replacement for the late Senator Ewherido may have created a loophole for PDP to win that seat which their candidate, Chief Ighoyota Amori have desperately craved for and possibly lead to the death of DPP, excerpt the party largely seen as symbol of Urhobo nation convince Great Ogboru to have a re-think.

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