Delta APC Guber Aspirant Vows To Unseat Okowa

By Kenneth Orusi, Asaba
Just as political activities towards the general election gathers weight in Delta State, an aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Cairo Ojougboh, has indicted the incumbent governor of the state, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, for allegedly diverting federal allocations, Paris Club returns, Bailout funds and the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), of the state into private pockets.
Dr Ojougboh, gave the revelation Saturday when the 538 sacked Delta Line workers and a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), known as “I am a member of Government”, gave 22.5 million naira to the aspirant to enable him purchase the party’s expression and nomination forms.
The governorship contender in an emotion-laden voice, said “I am really overwhelmed. I am surprised that you hear our cries, that our speeches and our efforts are heard and seen.
“What we have tried to make the government to do is to stop stealing the Paris funds, bailout funds, like to stop embezzling government funds, to undertake infrastructures that will stand the test of time, to provide healthcare for the people, provide power for the hospitals in Delta State, at least pay teachers their salaries”, he noted.
He said the financial commitment of Deltans towards his ambition was enough evidence that Deltans are listening and are tired of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the state in the last 19 years, “and I am happy beyond words”, he said.
He promised to change the history and development of the state when he becomes the governor of the state, “those monies you made efforts to contribute; it is actually your widow’s mite, that is what you used to purchase this form”, assuring them that their effort would never be in vain.
He vowed that his administration would give Deltans good governance that would not embezzle public funds, saying “the government that will come out of it that by the grace of God we all here shall lead will not steal people funds because if we stop stealing, there will be money for education, infrastructural development, for health, cultural development, tourism and for all of us to be happy but the problem is that only one man carries the money.
“You steal bailout fund, you steal Paris club funds, you steal federal allocation, and you steal internally generated revenue. Your children wants to give birth, they go to America. Meanwhile, you will not develop our hospital here”.
While urging Deltans to redouble their efforts to ensure that he clinched the governorship seat come 2019, he added, “I know that God will lead us there”.
Earlier, Comrade Frank Nwabuike, who spoke on behalf of the sacked Delta Line workers disclosed that they came together to raise funds for him among themselves, “about 538 of us stand firmly behind you. If you multiply that number by five in each family, you will have over 3000 votes. We are solidly behind you because we are confident that you have the interest of Deltans at heart”.
Also, Dr Ebi Waboke, who spoke on behalf of the NGO said their membership cut across all strata of the society, noting that Deltans crave for good governance in order for them to feel the impact of government.
Highpoint of the event was the unveiling and presentation of the N22.5 million cheque to the guber hopeful.

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