TRADITIONAL RULERS PASS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE ON OKOWA ... As Okowa Charges Them On Peaceful Leadership
Traditional Rulers in the
Northern Senatorial district of Delta state have passed a vote of confidence on
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.
About 60 recognised Royal father's at a meeting held at the
Palace of the Obi of Owa, HRM Obi Emmanuel Efeizomor II under the aegis of
Delta North Traditional Rulers Forum (DNTF) observed that Governor Okowa has
delivered the dividends of democracy across the state and as such endorse him
for a second term Governor Okowa while addressing the gathering attributed the
success stories of his administration to the peaceful dispositions of
traditional rulers.
According to the Governor, “I sincerely, appreciate you (the
traditional rulers) for the vote of confidence passed on me, if vote of
confidence comes from those who owns the land, we must appreciate it and most
importantly, I thank the traditional rulers for providing the enabling
environment for my government to execute its programmes; a lot is being done
and more will still be done, we will achieve more as a united people, as a
government, we will try as much as possible to remain focused and my respect
for the traditional rulers will never be weakened.”
“This is an important meeting and I am very excited with the
level of activities of our traditional rulers, when we share ideas, we are
better positioned in our commitment to give our people the best,” the Governor
said, emphasising that the support of traditional rulers was instrumental to
the success stories of his administration.
He disclosed that, “if the traditional rulers fail to cooperate
with the government, that government is bound to have crises; we have had town
hall meetings where we discussed issues affecting us, we shall continue with
local government areas we are yet to visit from next week".
"Delta North has been largely peaceful, the peace in the
area is very important for me because, when Delta North remains peaceful, I
will find it easier to preach peace in other senatorial districts.”
Governor Okowa urged the traditional rulers to report any
unhealthy situation involving herdsmen to the Divisional Police Officers in
their areas and ensure they live in peace while awaiting for the federal government
to proffer solutions to the problem.
He also, called on the traditional rulers to set up vigilante
groups in their kingdoms and ensure such are registered with the Police,
stating that there must be collaborative efforts to check crime and criminal
activities in the state.
The traditional rulers had in an address read by the Ogene of Ibedeni, HRM
Jonathan Kanegede I said, “we are not surprised that your massive
people-oriented programmes are being recorded and appreciated by many through
numerous awards, and since you are not tired in seeking the people's well-being
and progress, we unequivocally, pass a vote of confidence on you, Governor
Okowa and your administration.”
“We, the Royal Fathers, the sixty-three traditional rulers representing the
various groups in Delta North, on behalf of our chiefs and the entire people,
are happy with your famous SMART agenda, the massive road construction across
the state, Youth Agricultural Entrepreneur Programme, Skill Training
Entrepreneurship Programme, and many others too numerous to mention,” he said.
Head, Collective Leadership, Onu Ika Nigeria, Daniel Usifoh at the event,
called for consistent enlightenment campaign to discourage youths from
harvesting organs, selling their organs or illegally moving to other countries
in their quest for quick wealth.
Obi Efeizomor II had in a brief speech thanked Governor Okowa for attending the
meeting which provided a platform for the traditional rulers to express how
they felt about his government.
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