ONELGA: Group Seeks LG Chairmanship Slot

The people of Usomini zone in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, have lamented the gross marginalization and lack of opportunity to produce an elected council chairman in the area since the inception of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government in 1999.
The President, Rivers State Women in Politics, Hon Chibuzor Victoria Adiela stated this in an exclusive interview with The Tide in Omoku, headquarters of the Local Government Council, recently.
According to her, the Local Government Area made up of six zones has Omoku, Igburu, and Egi which falls under Constituency One while Usomini, Egbema and Ndoni are in Constituency Two in the local government.
Adiela said, since the inception of PDP government in ONELGA in 1999, five zones in the area have had their turn to produce an elected council chairman once or twice with only the Usomini zone being left behind.
She stressed that Usomini zone has qualified, vibrant, trusted, amiable and tested persons of proven integrity who have worked tirelessly for PDP since 1999 but noted that all efforts made to have any of their sons and daughters elected into the position of the council chairman have been abortive.
Adiela, who was a Councillor for Usomini Ward Five recalled that in 1999-2002, Igburu zone produced an elected council chairman who handed over to another elected council chairman from Omoku zone, pointing out that Igburu and Omoku zones are under the same constituency one.
She stressed that successive PDP governments are popular for effective delivery of democratic dividends, adding that it would be vital for the party hierarchy in ONELGA in particular and Rivers State at large to once more demonstrate its goodwill by giving Usomini people the opportunity to produce council chairman in the forth-coming Local Government election in the state.

Sunny Ajie