Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has denied backing PDP presidential aspirant Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on his presidential ambition in the 2019 general elections.
He said as a Governor he is not expected to endorse any presidential aspirant. Okowa said although the former vice president made statements that have endeared him to many Deltans, delegates from Delta State at the forthcoming PDP convention “will be allowed to exercise their discretion in their vote”. He said, “When he talked to Deltans, it was obvious that he made a lot of statements that interested our people and as I did say he is a friend of the state and if his programmes continue to interest the people,I will not be able to hold back the hands of the people.”
Okowa who spoke at an interactive session with reporters on Wednesday in Asaba- the Delta State Capital said another PDP presidential aspirant Sule Lamido who visited the State recently was also well received, adding that Lamido has many loyalists in the State He said he hoped all PDP presidential aspirants will begin to talk to each other as not all of them will get into the final stages.
THE NATION
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