Delta youths, elders protest ‘imposition’ of APC Senatorial candidate

The youths, under the aegis of Delta Coalition for Change (DCC), accused the party of imposing Prince Yemi Emiko as the senatorial candidate of the party for Delta South senatorial district.
Led by Young Piero, the youths unsuccessfully attempted to lock the main entrance of the party Secretariat during their protest.
Speaking to journalists, Piero said that Barrister Temisan Omotseye was actually declared winner among the three aspirants who contested the primary poll but Emiko, who came second, became the party’s candidate.
Similarly, in a protest letter addressed to the national chairman of the party John Oyegun, the Delta State Elders Committee described the alleged imposition of Emiko as a bad precedent, which they said would damage the reputation of the party and possibly lead to chaos.
The letter, signed by Senator F.S Okposo, Dr. Alex Ideh, Chief LJ Esigie and Chief FF Rewane, read in part: “We the undersigned leaders shown below witnessed the primaries and seriously frown at the imposition of Prince Yemi Emiko who did not win the primaries as our candidate  for Delta South Senatorial district.
“The people of the Delta South senatorial district have spoken by their vote and therefore the sanctify of the result of the votes must be respected.”
They urged the National Working Committee (NWC) to do the right thing by declaring Omatseye as the rightful winner to avoid “any unpleasant consequences which can affect the overall performance of the party in Delta State.”