On Tuesday, irate youths from the Oko Community blocked the Peoples Democratic Party’s Ward-to-Ward campaign train in the Delta North Senatorial District, claiming that the politicians only make false political promises.
Due to his failure to address community issues as a lawmaker over the years, the youngsters in their numbers specifically stopped Ndudi Elumelu, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, from accessing the neighbourhood.
To calm the emotions of irrepentant adolescents, senatorial candidate Ned Nwoko had to work after hours.
The young people bemoaned the challenges the community had endured over the years as they grudgingly listened to Nwoko.
Speaking on behalf of the group, the youth leader said the community is tired of fake promises from politicians.
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“Since 1999, PDP had been coming here to campaign but after elections they never remember Oko community. No road, no electricity among others social amenities.
“We have been voting for this PDP in all elections but nothing to show for it. Elumelu had been coming and making fake promises.
“And he is coming again to deceive us for fourth time, that’s our anger and we don’t want such promises again,” the youth leader said.
The youths however, compelled Elumelu and others to go to the community shrine for an oath that they will address the community’s plight, especially the roads, if elected.
Meanwhile, Nwoko assured the community that roads from Oko to Ndokwa East all the way through Isoko to Warri would be done.
Nwoko also promised to address the flooding menace that had been ravaging the community on yearly basis.
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