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Governor Oborevwori has no desire to defect to another political party: commissioner

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Governor Sheriff Oborevwori is not interested in fighting any political battles but is prepared to respond to criticism by delivering many more viable projects before 2027.

The State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads and Public Information), Mr. Charles Aniagwu, who stated this on Monday, said Oborevwori, as the clear leader among the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party in Nigeria, had no desire to abandon it.

At a press conference in Asaba, Aniagwu, who was recently tasked with supervising the State Ministry of Information, spoke amid rumors that the governor was planning to move to the All Progressives Congress.

Aniagwu was flanked at the conference by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sir Festus Ahon, and the Executive Assistant to the Governor on Public Education (Projects and Policies), Mr. Olisa Ifeajika.

He said: “We have seen many posts in different places, including those suggesting that he will leave the PDP.

“Oborevwori is a very proud member of the People's Democratic Party. Today, Oborevwori is a clear leader among party leaders in Nigeria, and is by no means hungry to leave the Peoples Democratic Party.”

Aniagwu noted that Governor Oborevwori had kept faith in the continuation and completion of legacy projects, while initiating new ones.

“Having continued with the numerous projects he inherited, he is currently moving the state forward with the completion of ongoing highways, while also initiating more projects.

He listed some of the legacy, ongoing and completed projects including the Okpanam-Ibusa bypass; Beneku Bridge; Asaba/Ughelli Expressway, particularly Sector C1 and C2, Sector A and with repairs in Sector B as well as the 6-storey High Court Complex in Asaba.

On the initiation of new projects, Aniagwu said the skyline of Warri and Effurun would never be the same as Julius Berger was handling the laudable projects with three flyover bridges and road expansion works currently underway in the corridor.

According to him, “other roads have been completed within Asaba and the capital territory, while in Delta South many roads have also been completed in Warri, Isoko North and Isoko South, and new ones have also been started.

“In Sapele and Okpe, many road projects are underway while some have already been completed such as Ohorhor-Adagbrasa-Ugolo-Okuodiete road, dualization of Ezesi road in Orerokpe and other internal roads in Sapele.

“In Delta North, the Eweshi-Utagba-Uno and Ndemili-Utagba-Uno roads in Ndokwa West, Akumazi-Umuocha and Owere-Olubor roads have been completed, while the Issele-Azagba-Otulu road is currently under construction.”

Aniagwu also said Governor Oborevwori had been building bridges of possibilities, connecting communities and making space for both business interaction and for people to also have some kind of interaction with their families and friends in the neighboring local government areas.

“His business, at this moment, is governance and he is not going to lose sight of it.

“Because of the side conversations and because he believes this is not the time to start playing politics, what he is doing right now is making sure he keeps the faith with all Deltans.

“He believes that every Deltan deserves the dividend of democracy and that is what he cares about.

“I also remember that on one of our outings to the UPU celebration at Uvwiamuge-Agbarho in Ughelli North Local Government Area, the Governor asked his relatives and Deltans to support the administration of President Bola Tinubu.

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“He was very clear when he pointed out that support for Tinubu is also equal to support for him, that is not politicking; That is governance because the times we find ourselves in now are not for politics but for governance.”

In the Education sector, Aniagwu said the administration had established and operationalized a campus of the Southern Delta State University, Orerokpe, besides introducing a College of Health Sciences at the main campus of the institution in Ozoro.

He said the administration had also improved facilities in several general hospitals and over 150 primary health care centers and provided substantial funds to numerous nursing, midwifery and health technology colleges, and established a health technology college in Ovrode, which is now operational.

Regarding the housing sector, the Commissioner said that “the administration has started the construction of 50 housing units comprising 30 three-bedroom and 20 two-bedroom units in Ozoro, Kwale and Owa-Oyibu as a pilot project, while Eight duplex units are also being built. It is being built to accommodate more commissioners in the barracks.

“As part of its efforts to diversify the state's economy, the administration has sealed an agreement with UTM LNG to tap into the huge reserves of natural gas in the state.

On fiscal discipline and efficient allocation of resources, Aniagwu said “over N200 billion has been paid to clear the state debt while mobilizing contractors with new jobs and paying outstanding work certificates as that win.”

He added: “Just yesterday, the Governor toured the entire city to identify many projects that require attention and I can assure you that he is also ready to renew the state's transmission equipment in Asaba and Warri.

“As part of giving new life to the stations, the Governor has directed to submit a report on the stations within three weeks.”

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