WHY GOVERNOR OKOWA DOES NOT WANT A SUCCESSOR LIKE HIMSELF FOR DELTA STATE IN 2023. By Billy Egbe
"The Main road in Agbor has functional streetlights and Traffic lights. Apart from Agbor and Asaba, there is no other place in Delta State where traffic lights are functional".
There are Three Senatorial Districts and Ten Federal Constituencies in Delta State.
DELTA NORTH
1. Aniocha/Oshimili
2. Ika
3. Ndokwa/Ukwuani
DELTA CENTRAL
4. Okpe/Sapele/Uvwie
5. Ughelli North/Ughelli South/Udu
6. Ethiope
DELTA SOUTH
7. Bomadi/Burutu
8. Isoko
9. Warri
10. Patani
This is how Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has spread development across the Ten Federal Constituencies.
DELTA NORTH (Okowa's Senatorial District)
1. Aniocha/Oshimili:
Multi-billion naira storm water drainage system that has so far been unable to eradicate the menace of flooding in Asaba. Internal road projects in Asaba even though the quality of the projects are still issues of public scrutiny. Many juicy appointments.
Establishment of a new University at Anwai. He actually changed the Anwai Campus of Delsu to Dennis Osadebey University, Anwai. The aim was to render the Delta State University, Abraka, useless.
Construction of a film village - Asaba.
New Mechanic Village - Asaba.
2. Ika: This is where the Governor hails from Owa-Alero is the new Capital of Delta State. All major infrastructural projects are here.
University of Delta, Agbor, which the Governor also established to kill the Delta State University, Abraka.
Multi-billion naira Road Safety Training Center is in Governor Okowa's village.
Multi-billion naira Teachers Training Institute is in Owa-Alero, the Governor's village.
The quality of road projects in Ika Federal Constituency is better than what is obtainable in other parts of Delta State. You can check for yourself and confirm this claim.
The Main road in Agbor has functional streetlights and Traffic lights. Apart from Agbor and Asaba, there is no other place in Delta State where traffic lights are functional.
All the major Political appointments are in Ika Federal Constituency.
Heads of different Departments and Agencies in the Ministries in the State are from Ika Federal Constituency.
In fact, what moral justification does Governor Okowa has to even talk about fairness and equity in governance? When Ibori was in Government, there were nine statutory boards. Those boards were distributed to the three Senatorial Districts with each one having three. When Dr. Uduaghan became Governor, he raised the statutory boards to Ten. Delta Central (Urhobo nation) had Four and the other two Senatorial Districts had Three each. When Okowa became Governor, he raised the boards to Twelve. However, as opposed to the equal and even distribution of these boards by his Predecessors, Governor Okowa gave Delta Central just one and gave only two to Delta South. The remaining nine statutory boards were handed over to Delta North. And out of the nine Okowa gave to Delta North, eight of the Chairmen are from Ika, Okowa's Place.
3. Ndokwa/Ukwuani: There is nothing to even write home about this Federal Constituency. Okowa has reduced Ndokwa nation to nothing. The only thing most people are just holding unto now is the appointments without any portfolio. He has set all the Political Leaders in Ndokwa nation against one another. There is no landmark infrastructural project in any of the Local Government Areas in Ndokwa nation.
LET'S GO TO DELTA CENTRAL
1. Okpe/Sapele/Uvwie: What Okowa gave to the Urhobo people of this Federal Constituency are substandard roads in villages where only about ten to twenty people have Vehicles to drive on those roads. The aim was to make the road last for a while due to low vehicular traffic.
2. Ughelli North/Ughelli South/Udu: The former SSG was from this Federal Constituency. Governor Okowa's Special Assistants from Ika nation were far more influential in the Government than the Urhobo SSG.
It was even alleged that the Governor's younger brother who is a Commissioner, slapped the former SSG and didn't get any query.
In this Federal Constituency, the best Okowa could give to the people were appointments without portfolios.
What kind of a Governor takes all the major infrastructural projects to his village and gives those who gave him their all to become Governor ordinary appointments?
3. Ethiope Federal Constituency: Okowa's landmark achievement in Ethiope Federal Constituency is the reduction of Delta State University Abraka to a glorified secondary school. I'm sure that with the conversion of the College of Education, Agbor to University of Delta after lying to us that it would be converted to a University of Education, Delsu Abraka may soon start offering Social Studies, Further Maths, Geography, Commerce, PHE, and other secondary school subjects. That is what Mr. Governor has reduced Delta State University, Abraka to.
He is even planning to make an Ika Boy the next SUG President.
He increased the school fees of Delsu by more than 150 percent only recently and the aim was to discourage indigent students from applying to Delsu Abraka and to encourage them to to University of Delta Agbor which has a far lower tution fee approved by the Governor.
There are no roads in Ethiope Federal Constituency.
No major political appointments. Just a few SAs and SSAs who operate from their Villages.
In DELTA SOUTH, the situation is the same as Delta Central. Mr. Governor's landmark achievement in Warri Federal Constituency is one market like that somewhere in Warri. The Market is even bigger than the village. How a Governor comfortably builds a market with blocks for people who are living inside makeshift houses on top of Water is what I really don't understand. Does the Delta State Government forbids building low-cost Housing for people in the rural areas?
From Burutu to Bomadi and Patani, the only landmark achievements of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa are the retinue of appointees drawing huge monies from the state Government.
In summary, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa abandoned the Urhobos, abandoned the Ijaws, abandoned the Itsekiris, abandoned the Isokos and even abandoned the Ndokwa people that are his next-door neighbours.
So, if you are asked to mention the Capital of Delta State, the correct answer now is Ika. It's no longer Asaba. Planting of flowers in front of ShopRite is not what makes a place a State Capital.
Meanwhile, I am challenging anyone to disprove my narrative. The ball is in your court.
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