As political activities heighten leading to the 2015 general elections the need for all Deltans to focus on unity and peace has been reiterated by a frontline governorship aspirant in the state, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa.
Senator Okowa made the call during the week during his scheduled visits to the various local government areas of Delta State to formerly intimate executive members and leaders of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, at the LGA level of his intention to vie for the governorship position.
He said for Delta State to experience the much desired sustainable growth and development, "we must first see ourselves as one united family and promote our relationship along that line rather than on the basis of ethnicity or place of origin which unfortunately, some persons are using as political tool to push their selfish agenda."
He says he sees himself as a Deltan much more than being from a particular part of the state."I am as much as Urhobo, Itsekiri, Ijaw, Anioma, Isoko as anyone else. I am a true Deltan not limited to the boundaries of ethnicity. Every part of the state is my place. There is no part of Delta State that I do not have a root. I believe in Delta State. I love to identify with our people both at low and high times. We must therefore, join hands in building a united and prosperous state where equity, justice and development will be the watch word. I have not come to preach Anioma but about the people of Delta State and a better future for our people."
Senator Okowa while emphasizing his commitment to the people of Delta State, maintained that he is not strange to any community in the state, having worked closely and harmoniously with people from all parts of the state in the course of serving the state and the nation.
He promised that when given the mandate by Deltans to be their governor come 2015, he would partner with the people to run an all inclusive government that will benefit every Deltan, assuring that, "we will initiate and pursue policies that would impact positively on our people."
Senator Okowa, who is currently in the Senate as Chairman of the very important Health Committee, said his administration would vigorously pursue an all embracing health insurance policy in partnership with the federal government in its Universal Health Insurance coverage, to boost the overall health status of Deltans.
He also promised to tackle unemployment through the establishment of agro-based industrial parks in each of the three senatorial districts in the state, building on what Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has stated with the Warri
Industrial Park.
Another area he said he would pay adequate attention to is agriculture, as in his words, "it is an area, if properly harnessed would generate meaningful employment for our people especially the youths, who he observed are most affected with the incidence of unemployment.
On education, he promised to consolidate on the huge success being recorded by the Uduaghan administration with the massive renovation of schools across the state, even as he added that, "efforts would be geared towards restructuring our school curriculum and also in training and retraining our teachers as a way of ensuring that our children can stand on their own and make positive contributions when they leave school."
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