A Delta-born human and development advocate, Comrade Mulade Sheriff has called on governorship candidates of political parties in Delta State for the 2023 general elections to think of the welfare of the people rather than struggling to impose themselves at the polls.
Mulade, who is the Ibe-sorimawei of Gbaramatu Kingdom, made the call on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, while addressing newsmen in Lagos state on “building Delta State for effective development towards 2023 general elections ahead of official kick-off tomorrow”, charged the gubernatorial candidates to adhere strictly to the guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the Electoral Act of 2021.
He appealed to political parties and their candidates, especially those for the governorship race, to unveil their development plans to Deltans to enable them to make good decisions based on effective and realistic development plans.
He urged the candidates to place special emphasis on education, economy, environment, human resource development, employment and infrastructural development, amongst others, as they roll out their development blueprint.
Speaking on the poor state of development in Delta State, Mulade said the present infrastructural, economic, environmental and empowerment status of Delta State, clearly shows that the state is in dire need of individuals who are structurally minded with a strong passion for human and capital development of the state.
The renowned peace advocate strongly appealed to the governorship candidates to think and focus more on the welfare of the citizens rather than struggling to impose themselves on Deltans as political leaders in the state.
On who he thinks is the best governorship candidate for the state, the Non-State Actor boss of a renowned NGO, Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ) noted that Delta State needs a Governor with a passion for development, street leadership qualities and community-based knowledge that will enhance the state’s opportunities in businesses that will turn it into an industrial hub towards attracting investors and creating employment for the teeming youths, and women that will grow the economy like Lagos state.
Mulade advised the governorship candidates to work towards uniting all the aggrieved stakeholders in their parties to avoid violence and crisis in the 2023 elections.
He further advised all the candidates to desist from any act capable of undermining the need for the greater good and sustainable development of the state.
Deltans he advised should be wise and discerning in their efforts to chose individuals who genuinely yearn for the infrastructural and economic development of the state, come 2023.
