SIR TONY CHUKS OBUH. THE AUDACITY OF PURPOSE. I want to take Delta state to a point where it can be seen as one of the leading states in the country. I want the state to be a point of reference beyond Nigeria. I have been exposed to government and governance. I have been in government for 32 years. I started from the lower cadre learning how policies are formulated and executed. I also watched policies being implemented between the public servants by the political class. My exposure is such that I know what it can take to implement a sound policy. I also know what leads to failure of policies. Therefore, I believe that I have the experience more than any of the aspirants. There are so many things that we can do to grow Delta State. The windows are just being opened from what we have today as ‘Delta Beyond Oil’, it is obvious to us that the lives of the people can be advanced. I want to grow a state that will depend on things outside oil. For instance, tourism is an aspect of the peoples’ lives that can help us generate the revenue that will sustain our economy. I want to build a state that will be financially independent without dependence on what it will get from the federation account on a monthly basis. Every society cries about unemployment, insecurity and other social inadequacies. We in Delta see our children always wanting to work in the oil sector, we also see people believing that it is only government that can employ in the state. For me, I want employment to come from the government and the private sector because the private sector is the major driver in the society. I believe that the presence of a gap in the training that our people have, is responsible for the inability of some of our people to get jobs. So, I want to work to ensure that our people get the required skills for employment. If we have a curriculum that guarantees good skills for our people, I am sure that getting employment will not be difficult. We want to ensure that we will build a secured environment that will encourage people to come and invest. If they invest, employment will be created while wealth will also manifest in our society. We want to touch agriculture because it is an area that will help us to grow without oil. We will establish primary and secondary industries that can help us convert our raw materials into finished products. There are so many things that we need to do to grow Delta and we are going to pursue them with sincerity ......SIR TONY CHUKS OBUH. Vanguard News.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 09:55:20 +0000
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