Delta APC chieftain tackles Okowa over projects in Aniocha North

By Dave Okpogadie, Asaba

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state has been admonished to stop taking credits over projects that his administration never awarded, funded and commissioned in Aniocha North Local Government council of Delta State.

A Chieftain of All Progressives Congress in Delta State Hon. Sir Chinye Matthew gave this admonition at of Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state.

The All Progressives Congress Chairman, (APC) Party for Aniocha North local government council claimed that the projects which the governor has been saying he provided for the good people of Aniocha North were funded by NDDC.

He regretted that the Onicha-Uku/Issele-Uku road is in a sorry state, as the two communities have more or less been cut off from each other over in accessible road.

The APC party chairman highlighted that the road projects in Aniocha North Local Government Council, remain very important owing to the fact that many of the dwellers in rural areas are farmers who contribute to the food baskets of the state.

Reacting to the claims by the APC chairman, Aniocha North, the member, representing Aniocha North constituency in Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Emeka Nwobi rejected the claims, saying that the state governor His Excellency (Dr.) Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa apart from road networks has funded numerous projects in the council for the well-being of the citizens.

He stated that work is ongoing at the Onicha-Uku Issele-Uku road project, Which the state governor awarded and mobilised contractors to site.

The lawmaker said, he and officials of the state ministry of works have been supervising the project, which he stated will be commissioned in no distant time.

He advised the good people of Aniocha North Local Government Council to ignore such claims by the APC Chairman.