9 November 2009
Delta state elders, leaders and stakeholder's forum (central working committee) have lambasted the Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan-led administration, over corrupt practices and dictatorial tendencies.
The group tongue lashed the governor for purportedly failing to deliver the appropriate dividends of democracy to Deltans rather succeeded in transforming the state into a civilian dictatorship, imbued with arrogance and self glorification.
It also called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to put into an escrow account the $15 million allegedly offered to the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) by the immediate past governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori.
The elders' forum challenged Governor Uduaghan to make public the comprehensive statement of finance of the state so that Deltan can know the level of indebtedness of the state to banks and how the state budgets have been implemented since assumption of office.
"We suspect that Delta State is currently very broke', the elders alleged.
The press release christened "Delta State: Burden of civilian dictatorship and the stench of corruption" was jointly signed and read weekend in Warri by its chairman, Dr Richard Tosanwumi, who was flanked by Col G.A Eboma (rtd) (Vice Chairman), Chief Hope Erute (Secretary) Prince A Abugo (PRO), Chief E Akangbou, Chief W Ukpebitere and Benson Lelekumo.
The group accused the governor of running a one-show kind of government where appointed commissioners are rendered ineffective on the lame excuse that the governor is "frugal".
They said that for peace to reign the governor must discontinue his "civilian dictatorship style of governance and restored the state executive to its proper functionality as provided in the 1999 constitution adding that the state supposedly doesn't need more than 15 Commissioners and 10 Special Adviser.
The elders who also berated the governor for parading failed policies and programme added that several incomplete and abandoned projects are scattered over the state ranging from the building of roads to the provision of social infrastructure.
"Delta State is perceived as polity with the stench of high level corruption.
They said: "Evidently the wealth of the state is concentrated in the hands of the very few persons belonging to the ruling cabal, with over 4 million Deltans left one of the government businesses and never consulted."
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