YOUR GOVERNMENT IS FINANCIALLY RECKLESS .- DELTA APC SLAMS OKOWA.

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Delta State is appalled by the financial recklessness of the PDP led government in Delta State, under the supervision of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. In fact, the level of financial indiscipline in the governance of Delta State smells to high heavens.

Recently, figures released by the Federal Government shows that Delta State Government received the highest Federal monthly allocations between January and November 2019. Besides the Federal monthly allocations, hundreds of billions of naira were received by the State Government from excess crude account, ecological fund, internally generated revenue and other sources. While Delta State got about N214B (two hundred and fourteen billion Naira) within the aformentioned period from Federal allocations, with no tangible, landmark and/ or productive projects to show for it, States like Rivers, Lagos, Ebonyi and Oyo that received far less amount are executing landmark, quality and productive projects for their people.

Sadly, Governor Okowa gives out contracts to unknown companies, popularly referred to by Deltans as "Umukoko, Umukoro and sons". That is, they are companies that have no track record of good engineering works. In fact, some of the companies/firms are known for shoddy and half-baked projects. A serious minded government should not be seen patronizing such companies, except for ulterior motives!

Also, Delta State is bleeding financially because of wanton appointments of political lackeys without specific mandates. Governor Okowa and his appointees are in competition as to who appoints the highest number of political aides. Presently, the Governor has more than three thousand aides without any assigned roles.

Less than a week ago, Deltans received the news of over one hundred liaison officers, appointed by the Managing Director of DESOPADEC, a supposed interventionist agency for the oil producing communities in Delta State. The so called "liaison officers" were appointed without any specific roles for the good of Deltans. Rather, information available says that they were appointed as his "hallelujah boys/propagators" of his 2023 House of Representatives political pursuit. What a waste of resources!

Another area where the government of the State had conquered shame is, budgeting of billions of naira for propanganda of unseen projects of the State government. In particular is the 2019/2020 budget of DESOPADEC, wherein over four billion naira was earmarked for publicity (propanganda) of non-existent and productive projects.

APC, Delta State calls on Deltans and people of goodwill to double their efforts in asking questions and calling on Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to shun his present financial recklessness for low quality jobs and unprofitable political appointments. Cities and Towns in Delta State cannot continue to remain in the current state of squalor.

Barr. Ogheneluemu Sylvester Imonina,

Publicity Secretary, APC, Delta State.

Dated 30th December, 2019.

Court orders Okowa government to account for over N200bn education funds, allocations

Court orders Okowa government to account for over N200bn education funds, allocations The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, in a landmark judgment, has “ordered the disclosure of the spending details of over N200bn public funds collected by the government of former Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa from the Universal Basic Education Commission [UBEC] fund and allocations from the Federation Accounts.” The court ordered the Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to “disclose details of budgetary allocations and actual spending by the Okowa government between 2015 and 2019, including specific projects carried out to improve primary education in Delta State, and the locations of such projects.” The judgment was delivered by Honourable Justice Daniel Osiagor, following a Freedom of Information suit number: FHC/L/CS/803/2019, brought by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). In his judgment, Justice Osiagor held that, “SERAP has cognizable legal right to inquire and

Olu Of Warri Defends Tradition, Speaks on Christianity

Olu Of Warri Defends Tradition, Speaks on Christianity The Olu of Warri, His Majesty Ògíamẹ̀ Atúwàtse III, has dispelled the insinuation that there is a conflict between the traditional thrones and Christendom. The monarch, who stated this when he received the Soun of Ogbomoso land, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye, Orumogege III, in his Palace in Warri Kingdom, Delta State, said that the two institutions were not necessarily antithetical. He also debunked the assumption that traditional institutions were synonymous with fetishism and the worship of creations made by human beings and reasoning. He, however, noted that the two institutions can play complementary role that will contribute to the growth and development of the country. The Olu, who said he was elated by the Soun’s visit, said the new Ogbomoso monarch’s choice of Warri kingdom as his first place of visit was divinely directed, just as his choice for the throne was divinely ordained. He said that they owe i

Many Benefited as Tantita Save Niger Delta From Enviromental Ruins

Many Benefited as Tantita Save Niger Delta From Enviromental Ruins It is on record over the past twenty years in the Niger Delta region, South-South Nigeria where incessant fire disaster and untimely death was on the increase in weekly basis as result of the activities of illegal oil bunkering, especially the process of local refining popularly known as Kpo-Fire. The menace also renders our young married ladies widows in the ljaw riverine communities because most of their life partners venture into the Kpo-Fire business due to its lucrative nature in making quick money. To proof your doubt, take a tour to any of the ljaw riverine communities across Burutu, Warri South-West, Bomadi, Patani in Delta State, and Southern ljaw, Ekeremor, Nembe and Brass LGAs in Bayelsa State, you will discovered that most of our youths are facially disfigured in parts of their body as result of severe fire accident incurred during cooking and burning (refining) of crude oil to kerosene, fuel and desiel for

FocalPoint Reports

Search This Blog