It is most unfortunate
that Sahara Reporters has turned itself into a cheap medium for blackmail, propaganda
and mischievous reporting. The caption of its story: Sacked Delta speaker Igbuya leads thugs to chase Governor Okowa from project site in Sapele is not only shocking
and misleading but also unnecessarily sensational.
It is with utmost
subterfuge, sinister and ominous motives that Sahara Reporters couched its story
and the same goes for other trending stories online about the stoning incidents.
They want to imply that the stoning arose from grouse against His Excellency,
the Governor but that is totally false.
For the records, at
Sapele, the news that the new speaker will be present at the ceremonies infuriated
some youths who described themselves as supporters of the impeached speaker. Every
rational mind should expect that as a member representing Sapele constituency, some
miscreants who were hitherto benefiting from the former speaker would one way or
the other, express their aversion towards his removal, which is understandable.
At Osissa, the grievance of
the youths was not against the Governor but against the presence of policemen. The
youths complained that whenever the police were called in the past over matters
relating to attacks by herdsmen, they never responded but when called by herdsmen,
the response of the police was often swift.
At no time did the youths
attack, abuse or raise their voice against the Governor. On both occasions, the
Governor took time to interact with the youths and it is public knowledge that both
ceremonies went on as scheduled and without hitches. The Governor is continuing
with the town hall meetings in Sapele and Oghara today.
It should be emphasized
that Governor Okowa remains committed and focused on his vision of prosperity
for all Deltans. Despite the economic recession and the shortfall in revenue of
the three tiers of governance, Governor Okowa has shown diligence and best practices
in the management of the State’s resources, juggling between payment of
salaries and the provision of infrastructure.
Sahara Reporters should
resist being used by the opposition in the State as a tool for misinformation
and source of distraction to the government. Enough of the sidekicks.
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