The presidential aspiration of the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo has received a boost following his endorsement by the Delta Ijaw Traditional Rulers Forum.
The forum, led by His Royal Majesty (HRM), Elder Capt. (King) Dr Joseph I. Timiyan (Ebenanaowei of Ogulagha Kingdom) who doubles as the Chairman, of Delta Ijaw Traditional Rulers Forum, gave its total support to Prince Adebayo to actualise his ambition as president of Nigeria in 2023 even as the forum members prayed for him to succeed.
At the palace where the SDP presidential candidate, in the company of his entourage made up of Solomon Dalung, Ugochukwu Uba, Prof Femi Olufunmilade and Godwin Osigbeme went to seek royal blessing and support for his presidential aspirations in February, he addressed some of the issues that have dominated discussions with leaders and major stakeholders across the country and the state.
Some of the issues include the skewed political appointments against the people from the zone, crude oil theft, injustice against the people of the Niger Delta from where the wealth of the nation is taken to enrich the pockets of some individuals and cronies, an alleged plans by some politicians to buy votes, inability to pay salaries as well as the revamping of the agricultural sector to make the country’s economy self-sustaining.
According to Prince Adebayo, coming to Delta State was some sort of homecoming for him having begun his early life in Sapele, the administrative headquarter of the Sapele Local Government Area of the state.
Meanwhile, key highlights of the visit were the special royal prayer sessions laced with traditional invocations led by His Royal Majesty (HRM), King (Dr) Charles Ayemi Botu, the Pere of the Seimbiri Kingdom, who pledged total support for Adebayo’s election victory.
He expressed the belief that no matter what developmental strategies are put in place, without long-term solutions such as bringing justice, fairness and equity to the people and ensuring that a Southerner is enthroned as president in 2023, such efforts would always end up as short-lived.
“Truth is very important in the consciousness of the Ijaw people and the universe altogether. Before the royal parents, we pledge to you that what the Social Democratic Party is bringing to Nigeria, are not promises of highways”, Prince Adebayo stated.
He called on the people to vote for the SDP in the 2023 general elections for them to enjoy justice and the wealth of their land.