Clark to Delta Guber Aspirants: My House is a 'Political Mecca' But Don’t Use My Name or Uduaghan’s Name to Campaign

....Says era of imposition, endorsement over

Elder statesman and South South Leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark has said that his house has turn a 'Political Mecca' of sort to those seeking for his blessing to be governor of Delta state come 2015.

He however warned that such visitors should not dare to use his name or that of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan to campaign as if they have been endorsed as the party’s candidate.

Clark said that all those nursing the ambition of becoming the governor of Delta state next year should rather use the names of the electorates saying that the practices of imposition and godfathers' endorsement would no longer work in the state.

The Ijaw foremost leader spoke on Thursday at Kiagbodo country home in Burutu council area of the state when one of the governorship aspirants on the platform of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP), Sir Tony Obuh, visited him.

Clark, advised politicians in the state not to live with the illusion that they could ride on any godfather's back to governorship position

He warned politicians seeking elective offices, especially governorship, to desist from dragging either his name or that of Uduaghan, into their ambitions as the candidate of the party for the upcoming election would only be a product of a transparent primary contest by all aspirants.

According to him, his house has turn like a political Mecca of sort to those seeking for his blessing to be governor which according to him is one of the ingredients of democracy.

He said that at the need of the day, only one person amongst the numerous persons who have indicated interest will be governor of the state come 2015.  

“As I said, let us have one family. All my children want to be governor. All of them cannot be. Only one can be. Are we going to fight?

So if you chose one you are bias. So what is there is let them go for the test, the arena where primary will be held and the most popular one will win and others will support.

The era of imposition is gone, the era of endorsement is gone so nobody should use the Governor’s name and no aspirant should use my name.

"There should be no intimidation, there should be no fighting, there should be no acrimony, and there should be no insult.

“You have your programme as you have stated, let others have their programme.

"So once again you are welcome, I have accepted you as my son and you will have my blessing to go out and explain to the people of Delta whom you are and what you stand for.

“If anybody tells you that I do not like you, I am against you, that is a lie", he said.