Okowa Vows To Deliver Dividend Of Democracy To Deltans

The Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has pledged to deliver the dividend of democracy to the people of the state in bid to leave a good legacy behind after his tenure as Governor in 2023.

Okowa disclosed this while receiving the Young Nigerian Rights Organization, YNRO, a Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, at the state house on Tuesday.

He also promised that his adminstration would continue to follow due process and imbibe transparency in the conduct of government business.

Represented by his Special Adviser on Peace Building and Conflict Resolution, Chief Edwin Uzor, the Governor said the 2020 budget was packaged to deliver on the promises made to Deltans.

While restating his unalloyed commitment to the development of the state, Okowa said the state government was giving every Deltan equal opportunity to benefit from governance.

Pledging to investigate the allegations of official intimidation and names dropping the group levelled against some persons and agencies, the Governor his administration does not believe in undoing anybody. He held that the government was built on good planning.

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Some of the issues highlighted by the Director-General of YNRO, Mr Victor Ojei, bothered on poor representation and abuse of office by some political appointees.

While commending the Governor and his wife, Dame Edith Okowa for their efforts in ensuring a Stronger Delta, Ojei expressed readiness of the group to partner the state government on digital information management.