BOJI BOJI/Nigeria: The Ekwueme Political Movement (EPM) has begun mobilising support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) across Delta North, with its inauguration in Boji Boji Owa setting the stage for a ward-by-ward campaign ahead of the 2027 general elections.
At the inauguration on Sunday at the APC Secretariat in Boji Boji Owa, Ika North-East Local Government Area, former Delta State Governor and the party’s Delta North senatorial candidate, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, said the movement emerged from consultations among party leaders and stakeholders across the district’s 78 wards.
The event was presided over by Delta State Deputy Governor Sir Monday Onyeme, who formally inaugurated the group and called on members to consolidate the party’s grassroots structure.
Okowa said the support expressed by ward chairmen and other stakeholders had strengthened his decision to seek a return to the Senate. He thanked them for their confidence and urged members to place collective political objectives above individual interests.
“A politician must continue to look out for others; it is better that we win together and work together,” he said, adding that he was proud to serve as a patron of the movement.
The former governor urged support and pressure groups operating within the APC to register with the party and coordinate their activities through its established structures. He also called for sustained engagement with voters ahead of the elections.
He said the campaign should extend beyond rallies and public gatherings to direct contact with residents in communities and wards, stressing the importance of voters exercising their franchise.
Reaffirming his commitment to the senatorial contest, Okowa declared that he intended to remain an active voice for Delta North and promised to maintain accessibility to constituents if elected.
“My voice cannot be silenced; I am happy that you have resolved to send me back to the Senate; I will remain accessible to you all,” he said.
In his remarks, Onyeme described the Ekwueme Political Movement as a platform for strengthening the APC’s support base and communicating the achievements claimed by the party’s national and state administrations to voters.
He cited the leadership of President Bola Tinubu and Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, pointing to infrastructure, local government autonomy, education, healthcare and civil service welfare as areas in which the administrations said they had made progress.
Onyeme urged party members to use the record of governance as the basis of their engagement with the electorate ahead of 2027.
However, the impact of the movement’s mobilisation efforts will ultimately depend on its ability to translate political endorsements and organisational activity into voter support at the polls.
Other speakers, including Hon. Charles Emetulu, who represents Ndokwa West Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, and Hon. Pascal Adigwe, expressed support for Okowa’s senatorial ambition. They said the decision by stakeholders to encourage his return to the Senate reflected their confidence in his political experience.
Evangelist Moses Kamaya, founder of the Ekwueme Political Movement, said the organisation would work towards the election of APC candidates across the board in the 2027 general elections.
Among the dignitaries present were the Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, and the Deputy Chief of Staff at Government House, Sir Chris Osakwe.
The inauguration adds to the APC’s ongoing efforts to organise its political structures ahead of the next general elections, with the movement placing particular emphasis on grassroots coordination and cooperation among party supporters across Delta North.
