THE Chairman, Delta State Oil Producing Areas Improvement Fee, Mr Michael Diden, popularly known as Ejele has reportedly escaped being lynched allegedly by youths in Burutu Native Authorities Space of Delta State.
Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred on Saturday in Burutu throughout a gathering of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering forward of the celebration primaries over his senatorial ambition.
Ejele who can also be the Chairman, Delta Political Vanguard, had on March 19, 2022, endorsed an aspirant towards the Ijaws aspirant.
The purported endorsement of what they known as ‘the anointed aspirant of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’ for governor allegedly angered stakeholders of Ijaws.
Sources current on the assembly stated hassle began when some youth leaders, Tamar Forteta, Ayapaye Brendan and Ebi Agbor raised their palms to ask him (Ejele) if he would help an Ijaw son to be governor, since he’s aspiring to take over the seat from Ijaw folks at present holding Senate seat.
“The youth weren’t given the chance to talk, in order that they turned the assembly to a warfare zone, forcing Ejele to take to his heels.
“I can authoritatively let you know that the assembly led to a free for all and likewise abruptly” a supply, stated.
One other supply, who didn’t need his title in print, stated it took the intervention of stakeholders to rescue Ejele, from the palms of the indignant youths who have been bent on inflicting mayhem.
However PDP Chairman in Burutu stated “Ejele was not attacked moderately one of many indignant youth was bent on asking questions on the finish of the assembly however coordinator of the assembly refused to take his questions”
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