By Sunday Apah
In a defiant and unyielding response, the Campaign Council for Rt. Hon. Rev. Francis Ejiroghene Waive has categorically rejected calls to halt the lawmaker’s third-term ambition, declaring that his electoral fortunes have never rested on “turn-by-turn” arrangements but squarely on proven competence and performance.
The Council’s Director-General, Chief Bunor Agbomedarho, issued the stern rebuttal during a telephone interview, reacting sharply to demands by a political pressure group known as the Consultative Forum for Ughelli North, Ughelli South and Udu Federal Constituency (CF-U3).
The group had urged constituents to resist Waive’s re-election bid, claiming it would deny others the opportunity to serve.
“Waive has never campaigned on the basis of rotation,” Agbomedarho fired back. “We campaign on the record of performance—nothing more, nothing less. When you have an effective representative, you retain him. When you have a failure, you replace him. The decision belongs to the electorate, not to any vested interest.”
He touted Waive’s achievements, citing tangible projects—including classroom blocks, solar street lights, and transformers—delivered across 30 of the constituency’s 32 wards. Beyond infrastructure, Agbomedarho emphasized the lawmaker’s excellence in core legislative functions: lawmaking, oversight, and representation, where he claimed Waive scored “above 80%.”
Dismissing tenure limits as constitutionally non-existent, the Campaign DG pointed to other Delta lawmakers serving multiple terms with fewer accomplishments. “Rev. Waive is not only a performer but a unifier. He is not afraid to face anyone in a contest. Let the people choose.”
The Council now urges voters to disregard what it labels “divisive propaganda” and instead rally behind Waive’s 2027 re-election bid to ensure continuity of development and effective representation.
