By Onome Oghenetega
Last minutes campaign embarked upon by leaders of the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress including Olorogun O’tega Emerhor has fished President Muhammadu Buhari an additional 300,000 votes aside the 400,000 earlier promised by the Mainstream Delta APC.
This is even as the people of Delta Central Senatorial District on Thursday promised to delivered President Buhari in Saturday’s election in the state.
The campaign rallies organised by Mainstream Delta APC in conjunction with PSC, GOGAN, BYO and other Buhari support groups also stormed the streets of Delta in a road walk to mobilise Deltans to vote for the re-election of Buhari.
The Chief Cyril Ogodo-led Delta APC in a last minutes move engaged on street walk in 270 wards with the newly inaugurated the Buhari 4000 canvassers to campaign to sensitize Deltans and boost Buhari and APC votes.
The street walk/campaign saw leaders and members of the Mainstream Delta APC across the 25 local government areas of the state simultaneously troop out in their numbers dancing and sharing flyers and urging electorates to vote President Buhari and APC.
Speaking at his country home of Evwreni in Ughelli North Ward 8, the leader of APC in Delta State Olorogun Emerhor charged Deltans to vote for Buahri, noting that the APC-led government has brought a lot of development to the Niger Delta, Delta state and Evwreni the appointments of their sons into key positions.
Emerhor, addressing a mammoth crowd who throng the campaign venue and palace of the Ovie Evwreni said that Buhari has done well and therefore deserves another four years to consolidate on his achievements.
According to him, Buhari needs more time to fix Nigeria and set it on a path of progress and rapid development.
“On Saturday poll, every vote in Evwreni is for Buahri, because he has stood by us and has brought a lot of development to Niger Delta, Delta state and particularly the Urhobo nation, therefore he deserves our votes.
The newly appointed Executive Director, Project, NDDC, Engr (Dr) Samuel Adjogbe told the people that a vote for Buhari is a vote for him, stressing that if they want him to continue to attract development to Delta, they have to vote massively for Buahri.
The Director General of Buhari 4000 canvassers in Delta State and former DG of News Agency of Nigeria, Chief Imma Niboro while speaking at Out-Jeremi in Ughelli South said that it would be a sweet victory for President Buhari comes on Saturday because a lot of work has been done.
According to him; “with the work we have done so far, President Buhari will get substantial votes in Delta come on Saturday, we are very confident of