Politics

I Congratulated Oborevwori Because I Believe He Won – Ogboru

All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) Delta State Governorship Candidate, Chief Great Ogboru, has said he congratulated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)candidate Sheriff Oborevwori because he was convinced that the latter won the March 18 Governorship elections fairly.

Gatekeepers News reports that Ogboru, briefed newsmen, in his Abraka country home, Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state.

Ogboru described insinuations that he was bought over by the PDP as false, reiterating that he was one of the few people that could not be induced with money in any circumstance.

“If anybody was making that insinuation, they are wrong. When we went to the elections, the PDP approached us and as a matter of fact, they came and approached us that we should step down and I said no, it should be the other way round, your candidate should step down and endorse me.

“After few weeks, we met with the state governor and at that meeting, we agreed that one of us should win that election and that if Oborevwori won, it is Great Ogboru that won and if Great Ogboru won, it is Oborevwori that won.

“So, to that extent, I have to congratulate him and be part of the celebration, but in any case, it was not pre-planned because it was not to be so and without any apology, we have to congratulate him because we did not win that election.

“The issues of apathy, violence, voters inducement and intimidation are not issues to be adjudicated upon in the court, these are reality, and if you are not able to change it because the law did not permit you to do so, you must accept the outcome.”

Gift NOBEI

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