One of Nigeria’s most seminal author, Ola Rotimi, in his book “The gods are not to blamed” stated that those the gods want to destroy they first make mad.
One of Nigeria’s most seminal author, Ola Rotimi, in his book “The gods are not to blamed” stated that those the gods want to destroy they first make mad.
Chioma Ugbechie must be in a deluded state of mind, or else she won’t see “people cruise through richly asphalted mesh of roads crisis-crossing Delta State’, when such roads do not exist. One wonders where Chioma Ugbechie hails from, as Warri she claims to write from is suspect. Deltans are fed up with Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan’s inept and anti-progress administration. All roads across Delta State are in a terrible state of disrepair. The Asaba/Ughelli, Warri/Otor Udu/Jeremi Roads, like others in Delta State are completely taken up by potholes and puddles, and countless motorists have lost their lives along these roads. The Asaba/Ughelli road dualization contract was made over 3 years ago, yet no work seems to be going on, and pundits have said the project will not be completed before Uduaghan leaves office.
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Governor Uduaghan is a failure and knows he has not faired well in terms of delivering dividends of democracy to the people of Delta State. Every policy or programme of the government is a charade to hoodwink Deltans. Even the ordinary illiterate market woman knows Uduaghan has failed the State and its people. There is restiveness in all parts of Delta, as every sector of the socio-economic life of the people yearns for government intervention. The people wonder where all the state resources are diverted to as nothing is on ground to show for the huge resources that accrue to it regularly, either from the federation account or internally generated. The Ngozi Iweala induced publications in national dailies on financial allocations to states, took the shine off Uduaghan’s face, as he and his spin doctors have always lied to the people about the poor finances of Delta. The Governor has nothing on ground to show for the over N100 billion he collected from the federation account in 6 months.
A hireling who probably has not been to Delta State even for once in her entire life, like Ugbechie, but sits in the comfort of her home where only God knows, cannot fool Deltans with lies as she intended in her piece in the Vanguard of October 5, 2011 because they know where the shoe pinch. To defend their lies and improprieties as revealed by Sahara reporters, an on net squealer, on the Obasanjo Farm in Delta State and other shady deals, the government of Uduaghan tried unconvincingly to explain how it fixed idle funds in Oceanic Bank to earn interest for the state. These are arrant nonsense and unconvincing fabrications. Emmanuel Uduaghan and a few collaborators have hijacked the resources of Delta for themselves their families and friends. As I write this piece, the governor and BGL of Albert Okumagba have perfected plans to mortgage the future of our children through a N100 billion public offer of bonds to get money from the Capital Market to fund infrastructures in Delta State. An administration that has not properly managed visible state resources cannot be trusted to prudently utilize borrowed money. Rather, they want to indebt our children yet unborn and appropriate such monies for themselves.
A State where the administration imposed high taxes on the public work force to generate funds because the government cannot adequately meet its obligations, suddenly have idle funds to put in fixed deposit to earn interest? Is this not more than what the magicians or con artists of those days use to call “America Wonder”. In States like Akwa Ibom and Rivers their governors are up and doing executing projects and touching the lives of the people, while that of Delta is idle. Uduaghan and his handlers should be ashamed to parade an uncompleted airport and the Warri Master plan as projects to brag about. One therefore wonders where Ogbechie saw hospitals that are operating at full swing, well furnished schools, etc. She must be in a state where her mind is playing tricks on her. Delta State is not in some unknown planets, it is around the corner. Those in doubt and want to confirm stories either for their lies or truth should visit. The misrule of Uduaghan has no pair elsewhere. He is desperate to be in power to cover the atrocities of his mentor and for himself. But nothing last forever, there is always a day of reckoning. Uduaghan may confirm from ex-governors Akala, Daniel, and Doma.
ELDER BENSON AWHOTU (J.P)
NO. 17 AMAFORITSE STREET,
OFF IGHOGBAUDA ROAD,
WARRI.
EMAIL: [email protected].
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