Chief of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Isaba Ward in Warri South-West native space of Delta State, Engr. Jude Akpodubakaye, has blamed the perennial inter-ethnic squabbles between the Urhobo of Aladja and Ijaw of Isaba-Ogbe-Ijoh in Delta State on the insensitivity of the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP)-led administration.
“One of many main points we’ve got within the Isaba kingdom is insecurity. These are issues that our governorship candidate, Senator Omo-Agege, the deputy Senate president, when he turns into the governor of Delta State will deal with to draw the federal government’s presence to Isaba kingdom, particularly, the perennial inter-ethnic squabble between Aladja/Isaba-Ogbe-Ijoh boundary dispute.
“We strongly consider that with Senator Omo-Agege as governor of Delta State, these insecurity challenges will likely be laid to relaxation and resolved amicably to permit growth to come back to the affected communities.
As soon as there may be peace and safety, these warring communities can do enterprise collectively and there will likely be significant growth. So, to us, peace and safety are what hassle the folks of Isaba kingdom most as a result of as soon as there may be peace and safety, each different good factor will observe”, Engr. Akpodubakaye maintained.
The APC chief lamented that “even the one entry street to Ogbe-Ijoh, the headquarters of Warri South-West Native Authorities Space, has been severally blocked, whereas the state authorities is but to implement the suggestions of the fee of inquiry it arrange on March 3, 2015, to look into the land dispute between each communities.He insisted that whereas the safety of lives and property stays the essential constitutional position of any well-meaning and accountable authorities, the Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa led-PDP administration in Delta State has continued to undermine the problems that hassle on security and safety of lives and property, particularly within the riverine communities the place the Ijaws stay.
“Senator Ovie Omo-Agege will rescue Delta State from the large debt burden that the Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa-led PDP has introduced us. We consider that Senator Omo-Agege is a greater supervisor of sources.
“Go to his senatorial district and see what has been capable of do with the little he has for his folks. He has touched lives in a number of communities within the totally different native authorities areas below his Senatorial District.
“He has made a large affect there, however take a look at our personal Senatorial District, there may be nothing to indicate for it. So, together with his expertise, capability occasioned by his place because the Deputy Senate President, when he turns into the governor of Delta State, he will definitely deliver all that have and capabilities to bear on governance, growth and administration of the sources of the state.
“We consider that on the day of election, our folks will solid their votes for all APC candidates to be able to change the narrative”, the APC Chief mentioned.
Akpodubakaye, a former Delta State Home of Meeting aspirant for Warri South-West Constituency on the platform of the ruling APC reiterated that the Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa-led authorities’s failure to resolve the Aladja/Ogbe-Ijoh disaster is a transparent motive why the Ijaw ought to vote for the Deputy Senate President and governorship candidate of the APC within the forthcoming normal elections within the state.
Whereas lamenting the poor dwelling situations of the folks of Isaba, Ogbe-Ijoh and the Ijaws basically, Akpodubakaye mentioned Isaba-Ogbe-Ijoh folks have been landlocked and don’t have any well being amenities, pipe borne water and academic amenities ensuing to lowered tutorial actions in each main and secondary faculties within the space.
Akpodubakaye who spoke with newsmen at Isaba group in Warri South-West Native Authorities Space of Delta State on Saturday after holding sequence of conferences with the regent, the Isaba central governing council chairman, youths and ladies, together with operatives, additional reiterated that the first accountability of presidency in any sane society is to take care of order, present safety and social stability by means of enforcement of the present legal guidelines.
“We’re right here as a result of we wish Isaba kingdom in Warri South-West Native Authorities Space to offer the APC their votes as a result of we’ve got been uncared for and suffered within the fingers of the PDP led-government over time. PDP has been in energy since however all alongside we’ve got been severely shortchanged by the governors, Senators, Home of Representatives members, as much as the State Home of Meeting members all these years of the PDP led-administration. But, there isn’t a presence of the ruling PDP authorities in Isaba kingdom.
“We wish Isaba folks to alter the established order by voting Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, our incoming governor, who will make the distinction. He has performed so nicely in his personal senatorial district. The Impression has been massively felt by his senatorial district, whereas in our personal senatorial district below the PDP, there may be nothing to indicate for it,” he mentioned.