The Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has urged the people
of the South-South Region to give maximum support to the President
Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.
Governor Uduaghan who canvassed for the support yesterday [29-5-13] in
Asaba during a State Luncheon to mark the 2013 Democracy Day
celebrations, reminded the people of the region that they needed to
ensure that Dr. Goodluck Jonathan succeeded as president of the
country for the benefit of the region.
He admonished the people of the region to desist from attempts to
discredit the president, stressing that “the politics of Nigeria is
still regional and the interest of the South-South is paramount to us
all as people of the region” adding that “nobody from the region
should be in the forefront of the campaign to pull down our son, the
president. It is not right and should not be encouraged”
He stated that the Jonathan’s administration has creditably handled
the biggest security challenges facing the nation and his
transformation agenda was working. He called for prayers and maximum
support from all Nigerians to enable him to succeed.
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan also charged politicians in the state to
ensure that they do not overheat the polity as they prepare for the
2015 polls. He noted that power comes from God and as such everybody
should ensure that they maintain the existing peace in the state and
eschew violence.
He admonished them not to do anything that will disrupt the peace and
security currently enjoyed in the state.
Dr. Uduaghan who gave a scorecard of his administration’s achievements
in the last two years explained that the “Delta Beyond Oil” vision of
his administration was meant to diversify the state economy and make
it less dependent on oil revenues.
He explained that the various strategies to ensure that the state was
peaceful and secured has paid off handsomely as various foreign
countries and embassies have acknowledged the relative peace in the
state.
On the menace of kidnapping and armed robbery, Governor Uduaghan
reiterated the government policy of demolishing any house used for
kidnapping and keeping kidnap victims. He stated that anybody
including native doctors who aid and abet kidnapping in the state
would be treated an as accessory to the crime.
While commending the judiciary and the State House of Assembly for
their support in handling the issue of kidnapping, Governor Uduaghan
enjoined all Deltans especially community leaders and youths to
cooperate with the government in its fight against kidnapping.
On the Delta Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, Dr. Uduaghan
reminded the people that “the money for the commission is meant for
development of the Oil Producing Communities and not for sharing”
stating that “now that the commission has overcome its initial
challenges , soon they will give an account of what they are doing”.
Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan who informed the audience that the state
Independent Power Plant in Oghara would come on stream in 2014, stated
that the initial challenges facing the project has been overcome.
According to him” electricity is the fulcrum around which
industrialization revolves. In this regard, government is procuring
and installing electricity transformers to boost power supply in the
state capital and other towns in the state…..We are collaborating
with the federal government on the National Integrated Power projects
and the development of distribution injection transmission
sub-stations in the state.”
While stating his administration’s laudable achievements in the health
sector informed the gathering that the Delta State University Teaching
Hospital, Oghara has become a medical tourist haven, Governor Uduaghan
restated that the hospital has become a referral centre for neonatal
cases. He reiterated his administration’s commitment to ensure that
all health facilities in the state met world class standards.
In his address, Chief Peter Nwaoboshi, the State PDP chairman,
commended Dr. Uduaghan for his developmental strides and assured him
of the support of the party and all Deltans in the achievement of his
“Delta Beyond Oil” vision.
