The Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has shortlisted the Director of Lagos Business School, Prof. Pat Utomi, as one of the leading contenders of the party for th...e governorship election in the state in 2015.Among other candidates that were shortlisted are the former running mate to Chief Great Ogboru in the defunct Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) in 2011, Chief Fidelis Tilijie and Olorogun Emerhor Otega, who lost his senatorial bid to replace late Senator Pius Ewherido to PDP’s Emmanuel Agwuariowodo, for the race.
This came after the party faulted the highly trumpeted clamour for power shift to Delta North Senatorial District of the state in 2015 the stalwarts of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The party said its main priority is to search for “a winning candidate” who has what it takes to take the state to a higher level of development.
It maintained that such candidate’s ethnic origin is in the suburb of the party’s strategy in the race to succeed Governor Uduaghan of the ruling party.
The party’s state Secretary, Mr. Chidi Okonji, in Asaba, said, so far, three contenders have been shortlisted for the battle next year.
He listed them to include, the Director of Lagos Business School, Prof. Pat Utomi, “The APC in Delta believes in internal democracy. APC is not talking of rotation. The party is looking of that man who is accessible and can win the governorship election and solve the problems of the state. We are not saying that power must go to Delta North, Central or South. The constitution of APC is very clear. Everybody should contest. Whoever emerges will pick the ticket.”
While he dispelled the speculation that some PDP money-bags have purchased APC ticket by proxy, he said out of the three aspirants under consideration, “it is only one person that will emerge through a free, fair and credible primary election.”
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