BY  FESTUS AHON

UGHELLI—SECRETARY to Delta State Government, SSG, Mr. Ovuozorie Macaulay, has appealed to the people of the state to reduce conflicts over elections, urging all the ethnic groups in the state to build bridges of unity with one another.

Macaulay, at his Owhologbo country home, when he played host to Isoko elders of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the Abraka community, the state Performing Musicians Employee Association of Nigeria, PMAN Governor, Quincy Tebite Ellu community and President Generals of Owhe Kingdom, said once the bridge of unity was built, there would be no animosity among ethnic groups in the state.

Enjoining the people to improve on the unity existing amongst the various groups in the state, he assured the Abraka community that the state government would continue to pay attention to the university community, adding, “giving the Abraka people four transformers is just the beginning. Government is going to look into the township roads in Abraka.

“As a matter of fact, I know some of the roads have been cleared and once the budget is out, I am going to liaise with the Commissioner for Works and of course, get the approval of the governor for us to look into some of the internal roads in Abraka. The development of Abraka is of concern to everybody and we are going to do more.”

On whether the groups that visited were making demands on him as regards 2015 and the position of the Isoko people, Macaulay said: “Isoko people are silent and our silence remains golden. Demands are being made, but you don’t fall into such temptations in a hurry because people are making demands.”

Earlier in his remarks, Chairman of Ethiope East Local Government Transition Committee, Mr. Sunday Onoriode, thanked the state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and Macaulay for their effort in the development of the Abraka community.

According to him, Abraka community was written off after the 2011 elections, expressing joy that the SSG had put smiles on their faces last year with the installation of four transformers in Abraka. He also assured that the issue of township roads would be addressed.