A prominent leader of the Ijaw nation and Prime Minister of Tuomo Kingdom in Burutu Local Government area, Delta State, Chief Mike Loyibo, hasappealed to all Urhobo and Ijaw to exercise patience and wait for the outcome of the prayer of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on who should succeed him come 2023. Loyibo made the plea when Delta Central 2023, DC-23, led by Chief Ighoyota Amori, paid him a visit in his Tuomo country-home on Saturday to solicit the support of the Ijaw nation for Urhobo governorship quest. He said Governor Okowa, as a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, has a role to play on who succeeds him in 2023 and still seeking God’s face. But the Ijaw Governorship is rooted in every Ijaw man. Loyibo, who also feasted over 3,000 persons including traditional chiefs across Ijaw nation in a ceremony to mark Governor Okowa’s 62nd birthday in the same occasion, appealed for patience.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 11, 2021 20:26 UTC