As the political atmosphere in Delta State gradually gathers storm preparatory to the 2015 elections and with his recent declaration of intention to run for the governorship, more Deltans and friends of Delta State at the weekend declared their support for renowned legal practitioner and human rights activist, Barrister Festus Keyamo.
Among those who endorsed his candidature was anti-corruption campaigner and former member of the House of Representatives, Otunba Dino Melaye, who tweeted to his numerous friends and well wishers of Delta State, urging them to support their own.
Melaye said “the time for change has come and it is now.”
On Saturday, the ancient town of Ughelli literarily stood still as hundreds of people from various walks of life across the different local government areas joined members of the Delta Forces United, Ughelli North chapter, to show solidarity and express their support for Keyamo’s governorship ambition.
The gubernatorial aspirant and founder of DFU, a platform he is using to actualize his political ambition, also used the occasion of the town hall meeting held at Ekiagbon Hall, Ughelli, to declare that he has the structures to fight the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the state.
This assertion came in what can be described as an apparent response to statements credited to some PDP leaders in Delta State, who were of the opinion that he lacked the structure to pursue his 2015 gubernatorial ambition.
Keyamo, who reminded members of the PDP in Delta State that he made his name outside Asaba, the state capital, declared that there was nothing the opposition had that he has not got.
In his words: “We have no link with the treasury in Asaba.
“We made our name outside Asaba.
“There is nothing they have that we do not have.
“I have the structures to fight for the opposition in Delta State.
“We will not allow them rig our votes again.”
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