Elder statesman and leader of the South-South region, Chief Edwin Clark is red hot and has vented his anger on the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors.

Clark expressing his dissatisfaction via a letter, wrote; “I observe with disgust and disappointment the continuous role of governors and former governors both of APC and PDP who use their influences and state resources to undermine their parties. Those governors and their predecessors in office dictate to the elected officials and overrule the party decisions.”

“This act is unhealthy, unconstitutional, unacceptable and nauseating. This is a battle I have been fighting since 2011. It is the right of Dr. Uduaghan, a very distinguished son of the area to aspire and run for the office in question, it must be recognised, however, that his ambition, and as a matter of fact, that of any other person, must not be allowed to infringe on the rights of others.”

“This, especially in a culturally diverse environment such as Delta South. For the avoidance of doubt, let me bring to your attention that the present ward delineation stands as follows: Ijaw – 42 wards, Isoko- 24 wards, Itsekiri – 17 wards and Urhobo- six wards.”

“Gladly, aspirants from the groups have shown interest, the best your party could do in such circumstance is to ensure that no aspirant is given preferential standing above the others. They should be allowed to consult, negotiate and reach out to all the stakeholders openly and transparently.”

“This is the only way to maintain the peace and inter-ethnic harmony in the area and deepen democracy at the local level.”