A rights activist, Comrade Sheriff Mulade has expressed disappointment on the slow pace of development in Delta State in spite of the huge allocation from the federal government as well as revenue from other sources.
Speaking in Asaba, the state capital on Tuesday, the rights activist stated; “I am highly disappointed whenever I move across the state in terms of roads infrastructural developments. What is on ground cannot quantify and represent the true revenue allocations in terms of developments and what we read on papers and see in documentaries as road master”.
Comrade Mulade, appealed to political appointees of Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, to sincerely and genuinely encourage him to do the needful in terms of infrastructural development especially on roads. He said, “It is imperative to call and appeal to all government political appointees in the state to genuinely summon courage to tell Governor Ifeanyi Okowa the level of displeasure and disappointment as expressed by Deltans.
“I strongly believe that the essence of their appointments is to work as field soldiers to the Governor to enable him achieve his political promises but it is unfortunate that what we experience today are political eye service appointees, who mislead the Governor to feel all is well in the public domains.
“It is understandable that as a Governor, he may not be at every point to observe and collate the needs of Deltans; but it is the primary responsibility of political appointees to genuinely brief the Governor with the expectations, needs and challenges of the people but the reverse is the case because of political sycophancy”.
While expressing disappointment over the level of developments in the state in spite of her huge resources, he said, the state has not genuinely recorded the expected developmental growths compared to some of her counterpart states in the region such as Rivers, Akwa-Ibom, and others.
He said, as a bonafide son of the soil [Delta State origin], “I am not pleased with the level of developments especially in Asaba the state capital, Warri the commercial nerve of the state, Sapele, Umunede, Ughelli, Bomadi, Burutu, Koko, Ogbe-Ijoh.
“I want to strongly appeal to our political office holders to stop political attacks, blackmails, lip service and genuinely work to encourage, support and promote developments that will engender peaceful coexistence, which Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has reasonably strived to achieve in the state.
“Governor Ifeanyi Okowa should as a matter of urgency kindly listen to the yearnings of Deltans in terms of roads developments and should not see some of us who draws his attention to fundamental issues of developments as political enemies or anti-government but as voices of the people and stakeholders”, Comrade Mulade who is the Chief Executive Officer and National Coordinator of Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), added.