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Aggrieved youths of Isoko on Sunday thwarted a meeting of leaders of the Peoples’ Democratic Party in Isoko South LGA for allegedly using and dumping them after the 2011 general elections.
According to SAHARA REPORTERS, the youth deployed dangerous weapons to chase out the leaders during an enlarged meeting at Idheze community in Delta state, leaving several persons wounded.
Those said to have been chased from the meeting include Solomon Ogba, a former commissioner representing Delta State in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC); Mrs. Orezi Esievor, Commissioner for Special Infrastructures; Mr. Mathias Eto, commissioner representing Delta State at the Federal complaints commission; Mr. Ross Uredi, former member of the House of Assembly; Johnson Erijo, member representing constituency 11, House of Assembly; Benjamin Efekodho, former member, House of Assembly; and Mr. Goodluck Idele, chairman, Isoko South council.
Close political associates of Uredi confirmed the story, adding if not for God’s grace, several persons would have lost their lives when the boys invaded the meeting with sophisticated weapons, shooting sporadically.
The meeting was held to address the leadership tussle in the party as well as the feud between the council chairman and his councilors, among others.
“Honestly speaking, I don’t blame the boys because the leaders who are the party hierarchy in the area have disappointed the people especially the youths they used during the 2011 generation elections,” said a former executive member of the party in the area.
“During the 2011 elections, I am aware they made several promises to these youths but as we talk they have been abandoned. After elections, you see these so-called politicians returning to their various bases but as soon elections are approaching you see them calling meetings upon meetings just to deceive the people again.”
An aggrieved youth, who identified himself as Oke said : “All of them you see are 419, after elections they will abandon us and once another election is getting close you see them coming around again and we said this time around it will not. All the promises they made to us went down the drain, no development and empowerment in the area. Ross [Uredi] want to take us into slavery again after his father took the whole of Isoko South into slavery for so many decades, this time around it will not work we shall resist and fight with the last drop of our blood.”
He said only one member of the party had not abandoned them, and that they recently pledged their loyalty to him.
Meeting convener Ross Uredi however denied the incident.
“The meeting we had was a very successful one, we had our closing prayers which show the meeting ended and please bear in mind that the meeting took place in my village so nothing of such happened.”
According to SAHARA REPORTERS, the youth deployed dangerous weapons to chase out the leaders during an enlarged meeting at Idheze community in Delta state, leaving several persons wounded.
Those said to have been chased from the meeting include Solomon Ogba, a former commissioner representing Delta State in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC); Mrs. Orezi Esievor, Commissioner for Special Infrastructures; Mr. Mathias Eto, commissioner representing Delta State at the Federal complaints commission; Mr. Ross Uredi, former member of the House of Assembly; Johnson Erijo, member representing constituency 11, House of Assembly; Benjamin Efekodho, former member, House of Assembly; and Mr. Goodluck Idele, chairman, Isoko South council.
Close political associates of Uredi confirmed the story, adding if not for God’s grace, several persons would have lost their lives when the boys invaded the meeting with sophisticated weapons, shooting sporadically.
The meeting was held to address the leadership tussle in the party as well as the feud between the council chairman and his councilors, among others.
“Honestly speaking, I don’t blame the boys because the leaders who are the party hierarchy in the area have disappointed the people especially the youths they used during the 2011 generation elections,” said a former executive member of the party in the area.
“During the 2011 elections, I am aware they made several promises to these youths but as we talk they have been abandoned. After elections, you see these so-called politicians returning to their various bases but as soon elections are approaching you see them calling meetings upon meetings just to deceive the people again.”
An aggrieved youth, who identified himself as Oke said : “All of them you see are 419, after elections they will abandon us and once another election is getting close you see them coming around again and we said this time around it will not. All the promises they made to us went down the drain, no development and empowerment in the area. Ross [Uredi] want to take us into slavery again after his father took the whole of Isoko South into slavery for so many decades, this time around it will not work we shall resist and fight with the last drop of our blood.”
He said only one member of the party had not abandoned them, and that they recently pledged their loyalty to him.
Meeting convener Ross Uredi however denied the incident.
“The meeting we had was a very successful one, we had our closing prayers which show the meeting ended and please bear in mind that the meeting took place in my village so nothing of such happened.”