Says Gov unruffled by defection of party members
BY CHARLES KUMOLU, Deputy Features Editor

DELTA State Commissioner for Transport, Mr, Vincent Uduaghan, in this interview, explains why the re-election chances of the state governor, Sen Ifeanyi Okowa are bright. He also spoke on the activities of his ministry and defection of some Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, members among other issues.

Delta State governor, Sen Ifeanyi Okowa and the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, seem unruffled by the defection of a few prominent PDP members in the state. What could be responsible for such comportment?

The Governor cannot be ruffled because politically he is a grassroots man. He works closely with the electorate, he feels their pulses and he has a track record of carrying people along politically. He doesn’t show the attitude of “I know it all”. So many people from the opposition also defected to the PDP recently. We are not threatened because Okowa has done well in every area to deserve a second term. Because of his track record, he was appointed the Chairman Organising Committee that put together the National Convention of the PDP in Port Harcourt. Recently, the Vice President Yemi Osibanjo commended Okowa for being very proactive on the flooding incidents across the state. The governor has so far, given adequate attention to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in various camps across the state. He was equally given an award for the best governor in the country. The award is a recognistion of what he is doing in the state.
Mr. Vincent Uduaghan,

A former governor of the state, who is also your elder brother, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Are you concerned about that?

Many things are happening politically. He is an adult, who was a member of the PDP for a long time. If he chose to leave, I believe he left as a result of reasons that are personal to him. So many persons have equally defected from the APC to the PDP in large number. It is politics at play. The members of the state executive council are concerned about how we can jointly help Okowa to succeed. That is why we are committed to our various assignments. With Okowa as our boss, we don’t have any option but to perform.

The state government has been adjudged in various reports to have done well in road construction across the senatorial zones in the state. Could explain more on that?
The Governor is doing his best in the areas of road rehabilitation and construction. It is an expensive venture but much has been achieved. Delta State is a mini-Nigeria where most projects are sited in the three Senatorial Districts of the State. More roads will be given attention in the state. He had equally done well in the health, education, agriculture, and information sectors, among other areas. Governor Okowa has already succeeded in his 2019 re-election bid. His report card and political prowess give him an edge.

Transport sector

The Governor has done well and expended so much in the transport sector. The Delta State Traffic Management Authority (DESTMA) was inaugurated, by the administration. DESTMA is established to control and manage traffic as well as address traffic issues. Presently, there is a high level of compliance by motorists. There is also a Mechanic Village which is being constructed under a Public Private Partnership, PPP. It is very important because it will bring together all mechanics and spare parts dealers scattered all over the state capital and it will facilitate the gathering of data by the government concerning the artisans. It will also create synergy among them. The accreditation of the School of Marine Technology Courses in Burutu was achieved under him. Vehicle Inspection Officers are well positioned because of the good working condition created by the Okowa administration. It is quite remarkable to know that drivers who had not been promoted for over four years were recently remembered by the governor, who approved a training programme for them. After the training, about 200 people were promoted in the first phase, while another 250 are about to commence another training for 2018/2019 session.
The Government of Senator Dr. Okowa equally deemed it fit to embark on the privatization of Delta Line Company in order to bring complete overhauling of the moribund transport company, after many years of poor management. Traffic Lights were also installed in different locations across the state. At the same time, we are constructing a tanker park in the Effurun/Warri Axis. At the completion of this project, the hazardous parking of tankers along the Nigeria Port Authority, NPA, and Refinery Roads would become a thing of the past. It will also address the issues of accidents in Effurun / Warri axis.

Delta State Ministry of Transport
It is quite interesting to know that the goal of the ministry is to provide safe, reliable, efficient and integrated transport operations and infrastructure that will meet the need of passengers and freight services. The policy thrust of the ministry is to channel all available resources to the provision of adequate, sustainable, affordable, comfortable and safe transportation services. We also provide mechanical engineering and marine services to Deltans.

The ministry is to ensure effective management, control of road traffic policies, and the safety of lives and property on our roads. The ministry also harnesses revenue accruing from motor vehicle-related transactions and taxation among others.

Has the state started reaping from the privatisation of Delta Line?

The privatisation of Delta Line was a hectic assignment. But what is worth doing is worth doing well. That is the reason the Governor took the decision to redeem the transport company through a privatization process. Over the years, the state government invested so much in the company without the desired result. There were cases of financial mismanagement, and poor attitude to work among other issues that could wreck any public or organisation. The benefits and gratuity of those affected are being disbursed to them accordingly. Even before now, the inherited salaries of staff owed by the previous management were paid up to date before the process of the payments of benefits.
My colleagues in the Ministry of Finance, Olorogun David Edevbie and Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Festus Agas were at the forefront of seeing that the process of paying all benefits to affected staff and interfacing with the union was done smoothly.

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ok

What has he achieved in the past 3.5 years.
If Buhari must go, then a governor like Okowa must go too. What's good for eggroll is good for puff puff.

Good For Him. 2019

I see

Okowa should not trust this guy. He will always be loyal to his brother Uduaghan. His brother made him a commissioner.

Don't be surprised if you hear he has defected close to the election.

