The accomplishments recorded by the administration of Governor Sheriff Oborewovori of Delta State since his inauguration on May 29, 2023, have been commended by a Coalition of Civil Society Groups in the state.
The group includes Coalition of Society, Delta State; Value Orientation & Development Forum; Civil Society for Development Initiative (CSDI); Anioma Youth Development Agenda; Ika North-East Development Forum; Obenddy Global Care Community Initiative; Intergrity Leaders International Development Initiative ( ILIDI), and Grassroot initiative for Unity and Stability.
According to the group, the governor has made great strides in infrastructural development, health, education, sports, entertainment, capacity-building and other critical sectors of the state.
Speaking at a press conference in Asaba, Secretary of the Coalition, Comrade James Ode, said the administration of Governor Oborevwori has performed beyond expectation within its one year in office, adding that the sheer audacity of his governance innovations was being felt in all sectors in the state.
Flanked by the Executive Director of Civil Societies for Development Initiative, Comrade Obuseh Raymond, and the Coordinator, Comrade Eddy Yike, the secretary pointed out that democracy as a participatory form of government required purposeful leaders like Oborevwori for the attainment of its core attributes and values.
“The governor has proven himself as not just a talker but a doer, a dynamic leader, technocrat and a dexterous administrator par excellence. Anybody who says Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has done nothing doesn’t mean well for the state.
“We agreed that a lot still needs to be done in the state, but for us as civil society, he has done well. The governor has opened up local communities including riverine communities with good roads and has given rural communities a sense of belonging.
“He has performed beyond expectation ranging from the impressive huge road construction awarded to Julius Berger Nigeria Limited to build flyovers, cloverleaf and expansion of road network in Warri and Effurun and the encouragement of small and medium business enterprises.
“Governance is a progressive thing and those that governed the state before did their bit but to be fair enough, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has raised the bar in road construction. The one year in office of the Governor has been impactful, rewarding and people-driven,” he added.
Comrade Ode pointed out that Deltans will experience the real dividends of democracy under the leadership of Governor Oborevwori from the deliberate efforts of his administration in the area of economy, education and infrastructural development, stressing that members of the Coalition in the state were proud of the Governor’s achievements.
The group therefore passed a vote of confidence on the governor, calling on all stakeholders to cooperate with him and in his avowed determination to transform the state even as they should eschew any form of divisive tendencies so that the dream for a more prosperous state could be realised.