₦airaland Forum

Dear lord dear lord, have mercy upon me for I have sinned.

Look at comments from the fake patriots. The same ones that sabotaged everything GEJ did . People relax, you will get the same medicine you offer Jonathan. Because we wish Buhari the same things you people wished Jonathan. That's fair enough

Ezenwammadu:
Shut up you idiott we are in a new era the era of 24/7 eletricity,45 per litre of fuel and most importantly N1=$1 as promised us by dauradullard and he better get off his old arse and start working.

The chapter of GEJ was closed by 10:51 am today when the old one took his oath

, this opposition will be enjoyable. Buhari and APC provided too much ammo

Rubbish, that man is a sorry coward. why was he trying to run. All the people in that bus just looked on like ediots.

There are challenges in Delta, but I’ll be focused – Okowa -


By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State was until today the senator representing Delta North Senatorial District and was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In this interview, he speaks on his plans, politics and prospects as governor of the state.
Excerpts:

Is it a challenge to you that you would be governor of Delta State at a time that another party would be in control of the central government?handover
I don’t see it as a major challenge, I am not losing sleep over that. The reason is that I believe that the president has Nigeria as his constituency and all Nigerians are part of his constituency. To that extent, I am not seeing him going there to play APC politics but to govern the people of Nigeria and therefore, Delta being one of the component parts, he will be relating to the government of Delta State as he relates with the people of Delta State.

We have been elected to serve our people and not to serve our party. We are not party officials, we were elected by the people to serve in government. To a very large extent, I know he means well for Nigeria, and I mean well for the people of Delta State. We will need to collaborate with each other and on my part, will offer the best in my ability to support the government of the federation to do its best concerning Delta and to achieve a peaceful state.

I offer my partnership and I will ensure that that partnership is really in the best interest of the people of Delta State which also know that to a very large extent Delta State being one of the oil producing states in Nigeria, is a state that the Federal Government cannot largely ignore and it is our duty working with the Federal Government in partnership to ensure that the resources of the country coming from Delta actually come.
So, I will offer cooperation to the Federal Government and I don’t intend in any manner to be confrontational to the Federal Government. That will not be of any help to my people and I also believe that the president would also want to see Delta State as one of his own and in the best interest of the people of Nigeria and the state that he will do what is right.

From what you gleaned from the efforts of your transition committee, do you see any challenges ahead of you?

Obviously, there are challenges going ahead. We are aware that nationally, many states, local governments and even the national government are in debt but it appears to me that the debt burden we are going to meet is going to be a huge challenge, huge enough to cause a scare but by God’s grace, we hope that we will find a way from our experiences to restructure it in such a manner that we are able to manage it going forward. Otherwise it is obvious that we are going to meet a huge challenge financially in the first few months and probably in the first two years.

Will this challenge impede the delivery of your campaign promises?

I will stay focused on my agenda, I will stay focused on my promises to the people, but obviously, there will be a slowdown in the processes that will lead to the actualisation of the promises because the promises definitely will have to be funded in one manner or the other but we are putting everything in place to lay the foundation for the takeoff of the programmes that we have in terms of creation of jobs, creating wealth for the people, restructuring and supporting technical education and entrepreneurial skills development and in terms of having universal health coverage.

We are looking at the totality of all these. We are creating the needed platform, but there will be a slowdown in the processes that will eventually get them to be fully functional and implemented, but you will realise that if you have a challenge to the extent that a state like Delta is not able to pay salaries, then you will know that it is huge.
You need to pay salaries before you begin to implement programmes. We have to grapple with payment of salaries of workers and that in itself is a huge challenge but I am not scared. I have no choice but to keep focused on my programmes, to reassure the people but without holding information from the people. They need to know the challenges that we are in so that they can partner with us to get out of the challenge.

Do you see the challenge from militancy arising again?

It is something that we have to take special note of, we have our peace building efforts, we are in touch with the leadership of such groups across, they were quite effective in trying to show ability to be part of the civil society even in the process of the campaigns on all sides of the political divide. We are definitely going to engage them from the beginning. We will not let them lose and we hope that through our managerial skills that we will be able to let them see the reason why we all need to partner to keep the state stable and peaceful because it is in the best interest of our people and it is in the best interest of ensuring that investors come into the state. We are also very hopeful that the president will also support us through the Federal Government programmes that will help to continuously engage these people and together we will be able to build that peace that will enable the development of our areas and the continuity of the production of oil and gas.
Are you envisaging discord in your relationship with other arms of government, especially the House of Assembly?
Not at all. I believe that the experiences and exposures I have had in government that I should be able to relate with them perfectly. When we are able to understand what the people seek and there is a partnership created from the beginning in which all sides are well informed, both the executive and the legislature, I believe that we would rather work in partnership rather than in confrontation.

What should the citizenry expect from you from May 29?

The people of Delta should expect a competent government committed to the will of the people, a government committed to developing the people and developing the state. A government committed to overcoming the challenges that it is going to meet on ground. A government that will keep the people informed of the activities of government and get them to have a voice in the governance of the state.
That, they should expect. We will respect people, we will treat people with respect, I will treat people with respect and I will direct the government to treat people with respect and by the grace of God, we shall be accountable to the people. But in all things that we do, including in appointments and distribution of infrastructure and programmes, we will ensure that we are fair, just and equitable.

- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/there-are-challenges-in-delta-but-ill-be-focused-okowa/#sthash.s3BuPd6u.dpuf

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chyckxx:
this man has started failing us, he inaugurated a 98-man transition committe for just a state.. The president will work with just 19, imagine.

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coputa:
One of Uduaghans suprises was Asaba airstrip that was built with #40 billion naira.

