The Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa-led administration in Delta State have been eulogized for his people oriented 2022 budget proposal of N425 billion.
The Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), State Council, said the attention Governor Ifeanyi Okowa placed on capital projects over recurrent expenditure was indicative of the desire of his administration to finish strong in 2023.
The resolution was reached on Thursday August 12th 2021, at the monthly congress of the chapel in Asaba.
The chairman of the chapel, Comrade Dominic Adewole, supported by his Secretary, Comrade Gospel Amaliamifeobu and 41 other members said the appraisal become necessary at a time when most of his colleague governors pre-occupied themselves with politics of 2023.
He said the consistent high regard the Governor have for traditional institution culminated in the relative peace and development the state has experienced since 2015.
He said, “Delta state government, led by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, is very much concerned about the development of the state. His style of blocking all areas of wastage and financial leakages has largely boosted his ‘SMART agenda’, that metamphosized into ‘Stronger Delta’ vision.
He observed that the Governor’s welfare for citizens was demonstrated with the building and inauguration of the state of the art Secretariat for royal fathers in the state.
He called on the Okowa-led administration to expedite action in the completion of the NUJ Secretariat along Mariam Babagida Way in Asaba.
