James Manager
An aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Delta South senatorial seat, Irone Begho, has called on the DSS to investigate senator James Manager (PDP-Delta South) over his statement.
The lawmaker allegedly said he would rather die than allow an Itsekiri person succeed him.
Speaking to newsmen on Friday, she stated that such a comment is capable of causing disaffection among the diverse people of Delta South senatorial district.
Begho said: “My immediate reaction to this was that the distinguished senator, as a lawyer and long-serving member of the highest law making organ in Nigeria, may not have said so, but given the credibility of some of the media that reported it, I consider it imperative not to wave it aside.”
The APC aspirant warned that for a region as volatile as Niger Delta, such statement will always be counter-productive.
“As a lawyer of over 32 years post call experience, I cannot allow comments like this to go unattended to because of its potentiality for crisis especially as it affects elections.
“We need all the ethnic groups in the Senatorial District to take it to the promised land; inclusiveness is the way to go,” she noted.