From Joe Obukata Ogbodu, Warri
National Coordinator of Foundation for Rights Advocate, Comrade Tega Shalokpe, has explained why she is at loggerhead with a former Senior Special Assistant to Delta Governor on Civil Society and NGOs, Mr. Victor Ojei who recently described the governor’s defection as a coup against Delta State electorates.
Ojei had recently resigned his appointment after the official defection of Oborevwori’ which he described as coup against the people of Delta State and called on People’s Democratic Party (PDP) members, pro-democracy, civil society groups to rise against the Governor’s led All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State.
But in her reaction, yesterday, Shalokpe, reiterated that Ojei lacked moral justification to oppose Governor Oborevwori’s defection.
According to her, Ojei had no issue with his political leader’s defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) but was now raising complains when it came to the turn of Oborevwori.
“We know all your plans. The plot by your principal to become governor of the state, not through elections but courts. I will assure you it won’t work”, she said.
Comrade Shalokpe wondered why Ojei fondly know as ‘Wong Box’ was using right activism to hood wink Deltans for his and his leaders personal interests which she vowed to frustrate.
“He has been trying to capture some persons in this state into their own selfish interests, which are knowingly to him. That we already know. All their hidden agendas. We know their plans And I want him to take this message to his principal that we know what they are up to. It can never happen.
“You cannot deceive the public to satisfy your Principal. You cannot deceive the people for your selfish interest. Wong Box”, she added.
Shalokpe berated the former governor’s aide for claiming to have resigned his appointment because of insecurity wondering why he didn’t take that decision before now.
“Ojei claimed he was resigning because of insecurity but where was he when herdsmen were terrorizing people in their communities in Abraka, Aghalopke, Uvwheru and other areas.
“Wongbox where were you when Comrade Kelly Efemena Umukoro went to visit some of the affected places that was suffering from the herdsmen attack. Places like Abraka, Ughelli, Uvwheru, Agadama and other places. Wongbox where were you?
“You did not resign for them. You did not speak up for them. You did not go there to visit them.
“You should have been a human right activist for all and not for some particular persons. And if you are a human right activist for all, you would have resigned a long time ago, even before the defection of Governor Oborevwori to APC”, she added.
Shalokpe noted that when his principal, defected from PDP before Governor Oborevwori, he did not complain and now he is making issues. Why?”, she queried.
She maintained that the human rights body were with the Governor’s decision to defect to APC for the benefit of the people of Delta State adding ” I and our colleagues in the human rights body are solidly behind him”.