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I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by MostIncredibleDFirst: 3:39pm On Jul 24, 2012 |
This is an excerpt from an interview with Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State with the Editors of the Nation newspapers. Delta State is a rich state like Akwa Ibom, but is the state spending judiciously? Really I hate comparisons; that was why when you said we are rich i wanted to be clear on what the richness is about. The state you called now, our allocation is not as much as theirs. It has never been since the past 5 years; we don’t have the same allocation. Two, states have different problems and challenges. This is the only state or maybe Ondo, where whatever we get, especially the derivation part, the governor does not spend all the derivation money. What we are talking about now, when it comes, i have to divide it into two; 50% goes to the state level and 50% goes to an outfit we call the Delta State Area Development Commission, to be able to deal with the oil producing communities. I needed to explain that so that when you are talking about being rich, i have that going on. So the bit that is left is what I have to use for the whole state including the oil producing area. I still have to deal with them from this money. Two, I have a challenge of having the highest urban centres in Nigeria. In Delta State, there is Asaba, there is Warri, there is Agbor, there is Sapele, there is Ughelli; and all of them are urban centres that can be state capitals. When you doing something in Asaba you also have to be conscious that you are doing something in some of these places; it might not be as much as what you are doing in Asaba but whatever you are doing in Asaba you have to do near that in Warri. We have many urban centres that you have to pay attention to at the same time. you go to some states and the state capitals are the only urban centres and people are assessing from just getting to the state capitals. You go to some states, you stop at the capital and you leave there and assess but you cannot do that Delta. You cannot come to Asaba and assess from only Asaba and go back, a lot of people will take on you if you make assessment from only Asaba. That means that our development has to be more widespread than many other places. When people say, ‘He is not doing much’ they don’t take some of these factors into place. In any case, people have different programmes, I am not on a popularity test. www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/politics/54878-oil-producing-states-should-get-50-derivation-says-uduaghan.html |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by MostIncredibleDFirst: 3:55pm On Jul 24, 2012 |
This man has indirectly admitted that he has failed in governance. He now pigeon-hole on flimsy excuses to justify his incompetence. One needs to remind him that a state like Akwa Ibom has 5 major towns namely; Eket, IkotAbasi, Ikot Ekpene, Oron and Uyo city. Excluding the new Ibaka Industrial City dat wud host the Deep-sea port. And Akpabio seems to be developing the whole state all at once. 1 Like |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by mutiply: 4:36pm On Jul 24, 2012 |
uduaghan,always in d news for d wrong reasons,its like a trademark attached to him |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by bashr8: 5:43pm On Jul 24, 2012 |
these governors and politicians dont get it , nbody can really tell who is working and who isnt but if you continue living large, driving on convoys of expensive cars, living in mansions, your children schooling abroad with lots of money to throw away while people in the state live below poverty level then you can never convince anyone that you are trying your best. 2 Likes |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by floriana(m): 6:08pm On Jul 24, 2012 |
same with me. I refused to contest at the Olympics because I can't win a gold medal. 1 Like |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by don33310(m): 7:46pm On Jul 24, 2012 |
I have always thought Uduaghan is senseless and he has just proven it. |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by Nobody: 8:55pm On Jul 24, 2012 |
Yes o, Ewetan Uduaghan himself! Go ahead, prove your critics right. @OP, you no sabi edit ni? |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by monkeyleg: 9:32pm On Jul 24, 2012 |
Please make una pass this one give Emma - It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.-- Mark Twain (1835-1910) Eweta has always been like that. Doesnt know when to shut his mouth. same sort of Mis-Yan got him into hot water in Aladja. Let him hurry up and vacate Delta state |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by dayokanu(m): 9:42pm On Jul 24, 2012 |
Na the governor for beaf state be dis and he go dey chase Aregbesola about |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by ypzilanti: 10:01pm On Jul 24, 2012 |
Uduaghan should lower his head in shame. Is Uyo the only urban center in Akwa Ibom? |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by Detongue: 12:58am On Jul 25, 2012 |
U ppl should spare my gov'nor, he just said it as it is. |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by Afam4eva(m): 5:53am On Jul 25, 2012 |
ypzilanti: Uduaghan should lower his head in shame. Is Uyo the only urban center in Akwa Ibom?You can't compare Akwa Ibom to Delta state. In Delta you have to try as much as possible to rreplicate projects in the majorr towns in that state. Even Asaba that is the state capital does not get the best treatment most times. But don'tr think that's an excuse for failure. |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by Acidosis(m): 6:21am On Jul 25, 2012 |
