From Paul Osuyi, Asaba
Delta State chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Apostle Sylvanus Okorote, yesterday, yesterday urged other political parties in the state to support Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as the vice presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Describing Okowa’s vice presidential bid as valuable, Okorote said politicians, irrespective of political party affiliation, should see it as a state project.
Okorote gave the advice in Asaba while delivering a sermon during the inter-denominational thanksgiving service to mark the 31st anniversary of the creation of Delta State.
The cleric declared that Okowa brought glory to Delta in 2015 when he was sworn-in as the governor of the state.
Making reference to Moses in the Bible, Okorote said: “It takes one leader to bring the glory of God down. Wherever the glory of God comes down, there is a turning point.
“May 29, 2015, was when the glory of God came down on Delta. And now Delta has been given a valuable ticket for the vice president.
“I don’t see this ticket as Okowa’s, it is a ticket of Delta State. I recall when our brother (Ovie Omo-Agege) became the Deputy Senate President, Okowa rejoiced and celebrated. It is the glory of Delta State, and so it is with this ticket.”
For the ticket to fly, Okorote called for total support whether spiritual, physical and political, noting that Moses had his hands supported in the Bible.
According to him, those giving the spiritual support must strive to be clean for it to be acceptable unto God even as he stressed the need for total unity and continuous worship.
In his remarks, Governor Okowa who was represented by his deputy, Kingsley Otuaro, insisted that Delta remained an indivisible and indissoluble state, irrespective of politics.
He said his administration has delivered on the mandate, noting that the administration would continue to work until May 29, 2023.