By Eki David Greg, MKO
Abuja- Hon. Henry Baro, The Asiwaju of Delta State, has thrown the full weight of his formidable political machinery behind Olorogun Senator Ede Dafinone’s second-term bid, hailing him as “a true Urhobo son whose footprints in the Red Chambers fire Urhobo’s pride.”
In a revealing interview with newsmen in Abuja on Monday, April 26, 2026, the leading aspirant for Okpe, Sapele and Uvwie Federal Constituency, OSU, insisted that cutting Sen. Dafinone’s tenure short would be “stopping a symphony at the crescendo.”
“Senator Ede Dafinone is not just occupying a seat; he is _owning_ the space,” Baro declared. “His voice echoes with Urhobo values. His bills bear the birthmarks of our burdens. His projects preach progress from Ughelli to Uvwie. You don’t substitute a striker who is scoring.”
The Asiwaju described Dafinone as “a complete gentleman with Urhobo’s interests inked on his heart,” stressing that his politics is “devoid of noise, drenched in noble deeds.”
Baro, a political colossus from Uvwie, said Dafinone must be given the mandate to “complete the chapters he has courageously commenced” in the Senate, noting that abandoned legislation and stalled projects would be “a wound to Urhobo’s collective will.”
“When a farmer is faithful, you don’t snatch the hoe mid-season. The farms are green, the seeds have sprouted. Let the man harvest for Urhobo,” he charged.
The OSU Federal House hopeful further extolled the Senator’s recent appointment as _Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs_, calling it “a strategic stool that seats Urhobo at the table of national equity.”
“That appointment is not just Ede’s elevation; it is Urhobo’s elevation. It is a plus, a prestige, and a proof that our son sits where policies are portioned,” Baro noted. “It puts Delta Central in the room where fairness is forged.”
With passion piercing through his words, The Asiwaju urged Delta Central sons and daughters to “close ranks, clasp hands, and chart a common course” for Dafinone’s return in 2027.
“This is not about party; it is about posterity. It is not about politics; it is about progress,” he said. “Urhobo Nation must not change a general who is winning the war. Ede Dafinone has fought for us. Now we must fight for him.”
Baro’s endorsement is already sending ripples across Delta Central, with political watchers describing it as “a seismic shift” given his deep grassroots grip on Okpe, Sapele, and Uvwie — three councils that command decisive voting strength.
“Ede Dafinone is Urhobo’s pride in the Red Chambers. The chambers respect him. The people love him. 2027 must retain him,” Baro concluded.
