How Past, Present Governments Abandoned Delta Community

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Over the years, past and present administratiins in Delta State have refused to site developmental projects in Gbaregolor Community in Ughelli south local government area of the state.

Blessed with natural resources, the Riverine but agarian community lacks government presence apart from a campus of the Delta State School of Marine, located in Burutu local government area of the state.

According to a post by Hon. Solomon Akpoveta, the community has no network coverage as the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC), is yet to establish any of the mobile networks in the community.

The community which has hardworking men, women and youths, also lacks power supply as it has not been connected to the national grid by the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC).

As industrious as the people, who are largely engaged in fishing and other agricultural activities, they depends on generators to power their homes and do their businesses.

The community which equally has the best of palm oil, crude oil, sandy, loamy and clay soils, “do not have primary and secondary school teachers for our schools”, Hon. Akpoveta, hinted.

Though, living in the 21st century, the present day reality depicts a Community still in the Colonial years.

Gbaregolor Community has no water project for portable drinking water. Her people still depends on the river as her only source of drinking water, bathing and cooking.

Unlike many communities in the upper and lower lands, dominated by mentally challenged persons, Gbaregolor Community, has no insane man or woman.

About 15 oil wells have been discovered so far in the community, yet it has not felt the presence of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC).

The Community has suffered from the yearly predictions of flood water as it has no drainage system to prevent erosion whenever it pours.

Politically, the Community has a well defined and fine leadership and political structure but one of the highly marginalized in Ughelli south.

Gbaregolor community, has at least seven growing communities as satellite communities.


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