If you've been to Delta state, then you'll understand his points. He had just said the truth. Delta state has other urban centres aside Asaba. If you go to Warri, you'll think you're in a state capital, same goes to Agbor, Ughelli, Sapele. Agbor is better than some state capitals in Nigeria. Delta state is one of the states with the best intra-city and inter-state transport services. Their transport service links all the towns including the villages with a fully air conditioned branded buses and cars with modern bus-stops This man is very right even though he has his own lapses. Good governance is beyond televising every little thing you do on NTA. We have seen the Akwa-Ibom e-library, we saw the new government house. . But all they have to show us is the state capital. I'm yet to see a state that will pay half the bursary Delta indigenes receives. I am yet to see a state with 2 airports. I am yet to see a state with 4 to 5 stadia. |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by MostIncredibleDFirst: 7:32am On Jul 25, 2012 |
Acidosis: If you've been to Delta state, then you'll understand his points.you are talking real crap coz u're are not really enlighted. And you are very gullible to believe this bullshit from a governor. Look, delta n bayelsa are 2 south-south states dat hav got nothing 2 show 4dia huge resources. Delta has air-strips 4light weight air-planes and NOT air-PORT. D airstrip in warri n asaba cannot land wide-body aircrafts. And If u talk bout transport system, even many poor states got this. Cross river e.g has d best urban taxi system in nigeria. Many states also hav an inter-state trans-system dat connects d nation. Most niger-delta states pay nice sums 2students as busary 2as much as 20k, but cud all dis count wen we talk bout sustainable development n infrastructure?? Has delta state world-class roads, 5-star hotels, a good airport dat cud connect d world, world-class stadium, education n tourism infrastructure n a modern city. These are d little tings dat wud count, n not dat crap! |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by Murphy7h4: 7:53am On Jul 25, 2012 |
BUMPS |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by Acidosis(m): 8:23am On Jul 25, 2012 |
MostIncredible.DFirst: You are the one talking trash here. How many world class stadia do you have in your country? Quote me if I'm wrong, Delta has the highest number of stadia in Nigeria. If you don't believe, then you are on your own. Could you please name a modern city in Nigeria aside the few state capitals? How many Niger-delta states have that airPORT that will connect the world? If you go to Asaba or Warri, and you still can't find a standard hotel, then I'll suggest you go lodge in the atmosphere. |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by mutiply: 8:30am On Jul 25, 2012 |
@ Acidosis d city u mentioned especially agbor is like a village compared to state capitals,dere is no major road in agbor,d bursary is a scam cause nt all d students were paid,d airpots ar capital base projects dat will be of no benefit to d common man,whn last did u go do deltans ar suffering,for d record,delta power supply is d worst in nigeria,whn last d u visit d stadiums?and d stadiums were built by ibori.mind wht u say here |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by dasparrow: 8:33am On Jul 25, 2012 |
@Post Gov. Uduaghan is just making excuses. Even he knows that he his administration is not popular with the people. Lazy governor like him that has turned my state into a complete joke. Can't he see what his fellow colleagues Fashola, Oshiomole, Akpabio and the Enugu governor are doing with their states? Uduaghan ought to be ashamed of himself. If he can't do the job he was elected for, he should kindly step down and let someone else with a vision and genuine concern for the citizens of the state of Delta take over. Shikena! |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by MostIncredibleDFirst: 10:21am On Jul 25, 2012 |
Acidosis:Are u not aware that Akpabio is building an Olympic size stadium in his state? Those mundane structures in delta dont really count as 21st century stadia. FYI, d Ibom airport is d only category-2 airport in nigeria after d MMA in lagos. Ibom airport is d only airport in 9ja wit an aircraft maintenance/repair/overhaul facility for A-C checks. Emirate Airlines has concluded plans to fly a non-stop Uyo-DUBAI-Uyo route. Standard hotels dont mek a city thick,but only 5 & 7star hotels. 1 Like |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by don33310(m): 12:10pm On Jul 25, 2012 |
Acidosis: If you've been to Delta state, then you'll understand his points.Please,don't say what you don't know,were is Uduaghan development, Asaba,Warri, Sapele,Abraka,Ughelli,kwale,Agbor, i will tell you... the answer is NOTHING. We knew James Ibori was bad but we saw the structures he left behind but for Uduaghan NOTHING |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by Acidosis(m): 12:23pm On Jul 25, 2012 |
mutiply: @ Acidosis No major road in Agbor? Are you serious? |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by mutiply: 1:01pm On Jul 25, 2012 |
^ dere is road bt dey ar in deplorable conditions,d major road dat is being worked on dere presenty is fake cause d contrators ar playin wit it,i.e d old lagos asaba road. |
Re: I Am Not On A Popularity Test With Any State Governor- Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan by otokx(m): 1:17pm On Jul 25, 2012 |
The day i drove past one of em township stadium tears came out of my eyes, such a shame - it was the Ughelli one by the way. |
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