Disruption of medical outreach: Okowa’s resort to hooliganism, unfortunate — Support Group
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Peter Obi Network has lambasted the governor of Delta state, Mr Ifeanyi Okowa over the abrupt disruption of a medical outreach organised by the Medics 4 Good Governance in collaboration withDoctors 4 Peter Obi in Ogbogologo market, Delta State
News Band reports that the free medical outreach was abruptly disrupted after the chairman of Oshimili South Local Government Area of the State, Obi Kelvin Ezenyili sent the market chairman and representatives from the council headquarters to enforce the immediate stoppage.
The Support Group in a statement by its Director, Strategic Communication, Onwuasoanya FCC Jones accused governor Okowa of resorting to hooliganism when he was supposed to be grateful to the medical professionals who tasked themselves to provide useful health interventions to the citizenry.
The statement reads, “The Peter Obi Support Network regretfully alert Nigerians to the irresponsible resort to hooliganism by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State as he sent his thugs to disrupt a free medical outreach organised by Diasporan Medics For Good Governance in conjunction with Doctors 4 Peter Obi in Ogbonologo market in Asaba, Delta State.
“Governor Okowa who is also the vice-presidential candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party reportedly sent a group of thugs led by the Chairman of Oshimili South LGA of the State, Mr. Kelvin Obi Ezenyili gave no valid reason for stopping hundreds of anxious citizens, who are victims of Okowa’s poor governance from accessing a free medical intervention organised by responsible professionals whose only aim is to meet the medical needs of these Deltans.
“It is rather unfortunate that instead of showing gratitude to these selfless medical professionals who tasked themselves to provide useful health interventions to the citizenry, Governor Okowa chose to exhibit his reckless wickedness by disrupting the exercise.
“We understand that Okowa’s action is a reflection of his Party’s electoral insecurity and a demonstration of their frustration with their clear and loud rejection by all classes of Nigerians who have made no pretentions about their preference for the Labour Party as the vehicle to birth good governance and rescue them from years of mindless dictatorship and reckless rape of their commonwealth, accentuated by an inexplicable dearth of public amenities and any semblance of good governance.
“Governor Okowa must be advised that a resort sheer hooliganism and deployment of unlawful force cannot stop the people’s resolve to take back their country and enthrone good governance across board.
“In line with the character and philosophy of the incoming President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Mr Peter Obi and in keeping with the guiding principle of the ObiDatti Campaign, members of Labour Party in Delta State, volunteers and our supporters from across different political leanings have restrained themselves from responding in kind to Okowa’s thugs as they conducted themselves in the most responsible manner, even in the face of unwarranted provocations by PDP’s thugs.
“We enjoin all our members, especially, delegates attending the Southeast/SouthSouth Summit for Peter Obi, to continue to conduct themselves well and to use the provided channels to inform us, promptly, of any threat or acts of intimidation from any quarters.”
