Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, don give one strong directive wey dey shake political appointees for di state. Di governor order all political appointees wey get mind to contest for di 2027 general elections to resign dia appointment before March 31, 2026. Dis order na serious matter wey dey follow di law and electoral timetable.
Di directive come out through one statement wey di Secretary to di State Government, Dr. Kingsley Eze Emu, sign. According to di statement, di order dey based on Section 88(1) of di Electoral Act, 2026. Dis section of di law talk say political appointees wey wan contest for election must resign before dem go fit participate for party primaries. Di order also dey follow di timetable wey Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) release for party primaries.
Governor Oborevwori directive cover all political appointees wey dey plan to participate for party primaries or seek nomination for any elective office for 2027. Di list of affected officials include Honourable Commissioners, Advisers, Directors-General, Executive Assistants to di Governor, Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants, Personal Assistants, and all oda political appointees wey dey work under di state government.
Di affected officials get instruction to submit dia resignation letters through di Office of di Secretary to di State Government. Dem also suppose hand over dia duties to di most senior career officers for dia Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). Dis process na to make sure say government work no go suffer while di appointees dey pursue dia political ambitions.
According to di New Media Office of di Governor, di main reason for dis order na to prevent conflicts of interest. When political appointees dey use government position and resources to pursue dia personal political ambitions, e fit create problem and no dey fair to oda contestants. Di governor want make sure say all political activities for Delta State dey follow di electoral laws wey dem write for Nigeria.
Di statement from di state government warn say any political appointee wey no comply with dis directive go automatically disqualify from contesting for di 2027 elections. Dis na serious warning wey show say di governor no dey play with dis matter. Di deadline of March 31, 2026, mean say affected appointees get less than two weeks to make dia decision and submit dia resignation letters.
Political observers for Delta State say dis directive go affect plenty politicians wey dey currently work as appointees under Governor Oborevwori administration. Some of dese appointees don already start dia underground campaign for various positions wey dem want contest for 2027. Now, dem get tough choice to make: eida dem resign from dia appointments to pursue dia political ambitions, or dem stay for dia current positions and forget about contesting for 2027.
Dis development na part of di political calculations wey dey happen as Nigeria dey prepare for di 2027 general elections. Many states dey expect similar directives as political parties go soon start dia primaries to select candidates for various positions. Di Electoral Act, 2026, clearly state di requirements for political appointees wey want contest, and Delta State na one of di first states to implement dis provision seriously.
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, wey become governor in 2023, show say e dey serious about following due process and electoral laws. Dis directive fit also dey part of political strategy to control who dey contest for various positions under di Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wey dey control Delta State. By forcing appointees to resign early, di governor get better chance to influence di selection of candidates for different positions.
Di coming weeks go show how many political appointees go comply with dis directive. Some fit resign to pursue dia political ambitions, while odas fit choose to remain in dia current positions. Dis development go definitely shape di political landscape of Delta State as dem dey prepare for di 2027 elections.
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