Group
dismisses marginalization claim in Delta
State
The
character and values of some politicians in Delta state came under the
searchlight of The People’s Movement, a group of prominent Deltans Thursday and
the group did not mince words in asking the detractors of Governor
Emmanuel Uduaghan to bury their heads in shame.
The
group bemoaned the actions of some politicians, self- acclaimed human rights activists
and community leaders, insisting that Governor Uduaghan’s decision to channel Delta State
resources towards making life better for the ordinary citizens of the state was
the reason for most of his problems with the elite.
Director
of Communications for The People’s Movement, Mrs Ibifuro Tatua in a press
release issued in Lagos,
dismissed the allegation of marginalization by some ethnic leaders accusing the
elite of promoting their selfish interest.
According
to her, “If you don’t tar any road or build any hospital, so long as you are
able to satisfy their personal needs, they believe you are the best”
adding that “if you are a parasite trying to see that everything that comes in
to benefit the society, you pocket it, you cannot be a friend to Governor
Uduaghan”.
What
Deltans need today, according to the group, is for them to look at the basis,
particularly the governor’s three point agenda of peace/security, human capital
and infrastructural development and then support him in taking the state to
greater height, noting that Delta State is moving forward because of the
governor’s decision to cut down conspicuous consumption and his effective
deployment of state resources.
While
appealing to those behind the abduction of the Delta State Commissioner for
Higher Education, Prof. Hope Eghagha to release him, the group also announced
its determination to work with other democratic forces to build a better future
for the people of the state.
“We
cannot achieve anything by jeering at each other and destroying our great
state. The energies we dissipate in pointless controversies should be
channeled into positive objectives” the group advised.
The
statement further said they would meet with selected Journalists in Delta State
next month to articulate its vision, find creative solutions to problems in the
state, brainstorm ways of reporting the achievements of the governor and other
great ideas that can make a difference and make Delta State
far better
Signed
by Ibifuro Tatua, Director Communication, The People’s Movement.
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