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Don't derail, open your own thread.

calebo101:
Some people think when we call GEJ Hero we just dey mince mouth? He is only a failure to those domiciled in the North and some parts of South West for reasons best known to them but definitely not on performance. To us he went and conquered and will forever be remembered as the man that deepened democracy in Nigeria.

Meanwhile somebody should ask the man from Ota... The shameless old man that slept with his son's wife these questions.

*****Where are the snipers Jonathan trained?....

*****How many people has he killed from his 1000 man death-list?....

*****Where is the interim Government you said Jonathan wanted to handover to?....

*****Has Jonathan handed over to the military as you claimed?...

Quenching another man's candle will not make your own shine any brighter!

Kai, I need to be sending you lorry load of beer, each time I read your comment.

coputa:
I replied mogidi,not you

You showed up in my mention.

coputa:
Can you please mention some of the suprises

Today is not a day for debating, open a thread tomorrow about Uduaghan surprises and I will meet you there.

coputa:
Are you from Ubiaja.in Edo state.

I am not from Edo state, I hope you read Mogidi's comment again.

Mogidi:
You bad o
Tinubu thought he was alone until he saw Aliyu

Mogidi, Mogidi, Mogidi how many times I call you

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Ymodulus:
DELTA STATE?

Nothing good happens there. I just wished Festus Keyamo or even the great OGBURUGBURU can rule that state even if its for a month.

#DeltaState. Most Impoverished State since 1999 ( Ibori) yet they recieve massive FG allocation and have series of oil wells.

Rubbish State

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Another village rat

Mogidi:
@atlwireles
Your ex governors mum is from my town, the great Uduaghan.

The man try

Mogidi:
Congratulation Sir, may your tenure be fruitful.

How do we get this to front page. Oya do your magic

Please mod put this on front page, let the children of one Nigeria lamentations begin to cry.

My man Uduaghan has truly surprised me, in many ways. It will be well with you. God will continue to bless the great state of Delta.

A New dawn begins

Ayiri and Amaechi in the same picture Tomorrow somebody will be insulting TP. God bless chevron, boys must eat

Truth24:
Why Amaechi go hide face for Abuja na

Such is life, he has become a stranger in his own village.

Finally,

tbaba1234:
How is moving the command center for a war to the immediate vicinity where the war is taking place silly?? You can not sit in Abuja and understand what is on ground. Is it the military headquarters that is moving??

Abeg, it is time to shed some partisanship and talk with sense.

Really, what century do you and Buhari want to return Nigeria and the army? Spare me your no partisanship bullsh1ft. Ask Buhari to move the entire army to Borno, then both of you might make some sense.

Rexology:
Simple comprehension of the statement is grossly lacking here.
Most people here are in a haste to comment what they dont comprehend, hence all these K-legged comments.
infact some neither read nor listened to the speech, but here they are commenting, perhaps based on the statements of others.
Where did he say that he will end the Amnesty Programe? He said "...the programe is 'DUE' to end in December 'BUT'..."
Go and read the speech with understanding and come back to comment.

They think their fuhrer has come to subjugate Niger deltans , they are all having an orgasmic pleasure. They will be sorely disappointed

Nonsense, maybe he needs to also deploy the entire Nigerian army personnel to Borno to fight boko haram. What a stupid move, this's 2015 not 1983.

Call it whatever you want, the trillions will be spent in the Niger delta.

Ymodulus:
This is a good move from the General. Niger Delta Amnesty Program is a big aid to stupidity, terrorism and laziness as been exhibited by the South-South youths today.

I take it that, among other measures, the days of lackadaisical and lackluster State and Local Governments are over. I can foresee a situation when a non-performing State Government or Local Government is taken over by the Federal Government. This is most welcome and will move Nigeria forward with the speed of a missile.

Whoa, you people like dreaming sha.

Peace has returned to our garden city.

Mogidi:
Chicken of kano Delta

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bushdoc9919:
Since you won't be convinced....I leave you with the article(written by a Mr Amaza) that forms the genesis of most of my ideas.

http://omojuwa.com/2012/12/proposal-for-tertiary-education-in-nigeria-by-amasonic-opesays/


By the way....I enjoy reading your previous posts, even though we do not agree. You usually write factually and precisely. This your recent posts is rather unlike you.

And this isn't about GEJ vs Buhari...it is far more than that.

Good morning. God bless you.

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The great one himself, now the real battle starts.

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bushdoc9919:
All right....just don't complain when things go wrong.

The fact remains....every university in Nigeria needs an enabling law. This I guess is something Buhari and the new NA could look into next month...urgently.

Also...our universities do have a funding problem. Hence my comments about funds. We already have difficulty funding our existing universities and polys....which is why establishing new ones is rather problematic. Then there is the problem of finding new lecturers.(That is one of the issues I have with OBJ's new private universites).

You see....it is not that establishing universities is wrong....frankly we do need more of them. But if they do not have the enabling laws, SUPPORT and environment....especially as regards funding.(and yes....OUR unis do need funds..that was the point of the 2009 and 2013 ASUU strike...it was not about salaries...or there would have been no strike in 2013..)...we would be in deep and serious trouble. Poor Nigerian graduates from Govt unis in Nigeria will lose out to better trained Nigerians with foreign degrees....and eventually to the private universities(the better ones).

Have a good day,sir.

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bushdoc9919:
Welll...every University has an enabling law....which among other things gives legal backing to everything the university does...including award of degrees.

You see the problem?

Plus.....where are we going to find funds for all the extra universities? How about lecturers?

GEJ really left burdens for the universities.

Tell your friends in ASUU to strike and spare me you and their crap. Close the places down or shut up.