Why I Attended Thanksgiving Service Held To Mark Gov Oborevwori’s 1st Year In Office-  Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas

Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, who represents Delta South ,  has submitted that he is though a member of the APC , he however considered it important to honour Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s invitation to attend the thanksgiving held to mark his first year in office in Asaba.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that Thomas said this on Sunday while talking to journalists during the thanksgiving service in question.

The senator urged politicians in the country to shun primitive politics, where the opposition is considered to be an enemy while expressing the need for  them to emulate the disposition of President Bola Tinubu, who has appointed members of the opposition to his cabinet.

He said, ‘First, let me correct one thing: I am a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I am not a senator for only APC members in my senatorial district but a senator for APC, PDP and all other parties. I am to represent all and bring the dividends of democracy to our people.

Oborevwori extending invitation to all the senators from Delta state, irrespective of their political leaning, is the smartest and wisest thing that he has done.

It would be very timid and very disrespectful of me to have turned down such an invitation, though we are from different political divides.

Note also that the governor of Delta state is the governor to everyone in Delta state and I do not think he is governor to only those who are PDP members.

Moreover, I am a senator today because Delta state exists. I am also a critical stakeholder in Delta state. For emphasis sake, I represent one-third of the state and my other two colleagues from Delta state represent two-thirds of the state.

As an APC member, I should imitate my APC supreme leader in the person of His Excellency, Bola Tinubu, the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who is so broad-minded in not only relating with members of the opposition but even appointing His Excellency, Nyesom Wike, as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, because he recognized the fact that he is the president of everyone in Nigeria’.

The senator also  commended  the governor for being broad -minded like the president while noting that he also needs to appoint opposition members to government positions.

 ‘I am waiting for the day he will appoint credible members of the opposition party to his cabinet.

I also want to say that I am not aware of the president giving a directive to any MDA to pass all Federal Government intervention programmes through only APC members, rather all intervention programmes are routed through the various state governors, irrespective of their political affiliation. And this is the way to go’ he said-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you