• Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Ogor wins Isoko Federal House Of Reps For 5th Time

Leo-ogor

INEC has declared the PDP candidate for Isoko Federal Constituency, Hon Leo Ogor as winner of the just concluded National Assembly election held on Saturday.

The Returning Officer for the Isoko Federal Constituency, Ashikadi Ego Edwin said Leo Ogor pulled a total of 34,000 votes to beat his closest rival, Joel Onowakpo Thomas of the APC who scored 23,553 votes.

has declared Mr. Leo Ogor the winner of the just concluded National Assembly elections for the 5th time in a roll.

Though the election of two wards, Olomoro Ward 6, and Umeh /Erowah Ward 8, were cancelled due to shortage of electoral voting materials.

Reacting to the victory, Hon Jay Ogor, younger brother to Leo Igor, said that he is happy that his elder brother won just as he dedicates the victory to Isoko people.

He said, “As a core founding member of the party, Leo Ogor anticidents speak for him, in Isoko, Delta State and Nigeria at larget

“He is not just an ordinary politician but an astute politician and he going back to the House shows that his works speak volumes. Leo track record in Isoko is spellbounding, it is not something you can just talk about overnight.

“He has a history, he is loved by his people and we see this as a precedents that others should emulate.

“Politics is not about gansterism, but about love, we must be able to share love and show to each other that our community matters, and we saw that no matter the circumstances, the community stood behind him and say yes, this is our candidate, with him we are satisfied.

Speaking further, Jay held that no matter the type of politics that we play, we are all brothers. Politics is a temporary thing, we are all brothers, Isoko is our fathers and mothers land.

“We cannot fight and for us to meet the aggrieved parties because some of those aggrieved are members of PDP.

“So, we need to sit down and find the way forward because we are one family and we also have a bigger election coming up and the Isoko people should expect greater things ahead.” Jay Ogor said.