Okowa Has Silenced The Opposition With Avalanche Of Projects.

Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor of Delta State on New Media, Patriot Dantes Odogwu has described the developmental projects of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa's administration as novel as well as a model for political office holders, in siting of projects that would greatly make positive impact on the people.

Patriot Odogwu who spoke to newsmen shortly after visiting sites of some projects being executed by the Governor across Delta State, observed that the projects were people-oriented. He noted that the entire projects would impact directly on the lives of the people which according to him aptly describes the true essence of democracy

Surprisingly too, knowing the terrain, especially the riverine areas of Delta State, Governor Okowa is not deterred in distributing infrastructure across the nooks and crannies of the State. To be candid, some areas that were hitherto described as no-go areas for road construction are witnessing such for the first time.

From Oko which, despite its closeness to Asaba cannot boast of any tarred road because of the herculean and challenging nature of constructing roads in the area.

The tough creeks of Okerenkoko, Gbaramatu, Burutu and others, are now seeing practical dividends of democracy," Mr Dantes said.

He continued, "if the Governor has done so much in the creeks and in the difficult terrains, you can imagine what the upland is receiving in terms of development. There is no Local Government Area in the State that has not witnessed the construction of one road or the other in its domain."

Patriot Odogwu commended journalists, critics and event watchers for objective assessment of Governor Okowa's administration, stating that "the Governor has silenced the opposition with avalanche of projects to the extent that there are only pockets of the opposition that can now raise wild allegations to show that they exist and possibly to get patronage from the Government at the Centre. Otherwise, the situation in the State is that Deltans are happy with the Governor and are calling on him to contest in 2019."

He commended Governor Okowa's administration for living up to the electoral promises of ensuring prosperity for all Deltans, disclosing further that the wealth creation efforts of the State Governor have seen most Deltans who were jobless before 2015 becoming employers of labour as a result of benefitting from the different wealth creation programmes of Governor Okowa's administration.

"I am confident that if Governor Okowa can do all these within four years running despite the nation witnessing recession, there is no doubt that the State would become the investment destination of both foreign and private investors, he emphasised.