It is true that one of the cardinal projections of Governor Ifeanyi
Okowa’s administration is the vision not only to develop Delta State but take the
State to utopian heights of sustainable development. And, in just one year, so
much has been done to ensure the attainment of the lofty ideals it has set for
itself.
One can also understand the plight and anxiety of the people of
the State and why they are desperate to witness overall sustainable development.
This is so, given the level of unemployment and the hardship that
is traumatising the common man on the street. It is well known everywhere that
unemployment is one of the propellants to all forms of criminality in any society.
The current estrangement between employers and
their employees within the private sector are proofs that Nigeria’s economy is
experiencing turbulent times. In spite of the paucity of funds, Governor Ifeanyi
Okowa is breaking new grounds to ensure his campaign promises materialize and
when other States are owing salaries up to nine months, the workers in Delta
State are enjoying their monthly benefits without hitches or delay.
Governor Okowa’s decision to develop Delta State is not a
political jamboree to either persuade or cloud the electorate for votes,
rather, his burning desire is to transform the State from a civil service status
to a private sector driven economy.
He understands that no economy can grow without full participation
of the private sector. Agriculture and manufacturing are the bedrock of genuine
efforts towards becoming a developed economy. Manufacturing courts active
collaboration of the private sector.
The new wave of challenge therefore, is for States in Nigeria and
particularly leaders, who hold the people’s mandate in trust, to arise and
evolve alternative ways of achieving sustainable economic growth and prosperity,
including guaranteeing survival for its teeming populace.
In fulfilling his promise on employment and empowerment, several
thousand youths have been trained by this administration on series of skills
development and manpower training. From the agricultural and industrial
training sponsored by the State government and other professional skills
acquisition programmes, youths continue to acquire new techniques. The
starter packs in equipment and cash are so grand that no forward looking youth
will complain.
Nigeria is going through trying times; the high level of
employment is alarming but our people must understand that to have sustainable
private sector, there is a lot of planning behind the scene.
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa does not belong to the flock of politicians
who believe in lying to the public to get cheap applause but working
tirelessly to ensure he brings about development to the State, where
unemployment will be a thing of the past.
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