[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t was jubilation galore as political office holders in Oshimili North local government area of Delta State were called upon to emulate the good virtues of a renowned loyal and committed chieftain of the party, Hon. Austin OjeogbueNnabuife recently.
The call was made at an enlarged gathering of PDP supporters drawn from various communities of the local government area at the residence of the party chieftain at Ezukwu, Ibusa, where others also joined in the victory celebration of governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s re-election organized
by Hon. Nnabuife in collaboration with his over two hundred members of Aniocha/Oshimili Voters Assembly, a socio political PDP pressure group.
Some of those who spoke in an interview at the occasion included the chairman of PDP ward 4 Comr. Mike Nweke, the Woman Leader, Mrs. Ngozi Ojeashi, Mr. Sylvester Ulammor, the Chairman, Elders Council of the ward, Sir. Lawrence Chukwuma Nwaokocha, the Secretary, Rtd. Navy Captain Mike Okeze, the President General of Anyalobum community youth and Mr. Henry OnuohaOkafor who individually described Hon. Nnabuife as not only an exceptional party leader but also a rare politician that has over the years used his personal resources to support the growth of the party and its members at the unit, ward, state as well as senatorial and national levels.
Community leader and staunch members of the party from Illah, Ebu, Ukala and Aninwalo commended Nnabuife
for his overwhelming interest towards any PDP activities, stating that if other political leaders toe the lifestyle of the Aniocha/Oshimili founder and national coordinator, there is no doubt that the members especially the less privileged amongst them would be better placed in the society.
The speakers maintained that Hon. Nnabuife during his tenure as councilor that represented ward 4 comprising Ezukwu, Achalla and Ogboli Ibusa, he was never found wanting, rather, was seen and recognized as a committed,
trusted party leader that was always carrying every one along no matter how inconvenient such occasion might be to him.
The people noted further that apart from his tight and busy scheduled as the spokesman/representative of the Diokpa (village head) of his community, Ibusa, he was always engaged and played his roles towards contributing financially to the overall development of the immediate community and the entire town.
Others who spoke and poured encomium on Hon. Nnabuife
who is also the Special Assistant to the governor on Community Development include the representatives of the youth body of various quarters that make up the town, all with praises on him for being an exemplary leader and son of the area worthy of emulation while a cross section of the women folk including the widows, the vulnerable as well as the less privileged in the area, described Nnabuife as God sent and lover of his people and prayed that God and the ancestors of the community will continue to guide, protect and lift him higher.
The people also remarked that the Special Assistant to the governor during the just concluded elections of
candidates of the PDP single handedly financed the construction of bill boards hung at strategic areas of the local government for support of the governor Okowa, Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu and Hon. Princess Pat Ajudua as well as produced different sizes of T. shirts/caps to match, production of jingle advert placement on radio, television and newspaper propaganda informing and canvassing to the public on the need to cast their valid votes for all the candidates of the PDP while he in addition provided logistics to the electorate to enable them travel either to collect their PVCs and to feed during the exercise.
The people in their hundreds at the voting venue during the elections were not left out as they also benefited from the free food and drinks provided by Hon. Nnabuife in appreciation for their large turn out to cast their votes.
The news of Hon. Nnabuife’s philanthropic gesture spread like wild fire to all nook and crannies of the local government area as a result, his unit witnessed the highest number of vote cast in both at the Presidential and the governorship and House of Assembly elections.
It is, however, the opinion of these persons of Oshimili North including some political leaders in collaboration with this writer that Hon. Austin OjeogbueNnabuife with the help of God and recommendation of the power that be such like the person of Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi and others will continue to push ahead in recommending to the governor the need to further give higher appointment to Hon. Nnabuife so as to enable him do more for the party and the people just as they jointly commended the governor and his team for the appointment of Nnabuife as one of the Special Assistant on Community Development.
The people also commended the adhoc staff of INEC and members of the various security outfits for their good work during and after the elections which brought governor Okowa, Sen. Nwaoboshi, Hon. Elumelu, Hon. Pat Ajudua and all other PDP candidates as winners.