…As Dafinone storms Jesse, Oghara
The Delta Central Senatorial Candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC, Chief Ede Dafinone on Wednesday visited Ethiope West Local Government Council in Delta State in continuation of his campaign to sensitize and convince residents of Delta Central on the need to vote for him.
Chief Dafinone, who visited Jesse and Oghara, was received with a rousing welcome at the venues where hundreds of party leaders and faithful had converge to await his arrival.
In Jesse, the Coordinator of United Mandate for Dafinone (UMD), Comrade Godstime Otubu, described Dafinone as the hope of the Urhobos, saying “We are with you. We are going to take this campaign like Jehovah witnesses, we are going door to door and we are fully ready for the election”.
Otubu, who spoke amid applause from the crowd, reeled out how he first met the entrepreneur years ago and why he felt he deserve to represent the senatorial district.
“15 years ago when we worked for Chief Ede Dafinone and he did not win the primaries, he told me it is not only by attaining the Senate that you can give back to the society.
“He came up with the idea that we should empower youths in the area who would in turn empower others and since then he has continue to run the Dafinone foundation where thousands of persons has been empowered.
“That shows he is selfless leader who has the interest of Urhobos at heart. He is the Urhobos hope” before urging the people of Ethiope West to vote for Dafinone, reiterating the need for Urhobos to get it right this time
Dafinone on his part while addressing the huge crowd called on them to vote Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu for President, Sen Ovie Omo-Agege for Governor. He read out both Candidates achievements, emphasizing that Ethiope West should expect what is due to them if he, Hon Halims Agoda and the APC House of Assembly candidate, Blessing Achoja emerges in 2023.
In Oghara, where the former NEXIM board member addressed a crowd of over 3,000 party faithful and leaders, Dafinone read out his qualifications amidst thunderous applause and told them that the power is in their hands “the power is yours, the days of election rigging are gone, that is why we say you are the people to make a choice, you must choose the right person so that we can change our lives” he told the crowd.
Dafinone was welcome by leaders of the party in Oghara, youth leaders, artisans and hundreds of admirers who kept shouting “Obama, Obama”
Dafinone was accompanied by his Campaign Director General, Chief Adelabu Bojo, Chief Barr Abel Idigu, Dr Patrick Akamovba, Engr Sodje, Mrs Iriri, Pastor Mrs Ovasa, Hon S.O Amami, Chief Daniel Okotete, and many others too numerous to mention.
