Edwin Clark, an elder statesman and Ijaw leader, has accused Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of diverting state resources to the campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate for 2023, Atiku Abubakar.
Clark alleged on Arise News on Wednesday that Okowa abandoned the South Governors by becoming Atiku’s running mate for the 2023 presidential race.
He called Okowa a traitor and a cunning guy after the 17 southern governors agreed to oppose any party that nominated a northern presidential candidate in their primaries ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
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He said: “Let me tell you the reason why the whole of southern Nigeria regards Okowa as a traitor. Let me tell you, he is a betrayer. Okowa volunteered to host a meeting of the 17 governors of the south. He provided accommodation for every one of them.
“He provided his secretariat, I know the person who was the secretary to the government at the time. They were there, they drafted the communique supervised by him and gave it to Akeredolu to read. He read it, then they all went to Lagos to confirm it, they went to Enugu to confirm it, not knowing that the same Okowa was spending our money for Atiku. I asked him in my letter to answer it.
“The delegates of the PDP primary, who did they vote for? Did they vote for Wike or Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom? They all voted for Atiku. So, he deceived his colleagues that we should produce the president from the south only to team up with Atiku to betray us. All the governors know about that. He is a man who is very ambitious, quiet and gives a wrong impression about himself that he is a very good man. Very crafty man.”
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