By Ejiro Nesisa
The Leadership of All Progressive Congress, APC in Isoko Nation comprising of Ward Leaders and Elders Council recently, met to brainstorm on the way to further move the party forward.
The meeting which was held at the country home of former Secretary to the Delta State Government, Comrade (Chief) Ovuozourie Samuel Macaulay, in Isoko North Local Government Area of the state, had in attendance, who is who in the party from the 24 Wards across Isoko ethnic nationality.
Speaking at the meeting, the Leader of APC faithful in Isoko Nation, Chief Jerry Esige, commended the people for their large turn up just as he told them some of the steps the leaders have taken to ensure that Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas who is Senator representing Delta South Senatorial District give them effective and quality representation in the Senate and the distribution of the empowerment slots from Federal Government.
According to him, the Delta South Senatorial District Management Committee that Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas constituted is to guide him in discharging his duties.
On his part, former Secretary to Delta State Government, Comrade (Chief) Ovuozourie S. Macaulay who hosted the meeting, said there is need for Ward Leaders and Elders of the party to not just make available but fairly distribute any empowerment slots from Federal Government or Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas to party faithful.
His words: “Those who didn’t benefit from the first empowerment slots released by the Federal Government should be considered in subsequent ones thereby giving them sense of belonging in our great Party (APC).
We, as Leaders and Elders should jettisoned the idea of empowering only our family members because, this can create acrimony among party faithful at the grass -root level. Rather, we should fashion out ways to increase our membership strength at the grass – root level ahead of electioneering period.”
Not left out is the immediate past Delta State Chairman of the Party, Prophet Jones Erue. He commended Comrade (Chief) Ovuozourie Samuel Macaulay for hosting the gathering just as he praised his immense contributions towards the success of the party from the general elections till date, adding that, he is a strong hold of the party in this direction.