....sorry but I don’t care...

The people will decide !

hmm

davibid:
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g for Goat

Ok
We dey wait

Okowa! When will you repair that road in Agbor? The road is travellers' nightmare! There's no time I will pass the road that I will not see a vehicle stuck there in heavy thick mud and people battling to save the vehicle. It has been this way since my first trip through Agbor in 2016. Passed there yesterday and touts were busy harassing motorists and collecting money N500 to N1000 to pass through a makeshift route. If you decide to prove stubborn they leave you to find your way through the heavy thick mud which of course your vehicle can never survive it.

Funny thing is I heard your home is not even far from the road. You are here seeking re-election and claiming achievements in transport, yet there's a nightmarish road in your backyard.

OK......next

There are so many truths in this real and any truthful Deltan will attest to that

Useless governor

i love okowa's voice eh

nineone:
There are so many truths in this real and any truthful Deltan will attest to that

No truth here, especially in the health and transportation sector, his media team is nothing to write about. Okowa has failed big lets just admit the truth. He is going to win 2019 not based on performance but because of sentiments in his favor.

So this set of nincompoops are hell bent on destroying Delta State. Which Okowa is a done deal?

The annoying thing right now is that, I never knew Uduaghan brother is a commissioner in the state.

These people have turned Delta State to their personal estate where they share positions. God punish y'all

kevoh:
Okowa! When will you repair that road in Agbor? The road is travellers' nightmare! There's no time I will pass the road that I will not see a vehicle stuck there in heavy thick mud and people battling to save the vehicle. It has been this way since my first trip through Agbor in 2016. Passed there yesterday and touts were busy harassing motorists and collecting money N500 to N1000 to pass through a makeshift route. If you decide to prove stubborn they leave you to find your way through the heavy thick mud which of course your vehicle can never survive it.

Funny thing is I heard your home is not even far from the road. You are here seeking re-election and claiming achievements in transport, yet there's a nightmarish road in your backyard.

Am from Agbor. What road are u talking about? In terms of road infrastructure,he has done massively well. He has almost finished repair on all major streets in Agbor. Are u talking of the college junction road, leading to Warri? That's a federal government road n Buhari is useless when it comes to infrastructure.

soliddust2020:


No truth here, especially in the health and transportation sector, his media team is nothing to write about. Okowa has failed big lets just admit the truth. He is going to win 2019 not based on performance but because of sentiments in his favor.

Where are you in Delta? How do you measure performance in any sector? Are you partisan or ethnically biased? I know why I'm asking this. Any sane and right thinking Deltan that's not politically or ethnically biased will agree that Okowa is performing. Is he performing to my expectations? No. Okowa I know is a genius and I had a higher expectations of him but is he a failure? No. He's far above average.

With the allocation delta state receive monthly plus 13 percent derivatives, one will think that delta will be very develop in terms of infrastructure and great development, but come to asaba.... It's like lokoja, apart from rivers and akwa ibom, no Niger delta state is develop according to money received

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nineone:
Where are you in Delta? How do you measure performance in any sector? Are you partisan or ethnically biased? I know why I'm asking this. Any sane and right thinking Deltan that's not politically or ethnically biased will agree that Okowa is performing. Is he performing to my expectations? No. Okowa I know is a genius and I had a higher expectations of him but is he a failure? No. He's far above average.

Hello buddy,
You are speaking from a biased angle as well, you are somehow enjoying from the state government. Probably a media aide

kevoh:
Okowa! When will you repair that road in Agbor? The road is travellers' nightmare! There's no time I will pass the road that I will not see a vehicle stuck there in heavy thick mud and people battling to save the vehicle. It has been this way since my first trip through Agbor in 2016. Passed there yesterday and touts were busy harassing motorists and collecting money N500 to N1000 to pass through a makeshift route. If you decide to prove stubborn they leave you to find your way through the heavy thick mud which of course your vehicle can never survive it.

Funny thing is I heard your home is not even far from the road. You are here seeking re-election and claiming achievements in transport, yet there's a nightmarish road in your backyard.

It's federal road... State roads are very smooth..

From your username, i guess you're from Urhobo. Urhobo people just hate okowa without reason.. Ibori & Uduaghan your brothers were Governors before o. They both spent 8years there. I don't have problem with Ibori, he tried ... Uduaghant is worst. Before you criticize Okowa, go and meet Uduaghan first

Former governor Uduaghan younger brother

Wickedness. Delta state oil producing state can’t boast of nothing, Roads, Electricity, Education, Agriculture, Health Care,....? They’re supposed to have something that people would admonish them for despite the revenues generated.

Delta is pdp

others would only make noise,carry go okowa


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DogmaNation:
Am from Agbor. What road are u talking about? In terms of road infrastructure,he has done massively well. He has almost finished repair on all major streets in Agbor. Are u talking of the college junction road, leading to Warri? That's a federal government road n Buhari is useless when it comes to infrastructure.

Yes, I was waiting for someone to use the federal government road card. What stops Okowa from lobbying the FG to do something on that road? The road is just in his backyard and an eyesore. Northern Governors do the same. It's hard to find terrible roads the scale of this one up North.