By Festus Ahon

ASABA—AHEAD of the 2019 governorship election in Delta State, a former military administrator of Kaduna State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Delta State, Air vice Marshall, AVM, Frank Adjobena (retd) has said Professor Pat Utomi is the solution to the barrage of development challenges confronting Delta State.

Pat Utomi

Adjobena who spoke when Prof. Pat Utomi, APC governorship aspirant paid him and leaders of APC in Okpe LGA a visit, said: “Leadership goes beyond road construction and payment of workers’ salaries. I have looked forward to a day like this and I am glad that you have shown interest to run for the governorship position of our state. Now you can translate your ideas into practical solutions to solve our development challenges.

“I knew from the moments Prof. Utomi  indicated his interest to govern Delta State that the solution to the barrages of problems confronting our State has come.

Speaking earlier,   Utomi, said: “Developmental   challenges facing Delta State is not insoluble. The problem of the state is injustice and lack of imagination by the political leadership. The problem of Delta state like many parts of Africa is leadership, therefore efforts must be made to bring on board credible leaders in the governance of the state come 2019.”

Decrying what he described as “leadership recession in Africa,”   Utomi said “building a great nation is more than roads construction. What makes nation great is developing it’s human capital, and until Delta developed it’s youthful population and their energy properly harnessed and directed into wealth creation, crime will continue to thrive in the state.”