Delta: “God Saw Me Through 38 Lawsuits”- Oborewovori

The governor of Delta state has revealed how he managed to emerge victorious from the litigations that almost ruined his governorship bid.

According to him, no fewer than 38 lawsuits were instituted against him by his opponents in the bid to quash his ambition of becoming the chief executive of the state.

Amidst all of this, he was saved by God who gave him victory over his opponents.

The governor made this known during the one-year thanksgiving celebration of his administration held at the Living Faith Church, Ibusa Road, Asaba, the state capital.

Governor Sheriff Oborewovori of Delta has revealed that his emergence as the governorship candidate of the People Democratic party for the 2023 general election was a product of divine choice.

Becoming governor, he explained, is through divine intervention

The journey “starting from the PDP gubernatorial primaries of 2022, I could sense the finger of God in my victory,” Oborewovori said.

“From the pool of eminently qualified aspirants and in what was the most contested governorship primaries in the history of Delta State, I emerged winner by a wide margin.

“The state and the nation were shocked when I disclosed that I contended with 38 different lawsuits from persons determined to stop me, but in all, God saw me through.”

“For, as the scriptures eloquently testify, the race is not for the swift, nor the battle for the strong, neither yet bread to the wise nor yet riches to men of understanding nor yet favour of men of skill but time and chance happened to them all.

“Looking back, I am reminded of Psalm 34:19 which said that many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivered him out of them all. This scripture describes the trials and temptations that I faced while the court cases lasted till January 19, 2024.”

Recall that Oborewovori, the immediate Speaker of the state House of Assembly was the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, during the 2023 election.

As the candidate of the then incumbent Ifeanyi Okowa, he defeated the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate Ovie Omo Agege, and others during the election.