The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus, has described former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, as a unifying factor in the country.
According to him, it was necessary, therefore to celebrate him.
Secondus was quoted as speaking on the occasion of the grand reception organised in Ibori’s honour at Ovwor-Olomu in Ughelli South local government area of Delta on Saturday.
It would be recalled that Ibori spent about five years in prison in the United Kingdom over cases of money laundering.
He returned to Nigeria after serving his prison term.
In the statement issued by the press office of the Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, Secondus was said to have declared: “Ibori must be celebrated because he is a man of the people not just in Delta State but across the nation.
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“Today, he is a factor in this country. On behalf of the masses of our country, we salute you, we salute your courage because you are a man who believes in the struggle of the party.”
He described Ibori further as one who had built a political structure that was envied across the nation.
“Delta State remains the only state in the nation that has a stability in political succession. It remains the only state where all the governors that have ruled the state are still members of the PDP,” he added.
On his part, Governor Okowa praised Ibori for laying the foundation of development in Delta State.
At the occasion were former Governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, and Okowa.
