 The national chairman of the PDP, Aayu, has said that the calm, articulate, and brilliant men of Gownoi Faini, Okawa of Delta State were considered for his election as the running mate to the party's presidential candidate, Atiku Abu Bakar. Aayu also said that aside from Okawa's disposition, the party's national leadership decided to reward Delta with the keenly contested position after the party's presidential primary in May 2022. He also accused the APC of taking Nigeria back by 50 years and urged the people of the state to vote it out in the forthcoming election. Make sure that the Niger Delta is seriously developed. Since 1992, when I was elected as a senator in this country, we were divided into groups and I had the privilege of being in the group that taught the Niger Delta. The poverty in this place must be tackled decisively and it cannot be done only by the state governments. There must be collaboration between the federal and the state governments. God has now selected you. God has selected you to be the second son of Niger Delta who will be holding a very high office. We hope you will pay special attention as you have done during your tenure as governor. And you keep an eye on my friend Sherif to make sure that he continues with the good work we three have already done.