The Lagos State chapter of the Ozoro Progressive Union (OPU) at the weekend advocated that the governorship or deputy governorship slot should be zoned Isoko nation in 2023. President of OPU, Kennedy Ozofere, said the Isoko people of Delta State have been politically supportive to other zones of the state since the advent of democratic governance over 20 years ago, without a commensurate political office in compensation for their support and tremendous assistance. “Isoko is one of the zones in the state that makes Delta State be what it is today. “We have now decided to take our destiny into our own hands and that is why we say, come 2023, either the governor or the deputy must emerge from Isoko and anything we do not accept anything short of that. They also appealed to Ibori to show the magnanimity he exhibited in ensuring that Governor Okowa emerged governor from Delta North and returned to office for a second term, insisting that he (Ibori) should give the same support to the Isoko to produce the next governor or deputy governor of the state.

Source: The Guardian February 03, 2020 03:33 UTC