Plans are under way in Delta state
to prosecute persons treating drains as waste dump.
The Director-General, Special
Programmes, to the State Governor, Chief Frank Omare, disclosed this while
addressing members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) during its
Congress held recently at the Labour House, Asaba.
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| Mr. Frank Omare |
Chief Omare said persons who build
on water channels or trade on top of drains would also be prosecuted.
He revealed that there would be a
special sanitation on drains, which he tagged ‘Operation show and empty your
drain,’ noting that defaulters stood being committed to prison if found guilty
in court.
He warned those using the present
harsh economic realities as pretext to break the law to desist from
illegalities, saying that many things had wrong today because according to him,
a lot of persons compromise too much and do things irresponsibly, explaining
however that the target was not to impoverish the public but to do things
right.
Chief Omare said he was prepared to
do anything for Governor Ifeanyi Okowa within the law to project his SMART
Agenda, emphasizing that the governor needed functional people to drive his
agenda, stating that he could not afford to disappoint.
He stressed, “Even if I go to Agbor
and the governor’s private property is a problem to the area, I’ll bring it down,
because we need to do what is right and do it well, and it doesn’t bother me
what people say, for If you are doing a good thing that is affecting the
illegality of others, you’ll be tagged a devil.
“The assignment given to me by the
chief executive, the State Governor, I will pursue it to the letter
irrespective of who you are”, Chief Omare said, adding, “What is important is
how we can add value and contribute to the development of the state.”
Chief Omare described Governor
Okowa as a committed administrator, stressing that he was also strict and
straight-forward in his dealings, saying as DG Special Programmes, he was not
in government to play but to always crave to justify every work minute and the
salary he earn.
Answering question on whether his
work description conflicts with the interest of other appointees in government,
Chief Omare said even though he regarded his job as an open ended cheque, he
believed every appointee was working for a common purpose to bring to fruition
the SMART Agenda of Governor Okowa to the benefit of all Deltans.
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