It Is Wrong To Say Governor Okowa Is Only Good At Appointing Delta Ijaws As SA, SSA's In His Cabinet, We Have Commissioners, Deputy Governor, Others, Comrade Oyinbi Onduku Tells Critics

It Is Wrong To Say Governor Okowa Is Only Good At Appointing Delta Ijaws As SA, SSA's In His Cabinet, We Have Commissioners, Deputy Governor, Others, Comrade Oyinbi Onduku Tells Critics

Francis Tayor

Warri_____ The leader of Concerned Citizens For Izon-ebe Development (CCFID), Comrade Oyinbi Onduku has lambasted those referring to the Executive Governor of Delta State, His Excellency, Senator (Dr) lfeanyi Arthur Okowa as only good at appointing ljaws as SA,SSA's in his cabinet, noting that the present administration has given ljaws Commissioners, Board members, as well as other vital positions in the state.

Comrade Onduku, who is a strong critics of governor Okowa led government in terms of underdevelopment of the riverine communities, as well as marginalization of Ward 7 Ayakoromo people in Burutu Local Government Area for appointment as deviated from the recent outburst of some Ijaw youths maligning Okowa for appointing ljaws as SA, SSA's.

In a Press Statement released today 10th October, 2019 at Warri, the ljaw activist, said governor Okowa has been fair to the ljaws in terms of political appointments. We have Commissioners, Senior Political Adviser, Board members and even the Deputy Governor from Ijaw in the present administration. It is wrong to say the governor is only given SA's appointment to ljaws. The areas the governor has not done well for the ljaws is infrastructural development. We need roads, bridges, light, dredging of rural communities etc.

According to the Press Statement, Comrade Onduku said; " IT IS WRONG TO SAY GOVERNOR OKOWA OF DELTA STATE IS ONLY GOOD AT APPOINTING DELTA IJAWS AS SA, SSA'S AND WHATEVER. THE IJAWS HAVE COMMISSIONER FOR OIL AND GAS, POWER AND ENERGY, ECONOMIC AND BUDGET PLANNING, DEPUTY GOVERNOR ETC. IT'S LEFT FOR THOSE APPOINTEES TO USE THEIR OFFICE WELL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WHERE THEY COME FROM.

I FELT BAD FOR THE IMMEDIATE PAST COMMISSIONER FOR POWER AND ENERGY, WHO UNFORTUNATELY COULD NOT ATTRACT POWER TO HIS OWN TOWN ENEKOROGHA, OGRIAGBENE, OGBEINAMA, BOMADI TALKLESS OF OTHER IJAW VILLAGES. THAT IS CALLED ABUSE OF POWER AND OFFICE.

I MUST COMNEND GOVERNOR OKOWA FOR THE APPOINTMENTS SO FAR, HE SHOULD NOT BE DISTRACTED BY RUMOUR MONGERS. KEEP APPOINTING AND LET'S SEE THOSE THAT CAN DELIVER. HOWEVER , GOVERNOR OKOWA SHOULD WORK ON INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY THE COMPLETION OF AYAKOROMO BRIDGE, ROAD NETWORK, DREDGING OF RURAL COMMUNITIES, LIGHT, DRINKABLE WATER AND LOTS MORE, THE STATEMENT ADDS."