ORUBEBE MEDIA HANDLER AUGUSTA AKUSU OSSAI MAY LEAVE IF TRANSPARENCY DISAPPEAR. All may not be well for the current moving train of Godsdey Orubebe if one of his staunch supporters in his media crew decides to make good her threat should what brought her into supporting the former Minister of Niger Delta takes a walk. In a chat with Elombah correspondent, Augusta Akusu-Ossai stated that “my question today is whether I think Orubebe Will bring the impact that made me to jeopardize my personal comfort to join this political train in bringing relief to the poor and down trodden and my answer is still YES! I actually appreciate journalists like you who seek to bring truth to the people. …..not those who throw dirt that is unsubstantiated. Of course I believe in government that is accountable, honest and transparent and rest assured that if I remain on Orubebe team I will ensure that transparency is the watch word” The US based attorney and former House of Representatives aspirant in Delta State under the Labor Party got quizzed by our reporter on what will happen should the things she claimed to stand for takes a walk out of Orubebe campaign and governance if he eventually sails through to the Dennis Osadebey House, to which she replied that she will quit Orubebe and his team as she cannot compromise her principle. Orubebe who is currently gunning for the Delta State governorship post by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not eligible to contest, as his Senatorial District, Delta South is already gearing up to complete her tenure under the leadership of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan. The governorship ambition of former minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, has suffered another set back as his Director of Media and Publicity, Chief Alex Ikpeazu resigns from Delta Peoples Forum. In another development Orubebe is generally perceived as a gossip monger, as well as someone who says one thing and does another. Issues of religion are seen by many as a cover-up for some of his nefarious activities ranging from womanising to intolerance of his subordinates. Only recently, one of his staunchest men from Delta Central – Chief Orido (who was one of the signatories to the petition against Chief E.K Clark), stated that Orubebe’s lies have become unbearable and suddenly, the man left his camp. A female Media aid and former girlfriend - Barrister Mary Agbajo is currently going about telling anyone who cares to hear, that Orubebe is a serial liar who lacks the competence and integrity to rule. She has echoed that Orubebe’s caucus is made up of greedy, arrogant and fetish persons, some of who are non-Deltans, who do not have the interest of Deltans at heart. There is bitter rivalry and confusion in the leadership of his NGO – Delta Peoples Forum and some of his Directors are helpless politicians who lack the courage to challenge his purposeless leadership style. Just a few days ago, one of the most pragmatic insiders and the Director of Media & Publicity of DPF – Chief Alex Ikpeazu suddenly resigned and has promised to hold a world press conference soon to elaborate on the reasons for his action. Feeler from across the state is that Ikpeazu’s press conference may finally nail Orubebe’s gubernatorial ambition and he may never recover if Ikpeazu sticks to his resignation because of the influence, doggedness and likeability of Ikpeazu by a large majority of Deltans – having performed creditably well as secretary of Delta Elders, Leaders and Stakeholders Forum for many years. Chief Oduaran from Ughelli South has just decamped from DPF siting Orubebe’s lies as one of the reasons for his decision and the list is getting longer. Jones Obuh on of orubebe fire brand has also resigned recently for lack of vision and integrity in the camp . It is speculated that by September this year, there would hardly be anyone left in DPF. Orubebe has put up a strong defence against these allegations, but he needs to do more to convince a majority of the Delta voting population that these assertions are malicious. Initially, he was feared by opponents because of his healthy Abuja connections (but now there is a strong rumour of a crack because of his unauthorised visit to Ibori in a London prison, where he was caught on camera kneeling down for the convict). He is also making a lot of personal consultations with some political heavy weights across the State and boasts that he is going to be the next Governor of Delta State even if everybody decamps from DPF. He also has a very robust synergy with the Leadership of the religious community in the state. STRENGTH – Has a charming and convincing personality using God as a front. WEAKNESS – Viewed as a pathological liar, he has a phobia for empowering people and this is his biggest undoing. Orubebe – a charming talker may BUY the PDP primaries with the tons of money he has stashed away with a proviso – only if he mends fences with Abuja, which is hampering on equity amongst the three senatorial districts.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 17:17:39 +0000