Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has berated the governorship declaration speech of the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege.
Okowa described the speech as “empty and uninspiring” adding that Omo-Agege did not tell Deltans and Nigerians what he intends to do differently if he becomes governor.
The governor said Delta is made up of men and women of integrity and the speech of Omo-Agege has shown that he lacked the capacity to govern a state like Delta.
Speaking through the state commissioner for information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, Okowa said, “We were surprised that somebody at that level can organise a declaration which we do not hold against him because it is his democratic right but that he does so, so emptily is our concern.
“Delta is made up of men and women of integrity and we expect that any of our own irrespective of political party cannot lower the banner by coming up with such emptiness.
“It is important that we advise him to up the ante and not to make members of the general public who are not Deltans to think that our level of understanding of issues is waning.
“We remain number one in the country and that is why we say ‘Delta noh dey carry last’ and we do not want somebody that is supposed to occupy a very responsible position to lower that very enviable position that our state has occupied in the scheme of things either politically or otherwise.”
