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ONE YEAR IN OFFICE: Delta Assembly Passes Vote Of Confidence In Okowa

The Delta State House of Assembly has passed a vote of confidence in Senator Ifeanyi Okowa for his leadership qualities and for proper management of the affairs of the state since he assumed office a year ago.

Okowa The House at its resumed plenary after over three weeks break , held that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa had done well despite the present economic crunch and also passed a vote of confidence in the leadership of the House for its effective collaboration with the Governor and his team to move the state forward.

Moving the motion which came under matter of urgent public importance, Hon Dennis Omovie representing Warri South II constituency, said there was no gain saying about the fact that Nigeria and by extension, Delta State had suffered a dangerous drop in revenue being a mono-driven economy.

Stating that despite the challenges, the expectations of the citizens were high, the lawmaker noted that “Delta State can walk tall in the midst of the dangerous paucity of resources because the state is blessed with a man who is a wonderful manager, managing Delta State as if there was a surplus and giving to Delta state and Deltans what they expect and desire”.

Speaking further on the motion which was unanimously adopted, Omovie described Governor Ifeanyi Okowa “as a wonderful manager of resources and his strides in the development of the state”.

In an interview shortly after the sitting, he said that the motion was to encourage the Governor to do more for the state, adding that the level of commitment and personal attachment to good governance and development of the state by Governor Okowa was commendable.

Omovie said that Deltans never made mistake in the choice of the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, reiterating that “Governor Okowa has done well in the midst of hard economic situation”.

(Vanguard)