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> Delta leaders on
> Monday expressed gratitude to
> Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan for taking the state out of the
> woods and placing it
> on the world map for good. They also thanked him for running
> a transparent and
> accountable government.
>
> “Governor
> Emmanuel Uduaghan has performed excellently
> to the envy of his foes that are now bent on pulling him
> down. He has not
> misappropriated public funds and will never do it” the
> leaders, under the aegis
> of the People’s Movement, said on Monday.
>
>
>
> In a statement
> issued in Lagos by the Director of
> Communications of the Peoples Movement, Mrs. Ibifuro Tatua,
> the leaders eulogized
> Uduaghan for being above board in the discharge of his
> duties.
>
> The leaders, who
> described allegations of using
> phantom companies to siphon funds from the state treasury,
> running the state
> only with family members and others as
> false, challenged MPROD to
> mention the names of the phantom companies.
>
> “These
> are the handiwork of the governor’s political
> enemies who are bent on tarnishing the name and good image
> of the governor and
> also creating further distractions from his focused and
> principled leadership style,”
> they said
>
>
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> The
> leaders who took time to correct the half-truths and
> dangerous insinuations
> contained in the petition of the Movement for the Protection
> of the Rights of
> Deltans (MPROD), described members of the group as
> unscrupulous
> mischief makers. They advised them to visit the
> state for stock taking.
>
>
>
> “The petition
> is wide off the mark and misconceived.
> It is also extremely contradictory in a number of areas,
> thus exposing the high
> level of ignorance of the architects about the true state of
> affairs in Delta
> State.
>
> The leaders while
> advising MPROD members and other enemies
> of the state to be more decent with their choice of words in
> addressing
> Governor Uduaghan, said the governor in the last six years
> focused on
> administering the State, with the fear of God and for the
> good of the people.
>
> “When we
> look
> at the scorecard of Uduaghan, what readily comes to mind is
> how he has
> performed. The administration’s programmes are felt in the
> three senatorial
> districts. Delta is one of the few states where salaries are
> being paid as and
> when due. The traditional institution has received a boost
> and respect under
> the administration. Uduaghan has relentlessly pursued a
> vigorous policy for
> provision of social facilities and infrastructure. The
> administration has done
> a lot in the areas of roads development. Within six years of
> the present
> administration, several rural and urban roads have been
> developed. The state
> has a more motorable network of roads than it had six years
> ago. On the
> education turf, Uduaghan has reminded
> people of the state that investment in that sector is the
> only way to control
> and stem the tide of youth restiveness. The government has
> given scholarship to
> thousands to enable them further their education in various
> schools within and
> outside the country. The government has arrested the drift
> in the education
> sector through provision of necessary learning aids,
> including books, laboratory
> equipment, computers and internet services. The government
> has renovated many
> schools in the rural and urban areas. Uduaghan has made
> modest development in
> terms of health sector delivery to the people. All the
> general hospitals have been
> rehabilitated. The out of stock syndrome, which had crippled
> hospitals
> efficiency in other states, has already been confined to the
> dustbins. Drugs
> are constantly purchased and distributed to hospitals and
> other health
> institutions in the state.
>
> Delta State is
> wearing a positive look. Only a blind
> would not see the total transformation of the state by the
> present
> administration
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Insisting that
> the governor’s dogged commitment to principles
> in the practice of politics, the rule of law and the best
> democratic tradition
> of fairness and justice were some of the attributes that
> brought him into
> collision with the enemies of democracy and development in
> the state, the
> leaders said “Delta State has never had it so good in
> terms
> of provision of amenities and infrastructure since the
> creation of the state”
>
> “Uduaghan is a
> caring governor. He believes in merit
> and places top priority on the welfare of the people. His
> administration follows
> due process in the award of contracts including competitive
> bidding and
> processing through the various Ministerial Tenders Boards
> before the State
> Executive Council gives the final approval. This is the
> standard. It is
> laughable to conclude that some contracts were given without
> consideration for
> due process” they said.
>
>
>
> Dismissing the
> allegation that funds from the (South
> South) Crude Account were squandered on frivolous parties,
> talk shows, summits
> and seminars”, the leaders thanked Governor Uduaghan for
> committing a lot of
> funds in state projects, human capacity building and
> security.
>
> “There is state
> presence in all the communities. Uduaghan
> is not misappropriating state funds. He wants the best for
> the state. He has
> reasons for sacking the Finance Commissioner, Bernard
> Okumagba, and replacing
> him with a highly competent World Bank staff, Mr.
> Okpara.
>
>
>
> On the choice of
> the next governor, the leaders said
> Uduaghan has a right to support anybody.
>
> “The governor
> has right to examine the present
> situation and the emerging political scenario in the state
> and the entire
> country. He has right to endorse whoever he wants in
> 2015”.
>
>
>
>
>
> Praising Uduaghan
> for elevating politics beyond the
> mundane levels of wrangling, greed and selfishness, the
> leaders appealed to
> journalists and politicians to protect Uduaghan from undue
> harassment by self-seeking
> elements whose stock in trade is to hide under the banner of
> the media to bring
> down their imaginary or perceived opponents.
>
> “Leaders at
> whatever level must demonstrate a certain
> degree of decency and exemplary conduct. Desperate
> politicians, those without
> ideas and popular goodwill are running away from real issues
> and resorting to
> character assassination and personal abuse. These people are
> not united by the
> common desire to move Delta State forward but to bring down
> Governor Uduaghan
> and his unprecedented record of performance.
>
> They appealed to
> those generating rumours and
> spreading lies at home and abroad to join hands with
> Uduaghan in the onerous
> task of moving the state forward.
>
> “With your
> continued support, understanding and
> cooperation, Uduaghan will firmly expand on the gains
> recorded so far. By May
> 30, 2015, Uduaghan shall leave behind worthy legacies that
> will put Delta State
> firmly on the irreversible path of meaningful growth and
> development,” the
> leaders said
