Angry youths of Oko Community have stopped the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu from entering the community to carry out his re-election campaign.
The youth accused the politicians of making fake political promises., as according to them, Elumelu has failed to address community challenges as a lawmaker over the years.
It took the effort of the senatorial candidate, Ned Nwoko, after hours to calm the nerves of unrepentant youths who aborted the Politician’s Ward-to-Ward campaign train of the Peoples Democratic Party in Delta North Senatorial District on Tuesday
The youths told Nwoko that the community had faced difficulties over the years.
Leader of the youths said the community was tired of fake promises from politicians, adding that “since 1999, PDP had been coming here to campaign but after elections they never remember Oko community. No road, no electricity among other social amenities.
“We have been voting for this PDP in all elections, but nothing to show for it. Elumelu has been coming and making fake promises.
“And he is coming again to deceive us for the fourth time, that’s our anger and we don’t want such promises again,” the youth leader said.
The youths however, forced Elumelu and others to the community shrine for an oath that they will address the community’s plight, especially the roads, if elected.
Meanwhile, Nwoko assured the community that roads from Oko to Ndokwa East all the way through Isoko to Warri would be done.
Nwoko promised the youths that he would address the flooding menace that had been ravaging the community annually.
