Developement: Emulate Wike, Ijaw youths charge Okowa

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*Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State

(Nigeria) President of the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide, Mr Pereotubo Oweilaemi, has called on Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, to emulate what he described as "the worthy and very commendable example of his colleague Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in the area of location of meaningful development and people-oriented projects in Ijaw-speaking areas of Delta State."
In a statement on Wednesday, Mr  Oweilaemi  said that the Ijaw-speaking areas in Delta State gave Dr. Okowa part of the highest votes that brought him to power in 2015.
"It is also an incontrovertible fact that the bulk of the federal allocation that  accrues to the state is derived from the Ijaw region.
"Yet, after three years into this administration, not even a single project is known to be ongoing in the area not to talk of being completed and commissioned.
"We frown against our total neglect and abandonment and also advice for the immediate reversal of this ugly trend before 2019 otherwise, Ijaw youths will campaign vigorously and massively against any governor who has previously insulted our collective sensibilities."
He stressed that he was making comparison between Governor Okowa and his colleague and Rivers counterpart, Wike because of the outstanding developmental strides of the latter.
"The Eastern Zonal Executive Committee of the IYC led by  Samuel George and the National Executive led by my humble self are overwhelmingly satisfied with Governor Wike for bringing development and other dividends of democracy to the Ijaw region.
"I commend Governor Wike for the excellent job he is doing for our people. I promise Ijaw youths in Rivers State will stand by him come rain, come shine."

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