Sylvester Idowu in Warri
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former gubernatorial aspirant of the party, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, has called on the people of the state to exercise patience with the state Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, stressing that the governor has a lofty master plan for them.
Onuesoke, at a press conference held yesterday in his office in Warri, reiterated that as Oborevwori took over the mantle of leadership in Delta State, he has outlined his own agenda which seems intent on building on the gains of the SMART agenda in order to give Deltans MORE in terms of socio-economic development.
The PDP chieftain recalled that the governor made his point clearly in his inaugural address where he noted that he represents consolidation and advancement “because he is continuing from where the previous government stopped, and advancement because he is advancing Delta State to greater heights, which include economic growth, human capital development, infrastructure renewal, peace and security.”
According to him, “Governor Oborevwori’s success will impact Delta State in areas which include job creation, enhanced GDP and internally generated revenue, improved capital inflow, export of raw and processed agricultural products, an improved economy and living condition for citizens; environmental rejuvenation, improved infrastructural facilities, social stability and security of lives and property as well as improved educational and healthcare system.”
Assessing what the governor had done since his inauguration on the issue of plans and implementation, Onuesoke disclosed that Oborevwori has literally put his money where his mouth is by inspecting ongoing projects in Warri, Effurun, and its environs as well as the Ughelli-Asaba dualisation project.
“Besides, he has met with different groups as a means of feeling the pulse of the people in order to better serve them, and announced the provision of free healthcare for pregnant women and children under five years during the flagging off of the maternal newborn and child health care week, and met with chairmen of council areas to get their buy-in with regard to environmental sanitation and end to multiple taxations among others.
“He touched on the most burning issue in the state while addressing Delta State chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) recently by assuring them that his administration would collaborate with local government councils to pay the backlog of pensions owed retired primary school teachers and local government retirees. This burning issue of payment of pensioners no doubt is a fact that the governor’s master plan for the state has hit the ground running and the implementation would soon become history,” he stated.
