2015: I’ll uplift the socio-economic lives of Deltans —Omo-Agege A frontline governorship hopeful in Delta State, Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege, has said he was in the 2015 governorship race to uplift the socio-economic lives of the people of the state. Speaking during a consultative visit to Mr John Ayoro, a community leader and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiugbo-Ughelli, Urhobo Host Communities of Nigeria, HOSTCOM, leadership in Otor-Udu and Mr. Dick Ani, a community leader and chieftain of PDP in Effurun, Omo-Agege promised to promote free healthcare for all, if given the mandate. Insisting that he was carrying a pan-Deltan agenda in the governorship contest, he said that he would build hospitals in every five kilometers to address the health needs of Deltans. He said he would also create a gas commission in addition to the state Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC. Praising the Delta Beyond Oil initiative of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, the PDP governorship hopeful promised to promote agriculture through deliberate policies that will address the needs of farmers in the state. He said: “We will take proactive action on environmental matters and work with oil and gas companies operating in the state to reduce the occurrence of oil spillage, pollution, and gas flaring which have adversely affected marine and agrarian economic activities in several Delta communities. “In pursuing this, we will ensure full compliance with global standards by operators in the oil and gas industry. We will also insist that every Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, between oil companies and host communities is diligently executed to ensure continued harmonious co-existence.” Omo-Agege, in his separate addresses during the different visits, promised to embark on massive construction of roads across the state as part of effort to build on the development initiatives of Governor Uduaghan. He commended the governor for his good work in the past seven years.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 05:14:57 +0000
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