By Austin Ogwuda
THE Director General of Delta State Orientation and Communications Bureau, Dr. Latimore Oghenesivbe has confidently said that the incumbent Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State who will be vacating office after completion of his second tenure in 2031 has vowed never to leave any loan unpaid.
Oghenesivbe was very assertive that the governor’s second term won’t require rigorous campaign as his first term score card will speak for him and guarantee another term.
He stated this when he played host to the Executive and some members of Asaba Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on a courtesy visit to his office on Tuesday, in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria.
Dr. Oghenesivbe also said that Deltans should be happy to have a man of conscience like Governor Sheriff Oborevwori whose administration has been able to save about N200b from operating cost in project executions since he came into office.
His words: “Yes, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa took loans but those loans are legitimate loans because they were well debated by the State Assembly who equally gave approvals for the loans.
“Government is a continuum and the next government is duty bound to repay those loans that is why governor Oborevwori is repaying such loans. He has repaid about N160 billion of such loans and that is why the governor has vowed never to leave any loan unpaid before leaving office”.
“Today, you can drive from Asaba to Ughelli in less than two hours. Apart from bursary to Delta state students across the country the governor has undertaken to pay for medical bills of any students in higher institutions across the country. In few days from now, the office of the job creation bureau will unveil 2000 youths to be empowered in first phase of its scheme”, he stated.
The Communications Bureau boss however counselled the Media practitioners on the need to be professional in their reportage by reporting facts devoid of misinformation occasionally sponsored by opposition and mischief makers who are either jealous of the laudable achievements of our performing governor or probably few disgruntled politicians within the same ruling Party.
Earlier, the Vice Chairman of the Asaba Correspondents’ Chapel of NUJ, Comrade Matthew Ochei who stood in for the Chairman, Comrade Ifeanyi Olannye during the visit appreciated Dr Latimore Oghenesivbe for his open door policy and robust media relations noting that Journalists in the State were very much pleased with him.
