Delta
leaders score Uduaghan high , ask others to join hands
The People’s Movement, a nascent advocacy group on
good governance and transparency on Thursday in Lagos congratulated the Delta
State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan on the occasion of his 58th birthday.
“We are
confident that the measures Governor Uduaghan has initiated are measures in the
right direction” the Director of Communications, Mrs. Ibifuro Tatua
said in a statement issued in Lagos.
The group observed
that security is a major problem in Nigeria and not just Delta State. It also
debunked the insinuation that Delta State has the highest number of kidnap
cases.
“It is against this
background arising from serious security challenges that Delta State Governor,
Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan decided to put in place strategies towards addressing
security challenges in the state’, the statement said.
The group applauded
the seriousness attached to the declared war on kidnapping and other criminal
offences in the state, saying the Uduaghan’s administration had set up special
courts dedicated to trying offenders of these crimes, in addition to acquiring
communication gadgets to assist law enforcement agencies to track down the
criminals.
“His Excellency is
winning the war against kidnappers and other criminals”, the statement
said.
On the menace
of flood, the group said the problem is not peculiar to Delta alone,
pointing out “It’s all over Nigeria and indeed, all over the world”.
It also recalled the
massive work in terms of clearing of drainages and removing
structures obstructing natural waterways before the flood, complaining about the
behaviour of some people, who intentionally dump refuse in drainages and gutters
as well as those who build their houses or fences on a water channel.
The group, which was also full of encomiums for Uduaghan’s vision,
mission and leadership role in Nigeria, particularly Delta State
congratulated the governor for the massive infrastructural development
Delta State has witnessed in the last five years.
It
particularly praised the governor’s “honesty, openness and
forthrightness”
The group appealed
to the people to support the governor, saying the people who allowed them to be
used against the good intention of the governor are working against God and the
people as the governor has been executing people oriented programmes with the
available funds.
The group warned
enemies of the state to desist from their activities, advising that they should
think of what they can do to help their people at any level rather than allowing
themselves to be used as agents of darkness and destruction.
It also urged
unserious politicians, godfathers, thugs and youths waiting for Governor
Uduaghan to share state funds with them to forget the idea, adding that the
governor is committed to the utilization of such funds for the growth of the
state and the people.
The group also advised Chief Great Ogboru, the governorship candidate of the
Democratic Peoples’ Party (DPP) in the 2011 governorship election in Delta State
and other members of the party to support Governor Uduaghan, stressing that the
apex court would never reverse its decision.
“This is the time
to bury the hatchet and to join hands with the governor to move the state
forward.” The group said.
Furthermore, the statement said the group of
prominent Deltans committed to the rapid development of the state will hold
discussion soon with concerned leaders, intellectuals and stakeholders to
fashion out a template for the development of the state. Mrs. Ibifuro Tatua
Signed by Mrs Ibifuro Tatua Director
of Communication of behalf of The People’s Movements
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