By Festus Ahon

ASABA—DELTA State governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has assured that his administration will deliver infrastructure to the people of the state without discrimination, enjoining communities to freely donate land to government for development projects.

Okowa, who spoke at Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South and Issele-Uku, Aniocha North Local Government Areas, respectively during the commissioning and inspection of projects as part of activities to mark his second year in office, said that his administration will not request for land from communities unless there was urgent need for it.

Saying that the proposed Agro-Industrial Park for Ogwashi-Uku will boost the socio-economic lives of the people of the area and the state in general, he added that he had directed the state Commissioner for Lands and Survey and the Attorney-General of the state to look into the process of returning land government acquired for wild life which has not  come on stream to the community.

GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Okowa

“When government requests for land from the community, the people should see it not only as sacrifice to do so, but, it should be something that should be done to develop the area. The wild life park or zoo does not appear to be on course, it is better that we return that parcel of land to the community because, any land that is donated to government must be put to use, but the Agro-Industrial Park is real.”

Okowa accompanied by top political office  holders, inspected the products of the Delta State Leather Works factory, Issele-Uku, where he expressed satisfaction that the centre will not only be a training ground for youths of the state but, will become an economic hub due to the variety of products being churned out from the centre.

At Issele-Uku, where the governor inspected the level of work and equipment delivered to the Issele-Uku Technical College, construction work at Obomkpa/Idumu-Ogo Road and Ukwu-Nzu Road, he his administration was committed to the wellbeing of all Deltans.

Okowa also paid a courtesy call on the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom, HRM Professor Chukuka Okonjo and the Obi of Issele-Uku, HRM Nduka Ezeagwuna II.

Receiving the governor and members of his team, who inspected drip irrigation tomatoes farm cluster, the asphalt overlay of Nsukwa/Ejeme-Aniogor/Alidinma Road, among other, Obi Okonjo thanked him (Okowa) for the good works he was doing in the state.