Kokori blames escalation of Ogboru, Omo-Agege feud on supporters

By Ovasa Ogaga,

Former labour leader and Members, Board of Trustees of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Frank Kokori, has blamed the escalations of the feud between the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege and the Delta State gubernatorial candidate of the party in the last election, Chief Great Ogboru on their supporters.

 

Chief Kokori, according to Vanguard report traced the cold war between both party chieftains dates back to the 2019 general elections, noting that several efforts for both leaders to mind fences has yielded little or no results because their supporters continue to fuel the crisis.

He, therefore, warned supporters of both leaders not to fan the embers of discord and stop stoking the flames of disunity which he said if not checkmated, will negatively affect the party in the state.

Chief Kokori noted that unless Ogboru and Omo-Agege finds a way to resolve their differences and work together ahead of 2023, APC may suffer worsen electoral fortune in Delta State.

According to him; “The issue started during the 2019 governorship election with the inability of Ogboru to get the required votes to win the election.

“Most of his supporters suspected that Omo-Agege did not play his expected role during the polls by mobilizing enough support for Great for the election.

“But I have been talking to both of them and that is why they do not come out to challenge or abuse themselves publicly because that is one of the strong advise I gave to them.

“I have been involved with them and have played the role of a father figure and have been reconciling them in my instances, but I feel the fire is being stoked by their supporters. That has always been the case and up till now, I have been doing my best in this regard.

“I am championing a peace move between both of them and I have done it more than three times even before the elections. But I have decided that both of them have to work together to uplift the party because if they both do not agree, it will affect the party.”