{"id":5297,"date":"2026-01-19T20:14:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T20:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/19\/2027-do-not-contest-against-oborevwori__-ijaw-leader-mulade-tells-politicians\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T20:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T20:26:06","slug":"2027-do-not-contest-against-oborevwori__-ijaw-leader-mulade-tells-politicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/19\/2027-do-not-contest-against-oborevwori__-ijaw-leader-mulade-tells-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"2027: Do Not Contest Against Oborevwori__ Ijaw Leader Mulade Tells Delta Politicians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Freeborn Abraye<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Renowned Niger Delta environmental and human rights activist, Chief Mulade Sheriff, PhD, has comnended Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori for the successful groundbreaking ceremony for the N59.7bn Lagos-Asaba Expressway Flyover in Agbor and implored politicians not to contest against the governor in the 2027 Governorship election, saying he has performed extremely well and need to consolidate on the development for the betterment of Deltans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to newsmen at Asaba, the state capital after the groundbreaking ceremony for the N59.7bn Lagos-Asaba Expressway Flyover, Uromi junction, the Ijaw leader and development advocate said that he was impressed with the performance of the Governor, Oborevwori, saying that; &#8220;We just witnessed the groundbreaking ceremony for yet another flyover in the state. Only recently he did that of Ughelli and today we just witnessed that of Agbor. This is going to strengthen economic activities in this area. He should be commended for coming to our rescue&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Governor has shown that he came prepared for the job of piloting the affairs of our dear state and he has never disappointed us&#8221;, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chief Mulade, who is the Ibe-Serimowei of ancient oil-rich Gbaramatu Kingdom in Delta State also lauded the Governor for the presentation of 65 SUV cars to Royal Fathers in the state, describing it as a well come development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Gentlemen of the press, I want to also use this medium to thank our Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori for the recent presentation of 65 brand new SUVs to traditional rulers across the state. He is doing very well and we are proud of him. He values our traditional rulers who are the custodians of our custom&#8221;, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;With the unprecedented development we have witnessed in the state, we should encourage him to go for a second term to consolidated on the ongoing people&#8217;s oriented projects and it is my appeal to our politicians not to distract him by contest against the governor who has performed extremely well since he became a governor&#8221; We are expecting more projects flag-off across the state with a special focus on riverine areas this year. he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Freeborn Abraye Renowned Niger Delta environmental and human rights activist, Chief Mulade Sheriff, PhD,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"2027: Do Not Contest Against Oborevwori__ Ijaw Leader Mulade Tells Politicians","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_0773-1.jpg?fit=225%2C225&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5320,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/deltas-lopsided-educational-institutions-spark-outrage-as-mulade-calls-for-ijaw-inclusion\/","url_meta":{"origin":5297,"position":0},"title":"Delta\u2019s Lopsided Educational Institutions Spark Outrage As Mulade Calls For Ijaw Inclusion","author":"Freeborn Abraye","date":"January 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"By Freeborn Abraye An Ijaw leader and development advocate, Comrade Mulade Sheriff, PhD, has accused the Delta State Government of systematic marginalisation and deliberate neglect of Ijaw communities, particularly in the area of educational development and institutional presence. 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