By Peter Okutu GOVERNOR  David Umahi of Ebonyi State Wednesday stated that going by the desire of the electorate to hold leaders accountable, no leader can afford to disappoint his or her own people while occupying the seat of power. The Governor stated this while delivering a lecture titled: “Changing the Face of Governance through […]

President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has called for the active involvement of citizens in the process of governance.

This absentee governance syndrome projects the image that elected officials feel too big to live among the people they govern, educate their children within their jurisdictions, attend the same hospitals and use the same infrastructure or lack of it within the community.

IN life, the good always prevails over the bad, no matter how long it takes. That is why we have to be careful with the foundation we lay. The way out of Nigeria’s problem is a focused, unbiased leadership. You must always remember that somebody from another tribe, religion will be in charge one day and if your foundation is not laid properly, it will be uprooted.

The mass media is an indispensable part of any society and the case of Delta State cannot be in a league of its own. The members of the Fourth Estate of the Realm, though not elected or appointed, the 1999 constitution has a special place for them. The press is constitutionally empowered to hold those in government accountable to the people, the owners of electoral sovereignty. That is why the world over, political and business leaders cultivate the friendship of the press for positive reportage of their activities. Here in Delta State, it is an established fact that the government of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa enjoys rosy relationship with journalists in the state because of Chief Patrick Ukah, the Honourable Commissioner for Information.