A member of the House of Representatives and senatorial hopeful for Delta Central, Evelyn Omavowan Oboro, has dismissed impressions in some quarters that her becoming a senator will mean a woman becoming ruler over Urhobo people, stressing that a senator is rather a messenger and not a ruler.
She stated this on Sunday during the inauguration of her Senatorial Campaign Organization with Chief Eddie Ono-Sorhu, a former chairman of Okpe and Udu Local Government Area as director-general.
In her remarks during the event, Hon. Oboro disclosed that in her two terms in the House of Representatives, she has demonstrated respect to elders and given equal attention to all parts of her constituency, promising to ensure every part of Delta central felt her impact if elected senator.
She also spoke on the controversy surrounding the bill for establishment of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE), explaining that the bill was her own which the Senate also supported.
In his acceptance speech, Ono-Sorhue noted that Oboro deserved to be promoted to the Senate because of her proven track record of excellence.
“Needless to add that Rt. Hon Evelyn Oboro is a dogged fighter who has never failed in any assignment she had undertaken. She will not fail now. Twice she has beaten the men to rise to the giddy height of membership of the Federal House of Representatives for Uvwie/Okpe/Sapele Federal Constituency.
Her footprints are everywhere in that constituency, both in lawmaking and projects execution. She has, therefore, applied to be given the mandate to extend her excellent services to the whole of Delta Central.
“It is worth mentioning that the key strategy of this campaign is ‘We need a voice’ which embodies the party’s desire to bring effective representation and positive development to the country and also manage the lingering challenges which the present ruling party has foisted on us. We need a voice that would be bold enough to confront the shenanigan and reign of irascible as well as irresponsible leadership of those in authority. We need a voice that could speak truth to power and promote Urhobo with pride and unmitigated sense of commitment.
‘I, therefore, call on all those who wish Urhobo well, both within and outside Delta State, indigenes and non-indigenes, to support us to fight this just and noble cause so as to bring a brighter day to the lives of our people and to renew their positive aspirations. As you well know, the moral dimension of governance in the country today remains indisputably negative, and this is not a construction in anyone’s head. The evidence speaks starkly of levels of poverty that is simply beyond belief; of a crumbled educational sector; a health sector that posts a terribly disgraceful scorecard; as well as an infrastructure and power sector that bear the vivid meaning of the word failure. Indeed, the picture in every sector remains one of shock, shame, and stoppage. For the multitude of our youth that constitute 70 per cent of the population, their situation depicts a frightening reality of unemployment, and a furiously escalating surge of hopelessness, frustration, and anger. We need a voice to rouse the executive to be alive to her duties to the people. That voice is Rt. Hon Evelyn Oboro’’, Ono-Sorhue stated.
Apart from the central campaign organization, council and ward campaign teams were also inaugurated across the eight local government areas of Delta Central.
