Rita Enemuru, Reporting
ACE environmentalist, peace advocate and National Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for Warri Federal Constituency in the 2027 general elections, Chief Sheriff Mulade, PhD, has said the constituency needs a competent and capable representative who can effectively present its demands before the National Assembly.
Mulade stated this on Thursday at the official unveiling, flag-off and stakeholders’ engagement for the 2027 election held at Tobiz Villa Centre, Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State.
He said the forthcoming election should be decided on the competence, capacity and ability of candidates to deliver, rather than on loyalty to political parties.
Mulade said he was confident in his ability to provide what he described as quality representation for the people of Warri Federal Constituency, adding that his engagement with traditional rulers, community leaders, youth leaders, women and other stakeholders was part of efforts to build collective support for his candidacy.
He said the constituency had important economic and strategic assets, including major oil and gas companies, the Nigerian Navy, Escravos Terminal, Warri Port and Koko Port, which he said required greater government attention.
“The 2027 general election is an election for capacity, competence and for those with abilities. It is for those who are pacesetters,” Mulade said.
The NDP candidate said, amid a mammoth crowd from the three major ethnic nationalities in the Constituency, that if elected, he would work with the local, state and Federal Governments to secure greater attention and development for the constituency.
He also promised to ensure that the concerns and demands of the people were raised at the National Assembly, saying the voice of Warri would be heard in the Green Chambers.
“Come 2027, we will give them quality representation in the National Assembly. We also assured them that come 2027, while we are in the Green Chambers, the voice of Warri will be heard. The quest and demands of Warri will be heard,” he said.
Mulade urged eligible voters to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), describing them as instruments through which citizens could exercise their right and authority to choose their representatives.
“Your voters card is your right to vote, your power to vote and your authority to speak,” he said.
The NDP State Chairman, Comrade Emeka Pitekwu, said the party selected Mulade from about 15 aspirants after identifying what he described as the capacity required to represent the constituency.
Pitekwu said the party was confident that Mulade would win the election and represent both the NDP and the people of Warri Federal Constituency effectively.
“We chose him because we see capacity in him. We as the party, we have the belief that he will win and present us very well in the Warri Federal Constituency,” he said.
The party’s Political Women Leader, Tina Sunday, said women in Warri South had decided to support Mulade because of his character and his disposition towards people from different ethnic groups.
She described him as a benevolent man who had a good heart for the various tribes and ethnic groups in Warri and Delta State.
“He is a benevolent man that has a good heart for all the tribes and ethnic groups in Warri, Delta State,” Sunday said.
A representative of the Itsekiri nationality, Frank Ogudje, also declared his support for Mulade, saying he believed the candidate would represent the constituency effectively if elected.
Ogudje said Mulade would not abandon the people who supported his election after assuming office.
“He is not somebody that will fail the people of Warri Federal Constituency,” he said.
