A community leader and
human rights activist Comrade Sheriff Mulade has again expressed displeasure
over the continues neglect of Ijaw communities in Delta State by Governor
Ifeanyi Okowa led administration in terms of tangible projects particularly in
oil producing communities.
Comrade Sheriff made
the assertion during the commissioning of projects executed by Egbema Gbaramatu
Communities Development Foundation EGCDF, a Chevron sponsored Global
Memorandum of Understanding GMoU, where he is the General-Secretary of the
organisation, said recently Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa approved the KWALE-BENEKU BRIDGE
PROJECTS connecting several communities in Ndokwa west and Ndokwa East Local
Government Areas without any tangible projects once again in Ijawland where the
resources to fund those projects emanates from, according to him it makes most
of the host communities take their anger towards the International Oil
Companies' IOCs operating in the area because government has failed.
He draw the
attention of Governor Okowa to the abandoned Okerenkoko-Pepeama and
Kokodiagbene road and Ubafan-Oporoza-Madangho-Ogedigben-Yokiri to Sokebulou
road projects that transverse across Warri South West to Burutu council areas
which are key and important road projects that will open up the hinterland
awarded by "our dynamic leader former Governor Chief James Ibori has since
been forgotten desspite the areas contribution to the State and Federal
government revenue by successive governments.''
Comrade Mulade
strongly appeal to Dr Ifeanyi Okowa to as a matter of urgency reconsider the
approval of those mentioned roads as important projects to give sense of
belonging ahead of the 2019 general elections.
"We are totally
neglected and deprived of tangible infrastructural projects, it is
pertinent to mention that Egbema kingdom in Warri North local government area
is the most deprived and neglected Ijaw people in Delta State in terms of
infrastructure and political recognition." He added.
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