The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has said that there is no project to justify the N3.5 trillion that the Ifeanyi Okowa administration has received from various sources in the past seven and half years.
In continuation of his ward-to-ward campaign at Ukwuani Local Government Area on Tuesday, Omo-Agege told his audience that no state in the history of Nigeria has received the type of resources of Delta State got, but the state remains one of the least developed in the country.
The Deputy Senate President warned the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori of the legal consequences of approving and authorising loans to the governor that are later misappropriated. Oborevwori is the Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly.
He said that a critical assessment of infrastructure across the state ridicules the sobriquet of “road master” that Okowa once gave himself, as there is practically nothing on ground to account for the over N3.5 trillion receipts by his administration.
“Today, the people and ancestors of Ukuani have rejected Okowa. Okowa is a weak foundation who could not even bring a successor not to mention that unfortunate choice of his. We are here to make a solemn pledge to get rid of Okowa and everything that he represents at the polls. We are here to build a new Delta of true prosperity; a secure society that thrives on equitable planning and appropriation of resources”, he said.
Earlier, Omo-Agege had commissioned various federal government intervention projects executed at his alma mater, St George’s College, Obinomba, during which he also awarded scholarship to an Senior Secondary 3 student, Miss Christabel Onomoin, up to university level.
The projects included a 100-bed capacity hostel for boys and girls each, a two-floor classroom block, an E-library and administrative building.
He further pledged the provision of 30,000-gallon water tank to take care of an increased pupil enrolment of the school, construction of the internal road network, with solar powered lights on roads and perimeters of the school.
During the commissioning ceremony, Omo-Agege said that the gesture was his contribution to improving the standard of education in the state because he believes the quality of education made available to students enhances their productivity and contribution to society.
“What we did is a clarion call to the state government which has failed to tackle the problems confronting the school. But this school laid the foundation of who I am today and this is my way of giving back to my alma mater”, he stated.
During a courtesy visit, Omo-Agege was conferred with the chieftaincy title of Chiyeni Ugo I (who God has given the crown) of Umutu Kingdom by HRH, Sunday Enwueliku Ossai, the Okpala-Uku of Umutu Kingdom.
