Ahead of September 11th Isoko South 1 By-election in Delta State it appears that APC Delta State are yet to learn their lessons as some of their Leaders have opted to support a different Candidate in one of the Opposition Political Parties in the State.
It is being alleged that while some groups perceived to be DSP Omoagege’s faction were busy conducting Primaries in Isoko South, the Hon. Minister of State, Labour & Employment, Festus Kayamo, had allegedly gone ahead to negotiate with the National Chairman of SDP in a bid to secure the Party’s Ticket for his preferred candidate, MC Paul Emumena Michael.
Kayamo allegedly vowed that he will do everything within his powers to secure victory for the SDP candidate, pleaded with the SDP National Chairman to negotiate with other Opposition Political Parties through their National headquarters to secure their forms and support SDP and his Candidate MC Paul Michael In achieving a common goal.
When reporters contacted one of the APC Leaders in the state( name withheld) who spoke in confidence allegedly confirmed in a telephone conversation saying: “Fine! from your question you may not be far from the truth.
“We all know that MC Paul is a good and popular candidate who can beat any other party in Isoko South 1 including anybody that PDP is bringing as a Candidate but for me it’s quite a pity and unfortunate with the recent development in Isoko South 1 By-election.”
This shows that APC Delta State maybe heading towards electoral doom, he posited.
He was alleged to have further stated that they made efforts to stop the MC Paul from going to SDP but it seems his hand are tied.
He further revealed that the Minister is not alone in this as they gathered that it was a gang up with the likes of Victor Ochei and Great Ogboru to disgrace the DSP Omoagege.
At the time of filing this report, all efforts to reach Festus Kayamo, the candidate of SDP and even DSP Omoagege proved abortive.
There are several unconfirmed reports of serious rumbles within the APC and Deltans are left to wonder what exactly is amiss.
Meanwhile, the byelection is running the political temperature of Delta State so high at the moment as the political bigwigs in the state consider it a test run for the 2023 governorship election.
