Delta’s Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has received criticism from Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the Deputy Senate President and an APC contender for governor of the state of Delta, for lighting up the State House while leaving Asaba and the surrounding areas in the dark.
On February 1st, Senator Omo-Agege made this statement as the APC’s continuous ward-to-ward campaigns made their way into Oko, Okwe, and Umuaji-Asaba, all located in the Oshimil South LGA.
He claimed that Governor Okowa opted for a 5 megawatt IPP that could only supply power to the Government House and Commissioners’ quarters, abandoning the 28 megawatt Independent Power Plant, or IPP, project that the previous administration had started and was intended to illuminate the entire State capital, leaving Asaba and its surroundings in the dark.
He bemoaned the fact that despite the state governor receiving over 4.2 trillion naira and taking on significant debt, Asaba did not have the polished appearance of a major city.
“I am very angry, we are all angry at the misgovernance by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in the past seven and a half years. This is Asaba, Delta State capital. If for nothing else, we owe Asaba a duty to develop the State capital. Governor Okowa cannot give a satisfactory account of what he has done with over 4.2 trillion naira, yet the State is over-borrowed with no significant Infrastructure on the ground anywhere commensurate to inflow.
“The Osadebey University in Asaba is a signboard because he has not added a block to the former structures of the Anwai campus of Delta State University that he converted to Osadebey University.
“But I commit to you that when I become governor, I will make Asaba wear the proper look of a State capital. I have given this commitment to the Asagba of Asaba. Government House and Commissioners’ quarters that are powered by Governor Okowa do not produce jobs for the people. When I become governor I will revisit the 28 megawatts IPP project to power the entire Asaba and environs so that businesses can operate; so that we can attract investor companies to come in and provide jobs for the youths.”
“I also commit to fixing the yearly flooding which Governor Okowa has neglected to pursue his ill-fated vice presidential ambition. I will tackle the problem using Balloon Technology.”
He added he would fix roads in the State capital and adjoining towns that fall within the Asaba capital territory. “When I become governor, I will construct Oko and Okwe roads. In fact, I have already fixed the Oko 28km road into the NDDC budget and by this time next year it would have been done from Asaba to Oko.”
