DELTA BEYOND OIL WILL STRENGTHEN ECONOMY, CREATE EMPLOYMENT – Uduaghan The Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has thrown more light on his administration’s Delta Beyond Oil policy, affirming that the initiative was inspired by the overwhelming desire to provide a sound developmental platform and qualitative infrastructure in key sectors, in order to make the state less dependent on Oil proceeds and eventually prepare Deltans for the day when the Oil wells will finally dry up. This much was contained in two statements issued by the Delta State Commissioner for Information, Barr. Chike Ogeah and Governor Uduaghan’s Chief Press Secretary, Sunny Ogefere, in which the governor also lauded the managements and editors of The Sun, Leadership and Nigerian Pilot Newspapers for the awards bestowed on him. Governor Uduaghan, who made these disclosures while responding to his choice by three national dailies as their ‘2013 Man of the Year’ and ‘2013 Governor of the Year’, respectively, noted that the key areas for greater attention in the vision included agriculture, culture and tourism and infrastructural development, among others, in view of their income and employment generating capacities. According to Uduaghan, the main thrust of the ‘Delta Beyond Oil’ Initiative was to ensure that the state economy was resuscitated and a conducive environment put in place for investments to thrive, thereby providing employment for the people without relying on revenue accruing from the oil sector. “The ultimate goal of Delta beyond Oil is to provide employment for our teeming population. Specifically, we are concentrating on agriculture, culture, tourism, solid minerals to achieve our Delta beyond Oil,” he said: Uduaghan is joint winner of The Sun’s 2013 Man of the Year Award. He is Leadership newspaper’s 2013 Governor of the Year and was also awarded the 2013 Man of the Year by the Nigerian Pilot newspapers. The choice of Governor Uduaghan as joint winner of The Sun 2013 Man of the Year, was based on the following criteria as explained by the Board: “Uduaghan got the winning votes for envisioning Nigeria beyond Oil and taking practical steps about it in Delta State.” Governor Uduaghan got the Governor of the Year 2013 award from Leadership Newspaper: “For his vision of a state beyond oil-a vision beyond time and politics-and for building bridges of peace across one of Nigeria’s most disparate communities, massive building and renewing infrastructure and placing the economy of Delta State on a solid footing” The Nigerian Pilot Newspapers in giving Governor Uduaghan the award as its Man of the Year, 2013 said that the choice of Uduaghan was informed by the governor’s landmark achievements since assuming office in 2007, adding that Uduaghan emerged after “critical appraisal of the performance of all 36 state governors in virtually all areas of assessment.” The Delta Governor, while responding to awards, commended the three newspapers for acknowledging the modest achievements of his administration and pledged that the awards will serve as a great motivation to further drive his administration’s desire to ensure qualitative service delivery, even as he promised to justify the confidence reposed in him by the newspapers and Deltans, by finishing strong in the remaining years of his administration. Uduaghan said: “I sincerely appreciate the decision of the managements and editors of the three newspapers in choosing and bestowing the 2013 Governor and Man of the Year Awards on me. My administration came into office in 2007 with a clear-cut three-point agenda of Peace and Security, Human Capital Development and Infrastructure Development. “We have pursued these agenda with great zeal and determination to make Delta State a peaceful place, conducive for investment. Our human capital and infrastructure development agenda have also produced measurable results,” he said. Flashpoint
Posted on: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 21:47:41 +0000
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