by Zik Gbemre
We find it shameful and also laughable with the way the PDP-led Government under Governor Uduaghan n
Qand now Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, have been parading itself with ‘publicity stunts’ to score cheap points in the eyes of the Nigerian public. It is absolute SHAME that a government that has been in power in the last 16 years, would recently commission an ‘uncompleted project’ just to make itself look good in the eyes of Deltans and perhaps, hope to redeem the bad impression people already have about him before he exits Government House.
We were appalled to see the picture of the ‘uncompleted’ Effurun/Uvwie flyover in Warri Delta State as Commissioned by Governor Uduaghan, published in Page 3 of The Guardian Newspaper of Monday, April 20, 2015. From the said published picture, we could see that work is still ongoing on the said flyover. Though, they were careful to select a good picture to publish of the said ongoing construction of the flyover in Effurun-Warri, however Nigerians should note that on the other side of the flyover, the roads underneath and on the side are in a deplorable state.
The PDP-led Government under Governor Uduaghan has yet again, demonstrated another of its shameless publicity stunts of ‘deception’. This is a Government that has been in Office, with his cousin James Ibori and now Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, in the last 16 years. Yet, with his clear open eyes, Governor Uduaghan went ahead to commission an ‘uncompleted’ flyover.
The PDP-led Uduaghan Government, which has just few weeks to leave office (having rigged the governorship election to install Okowa to cover their misdeeds), is now rushing to do things, including commissioning of uncompleted projects, just to redeem its battered image in the eyes of Deltans. One then begins to wonder what they have been doing in government in the last 16 years. But it is too late for them to make any reasonable amends.
The commercial city of Warri is today without an Airport, but only a private Airstrip; virtually all the roads constructed by the Uduaghan Government are today laden with potholes (e.g the ones in Ugboroke layout and many others); the so called BRT lane has been left abandoned, leaving motorists to suffer untold hardship due to the narrowed roads, etc. That is the state the PDP-led Government of Governor Uduaghan is planning to leave Delta State for his fellow PDP cabal member to take over and continue with their atrocities.
Okowa has already started his ‘sham of a Government’ when he recently called on his PDP faithfuls (as reported in Page 5 of The Urhobo Voice of April 27,2015), in Delta State to forgive all those who fought against the party during the Governorship and State House Assembly elections on April 11,2015. But we cannot help but ask; who should be doing the forgiving and who should be the ones to ask for forgiveness? Having clearly rigged the said Governorship election in Delta State and stolen the peoples mandate, the PDP cabal comprising of Ibori, his cousin Uduaghan and Okowa and their supporters, should be the ones going public to ask for forgiveness from the people of Delta State. Anything short of this is unacceptable and should be frowned at by all well-meaning Deltans. However, the PDP cabal as stated here, still has few weeks to go to change from their self-centered evil ways and turn a new leaf. Otherwise, the wrath of God will be upon them for misleading the poor masses, when they least expect it.
Zik Gbemre,JP.
National Coordinator
Niger Delta Peace Coalition (NDPC)
No.28, Opi Street, Ugboroke Layout, Effurun-Warri,
P.O. Box 2254, Warri, Delta State, Nigeria.
Tel: +2348026428271
+2348052106013
Website: www.ndpc-zik.org
