...APC says no, credit should go to Buhari for
salary payment
By Owho Warri
Delta State Governor, Senator Dr.
Ifeanyi Okowa has promised that with the rising revenue profile, his
administration will assist local government councils in the state to lessen
their salary burden.
Governor Okowa gave the assurance recently
on December 1st 2017, during the campaign rally of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) for the forthcoming local government elections at Oleh,
Isoko South and Ozoro, Isoko North local government areas of the state
respectively.
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The Governor at the well-attended
rallies, also, thanked those who lost in the primaries of the party when the
candidates for the elections emerged for putting the party first before self.
The Governor while expressing
concern about the plight of Local council workers said, "we feel the pains
of our brothers and sisters in the local government councils, we are happy that
peace has returned to our state, this will lead to increase in revenue and with
such, we will assist the councils to reduce their salary burdens."
The Governor who disclosed that as a
state, his administration, is not owing workers, assured the workers at the
local government councils that the situation will change for the better,
observing that candidates of the party for the local government elections are
tested men and women who will ensure that the right things are done for the
people.
"In every election, it is not
everybody who aspires that will emerge as candidate, I suffered the same fate
in 1990 but, I rose up and supported the person who was chosen as the party's
candidate, today, I am a Governor; those who lost in the primaries should not
lose hope, they should continue to work for the party and always put the party
first before self," he said, adding, "leaders of the party should
know that this is democracy and we are going for elections, they should go to
their different wards and galvanize votes because, nobody will write result
anywhere and the number of votes from your area will show how popular you
are."
At Ozoro, Governor Okowa
specifically commended the people for turning out in their large numbers for
the campaign rally, stating that the crowd of party faithful was a clear
evidence that the PDP was strong in the area.
One of the chieftains of the party
in the area, Dr. (Parm.) Nelson Ejakpovi said Governor Okowa's style of
leadership has united the party and made it to be more progressive.
Leaders of the party in the areas,
Senator Stella Omu, Senator James Manager, Dr Idodo-Umeh, Chief Dennis
Etaluku, Hon. Orezi Esievo, Chief Solomon Ogba, Hon. Ross Uredi, Comrade
Ovuozorie Macaullay, Hon. Tim Owefere, among others, stated that Delta State
belongs to the PDP and the party will emerge victorious in the January 6, 2018
local government elections.
Chairman of the party in the state, Barr. Kingsley Esiso
while receiving decampees from the All Progressive Congress (APC) led by Hon.
Ferguson Onwo, stated that the sincerity of Governor Okowa in managing the
affairs of the state has increased the fortunes of the PDP.
At Oleh, flag was presented to the Chairmanship candidate of
Isoko South local government area, Hon. Itiakpo Constantine while his
counterpart in Isoko North local government area, Hon. Emmanuel Egbabor was
also presented with the PDP flag.
All the councillorship candidates were also, called out and
presented to the people at the event which the chairman of the party in Isoko
North local government area, Hon. Godwin Ogorugba used to list out projects
executed by Governor Okowa's administration in Isoko land.
Meanwhile, the Delta state chapter
of All Progressive Congress (APC) has disagreed on the statement of the state
governor, which he made during the campaign rallies of the PDP for the
forthcoming local government elections at Oleh and Ozoro respectively.
Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has declared that his administration will
assist local government councils in the state to lessen their salary burden,
looking at the current plight of council workers in the state.
But in a swift reaction, the Delta
state APC has issued a statement signed by the state chairman Prophet Erue which
cleared the air that the credit should go to president Buhari who approved the
sum of N28billion loan package to 35 states of the federation to enable state
governments to pay workers during the Christmas period in fulfillment of his
vow to put smiles on the faces of workers during this yuletide. The party noted
that, Delta state entitled to N800 million of the loan and it was on account of
that Gov. Okowa approved N800 million to reduce the salary burden of local
government council workers in the state.
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