· Hold town hall meeting in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt
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| Emmanuel Uduaghan |
The People’s Movement, a group of Deltans concerned with the
rapid development of the state, Monday expressed confidence in the Dr. Emmanuel
Uduaghan-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration. It also described
Uduaghan as the most responsible and accountable governor in the history of the
state.
In a statement issued at the end of its Executive Committee
meeting in Lagos by its Director of Communications, Mrs. Ibifuro Tatua, the
group commended the governor for repositioning the state, particularly in the
areas of rural and urban infrastructural development, economic resurgence,
human resource development, administrative reforms, social integration and
public order.
The governor, the group argued, not only provided governance
with a human face in the last five years, but through a deliberate policy of
re-engineering, re-focusing and re-invigorating of the act of governance and
promise delivery; re- established and rekindled the interest of right thinking
Deltans at home and abroad in government and governance.
Uduaghan, the group emphasized , believes that government
money should be spent on projects that benefit the people.
“In his first term, markets and bridges were built. Roads
were tarred. Boreholes were sunk. Schools and hospitals were rehabilitated.
Electricity was extended to the rural areas. Today, he is encouraging small and
large scale industries, constructing bridges in the rural areas, ensuring
effective air, land and water transportation, providing free maternal health
services and scholarship to Deltans, cooperating with the churches, mosques and
governmental organizations and multi-lateral agencies, rehabilitating primary
and post primary institutions as well as public hospitals and other health
institutions, paying teachers as and when due, reducing poverty through micro-credit
programme , allocating fifty percent of the 13 percent derivation to the oil
bearing communities through Delta State Oil Minerals Development Commission
(DESOPADEC), developing many towns and cities, contributing greatly to sports
development, beautifying the towns, creating jobs and eliminating poverty .”
Recalling the confidence in Governor Uduaghan by the
national leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, President Goodluck Jonathan
and the World Bank , the group appealed to mischievous Deltans to be diplomatic
and ingenious in their approach and tactics. It also advised those using their
funds for media war to deploy their resources in more positive directions.
“This is time to embrace peace and fraternity. This is the
time to work for the progress of the state. Those with abiding interest in the
welfare and future of the state should support the governor to reduce the
various types of burden of the people through poverty alleviation schemes and
shifting of resources to the rural areas.
It also advised Deltans at home to be vigilant and not be
swayed by incorrigible opportunists, unprincipled exploiters, swindlers, social
parasites, looters, political jobbers and fraudulent human rights activists
whose stock in trade is to fan the embers of sentiment, discord and
hooliganism.
Equally, the group urged Deltans, particularly, workers
,students, artisans, socio-cultural organizations, chiefs, bureaucrats,
politicians, youths, market men and women to ignore stories and statements that
smear the integrity of the governor and his good works.
“We need to work for the success of this administration
irrespective of our tribal, religious, or political idiosyncrasies. We should
not forget that a house divided against itself cannot stand.”
The group also announced the hosting of town hall meetings
in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Calabar, Owerri, all the local government areas
in Delta State, Ghana, South Africa, Britain, France and America.
“Those attending will have the opportunity to offer their
personal perspectives on the way forward for our dear state” the statement
added.
CONTACT :
IBIFURO TATUA
08039742047
08179994006
08068301237
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