A Communique Issued By Ward 4 and Ward 5 Chairmanship Aspirants EKELGA

In respect of the fact that ward 4 and ward 5 have been denied of both appointed and elective positions since the creation of Ekeremor Local Government Area, and particularly in this restoration government. On this basis, the stakeholders of ward 4 and ward 5 unanimously resolved and issued a communiqués as follows:

1.     That, the Ekeremor Local Government Chairmanship position should be given to any of the chairmanship aspirants from ward 4 or ward 5. Moreso, whoever that is nominated from either ward 4 or ward 5 will have the total support from the other chairmanship aspirants.

2.     That, the reason why the stakeholders demand that the chairmanship position should be given to ward 4 or ward 5 is stated clearly in the information below.

WARDS THAT PRODUCED ELECTED CHAIRMEN AND CARETAKER CHAIRMEN IN CONSTITUENCY 1 EKELGA

WARD	COMMUNITIES	NAMES OF ELECTED CHAIRMEN PRODUCED	NAMES OF CARETAKER CHAIRMEN PRODUCED
WARD 1	ISAMPOU AND AYAMASA	R.J. ETOLO     2006-2009	ALBENNY ROBERT EYIROROKUMOR                   2009
WARD 2	ALEIBIRI (OKIDIWARI & OPUKIDI QUARTERS	HINKS DUMBO            1996-1997	CLETUS EKPEBIDE 2004
WARD 3	ALEBIRI (GBEGBAWARI & AKPENZIGHA QUARTERS)	DONALD DAUNEMUGHA                2004-2006	FEMONE TOBY 2003/2004      AND DONALD DAUNEMUGHA          2009
WARD 4	ANGALAOWEIGBENE, OGBOGBENE AND TIETIEGBENE	NONE	NONE
WARD 5	LALAGBENE, ADIEGBE, OGBOSUWARI, KUNOU AND ADAGBABIRI	NONE	NONE

SPREAD OF THE CURRENT POLITICAL OFFICES IN CONSTITUENCY 1

Ward 1:      A       Three Special Advisers to the Governor

                   B       Chairmen SIEC (resigned)

                   C       One SSA to the Governor

                   D       Political Sec. To Ekeremor L.G.A. Council

Ward 2:      A       State House of Assembly Member

                   B       Chairmen, State Scholarship Board

                   C       Member, Bayelsa State Polytechnic Governing Board

                   D       Chairman SIEC (screened)

Ward 3:       A      Cabinet Commissioner

                   B       1 Member, NDU Governing Council

                   C       Chairman L.G.A. Education Authority

                   D       1 Special Adviser To The Governor

Ward 4:                          None

Ward 5:                None

PREVIOUS POLITICAL APPOINTMENT BY THE RESTORATION GOVERNMENT IN ISAMPOU WARD 1

1.     1 Cabinet Commissioner

Based on the information above, it could be inferred that ward 4 and ward 5 had been intoto denied of appointed and elective positions since the creation of Ekeremor Local Government Area. In other words, the aforementioned wards have been politically enslaved for decades and it calls for attention.

It is also enshrined in section 7 (3) (c) of the constitution of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as amended in 2017 stated thus: “adhering to the policy of rotation and zoning of party and the public elective offices in pursuance of the principle of equity, justice and fairness”

By the provision of the PDP constitution as regard rotation and zoning of party and public elective offices, ward 1, ward 2 and ward 3 ought not to produce the chairmanship candidate of PDP for the forthcoming Local Government Chairmanship Election from Constituency 1 in Ekeremor Local Government Area as it has been shown in the table above.

3.     That, if  ward 4 and ward 5 is still denied of the chairmanship position in the forth-coming local government chairmanship election, the stakeholders of the aforementioned wards will have every cause to believe that they don’t have a sense of belonging in this restoration government.

4.     That, having seen the level of deprivation and denial in the information above, and any attempt to deny ward 4 or ward 5 of the chairmanship position is tantamount to keeping the people of the said wards in perpetual political slavery.

5.     That, the stakeholders and the good people of ward 4 and ward 5 shall be very grateful, if this communiqué is duly considered by the restoration government.