“Delta
is blessed”, said Napoleon Eluechie, a widely travelled Anambra State indigene
who resides in Lagos. The lawyer who is a notable critic of government noted, “Your
people are very discerning to have elected Senator Ifeanyi Okowa”.
But
Eluechie is not alone in this conclusion. He is certainly echoing the views of
a broad spectrum of people who have analyzed the person of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa.
He lauded the people for their foresight in electing the man that has come to be
known as Ekwueme.
From
the get go, Senator Okowa has shown that he is on a mission and that he would
be judged by the quality of service he delivers to the people and how same has
improved their lot. He also understands the enormous task before him even in
the face of dwindling finances. But he is undaunted. As an experienced
politician, he is at home with such challenges and knows how to navigate such
thorny waters.
In
the last one month, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has kept the engine of governance
roaring to the delight of those who appreciate committed public service. Armed
with a manual of his campaign promise, which is titled the SMART Agenda, he is ready
to add even more items to it.
During campaigns, Senator
Okowa told the people of Delta State that the thrust of his administration
would be prosperity to all Deltans. As a government that intends to work the
talk, his policies are raring in the area of realization of this all important
goal.
This he has done with
the launch of the
wealth creation programme, which took off with the launch of six
entrepreneurship schemes namely; Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme
(YAGEP), Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP); Production and
Processing Support Programme (PPSP); Tractorisation; Extension of Loans; and
Development of Agro-industries.
Governor
Ifeanyi Okowa’s early pace clearly illustrate a man who came into government
prepared. It is obvious that he is not in government just for the sake of power
but to identify ways of how power can be translated for the benefit of the
people of the State and mankind in general. But those who indulged in practiced
cynicism have chosen to remain blind to these steady strides of hope and bright
prospects. Let us reinvent our sense of community in acknowledgement that a Delta
that suffers arrested development on account of political bickering would be
our Delta of arrested prosperity.
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