Purported UPU endorsement of PDP, Atiku, Okowa or Sheriff is fake news -Deputy PG, Chief Ominimini

The 3^rd Deputy President General of the Urhobo Apex Social Cultural Organization, Urhobo Progress Union, UPU-World Wide, Chief Ominimini Obiuwevbi has debunked reports in the section of the media, particularly social media that the National Executive of the body has endorsed the PDP Presidential Candidate and Delta PDP Gubernatorial Candidate.

He also described the news purported endorsement of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, his running mate, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa and Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori as not only a misnomer but a fake news.

Chief Obiuwevbi, in a press statement personally signed by him, said the news report was a mere political propaganda from the pit of hell, crafted to portray the name of UPU and the PG in a bad light, noting that those behind it have failed woefully.

He therefore, called on Urhobo Sons and Daughters World Wide, Deltans and the country at lager to disregard and discard the poorly crafted propaganda material, because both the President General and other National Executive members which include people with party affiliations to APC, PDP, and others never took such decision, rather the body offered prayer to the candidates as expected of them.

The statement read: “The Nigerian Public, Deltans and mostly Urhobos should disregard any report that the revered Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, the Apex Social Cultural Organization of the Urhobo People World Wide had endorsed PDP, Atiku, Okowa and Sheriff. There was nothing like that, not even near it. This is nothing but a mere political propaganda from the pit of hell.

The Social media report credited to the Facebook page of one Ejiro Ogidigben is meant to portray the name of UPU and the PG in a bad light but they have failed woefully as such style is nothing but old fashion.

“At the visit of Mr Sheriff Oberevwori and PDP to UPU yesterday, both PDP and APC members in the UPU National Executive were present. Infact, the PG, Chief Ese Gam Owe drew the attention of the visitors to this.

“So, I make bold to say and keep all Urhobos and Deltans inform that the President General does not even know Akiku Abubakar talkless of endorsing him.

Infact, UPU did not make any such endorsement. This fake news should be highly disregarded and taken as “a carry talk”

We could be recalled that the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege had visited the UPU National Exco under the leadership of Chief Moses Tiga where the UPU prayed for him to succeed in his bid to become the next Governor of Delta State.

The then, President General said that at the visit: “UPU is proud of the achievement of the DSP in infrastructural development of Urhobo Nation given the number of projects ha has attracted from the Federal Government”.

The DSP also had earlier visited all Urhobo traditional Rulers at the palace of the Ohworodo of Olomu. Infacct, the Orodje of Okpe on that auspicious occasion eulogized the achievement of Omo-Agege with respect to the reopening of the Osubi airport.

Even early February 2023, the same DSP also visited the council of the 24 Urhobo kingdoms President Generals led by Chief Notoma where he was prayed for to succeed in his bid to takeover from Gov Okowa as the Next Governor of Delta State.

Without mincing words, DSP Ovie Omo-Agege is 10 steps ahead of others in consultation, knowledge, achievements, acceptabilities and above all, he is scientifically accomplished and has the fear of God, and even at that he was prayed for.