Since South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark, exploded, May 9, against the Minister of Niger-Delta, Elder Godsday Orubebe, over the alleged ambition of the latter to become the governor of Delta State in 2015, associates and aides of the two prominent politicians have withdrawn to the trenches in different parts of the state from where they have been firing sporadic shots.
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A source familiar with the goings-on said some leaders, who Orubebe spoke to, advised him not to personally respond to the diatribe of the elder statesman. So far, he is complying.
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However, echoes of war are reverberating in Burutu, Warri, Ughelli, Ozoro and Asaba, as conscripted foot soldiers engage themselves.
The substance of Clark's vitriol is that whereas President Goodluck Jonathan had directed his ministers and other appointees not to engage in politics as to declaring their intentions for 2015, Orubebe, who he nominated for the position, was not only flouting the presidential directive, but also doing so with impunity.