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| Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, aka Agenda, PDP Publicity Secretary, Delta state. |
The press release war between the All Peoples Congress (APC) in
Delta and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has remained unabated, and in fact
getting more intense.
While the APC through its state Publicity Secretary, Barr. Sylvester
Imonina has become relentless in making releases attacking the Governor
Ifeanyi-led PDP administration, the PDP Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ifeanyi
Osuoza, has proven to be fit and indeed, adept at issuing quick response to the
APC’s statements.
In its latest response to APC’s statement with the headline: “Stop
being insensitive to the plights of Deltans – APC charges Okowa”, Dr. Osuoza in
a statement for PDP described the APC as “a party driven by squalid, riotous
life, and a diabolical sense of humour.”
PDP stated: “The Delta State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is
once again compelled to set the records straight and educate the All
Progressives Congress (APC) in the State, on matters of governance, which it
knows next to nothing about, and in this particular instance, the functions and
activities of the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency (DSCTDA).
“Their latest adventure in this charade of sophism titled: “STOP
BEING INSENSITIVE TO THE PLIGHTS OF DELTANS.- APC CHARGES OKOWA,” signed by the
APC’s State Publicity Secretary, Barr. Ogheneluemu Sylvester Imonina, is an
obvious work of deception which has not only elevated it's diabolical humour to
preposterous levels, but sadly portrays APC once again, as shedding it's usual
crocodile tears and putting up a fallacious sense of populist sympathy, because
the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has taken the bull by the horns to
ensure that it fulfills its campaign mandate encapsulated in the SMART Agenda,
of bringing to Deltans a “transformed Environment through Urban Renewal.”
Find below full text of the PDP response to APC’s statement.
PRESS RELEASE
22nd January, 2020
APC: A PARTY DRIVEN BY SQUALID, RIOTOUS LIFE, AND A DIABOLICAL
SENSE OF HUMOUR
The Delta State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is once again
compelled to set the records straight and educate the All Progressives Congress
(APC) in the State, on matters of governance, which it knows next to nothing
about, and in this particular instance, the functions and activities of the
Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency (DSCTDA).
Their latest adventure in this charade of sophism titled: “STOP
BEING INSENSITIVE TO THE PLIGHTS OF DELTANS.- APC CHARGES OKOWA,” signed by the
APC’s State Publicity Secretary, Barr. Ogheneluemu Sylvester Imonina, is an
obvious work of deception which has not only elevated it's diabolical humour to
preposterous levels, but sadly portrays APC once again, as shedding it's usual
crocodile tears and putting up a fallacious sense of populist sympathy, because
the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has taken the bull by the horns to
ensure that it fulfills its campaign mandate encapsulated in the SMART Agenda,
of bringing to Deltans a “transformed Environment through Urban Renewal.”
The question we ask the APC is, should a people, while striving
to earn a living, become lawless and show disregard to the laws governing
trading activities in their environment? And when a government decides to
implement rules for the sake of transforming the environment to achieve urban
renewal and give the people a sense of modernity and a properly ordered
existence, should the government not be commended?
Yet, it is the same APC loud mouths that make jests in their
various political cocoons, casting the Asaba environment as not befitting of a
State capital.
In their confused, befuddled mind, the APC talks about “hardship
being visited on Deltans, who are striving hard on a daily basis to eke out a living.”
Yet, in the very next sentence, it states that; “The purpose of governance is
to create an enabling environment and avenues for citizens to thrive in their
legitimate businesses,” adding that “In Asaba, the reverse is the case.”
Now can you see the confused mindset of APC?
Indeed, if the purpose of governance is to create an enabling
environment for businesses to thrive, why then is the APC opposed to moves to
get traders using illegal points to move to the approved market locations?
Obviously, the APC with it's press statement, has effectively exposed itself as
supporting those using unapproved locations to eke out a living, while
pretending to be advocating for them.
If we may ask: Are the highway or major roads approved and
proper locations for traders, who cluster on these roads with their wares,
obstruct traffic, endanger their own lives even and make road users pass
through difficult times in hold-ups caused by the illegal occupation of road
traders? Is APC pretending not to know the danger of trading on the highways?
Is the party oblivious of the fact that there are approved
locations both on the Midwifery Road, as well as the Ogbeogonogo Market plaza
which is also being expanded to accommodate interested traders, among other
areas, already designated for trading, while the traders it is supporting are
adamant and want to eat their cakes and have it?
Should a responsible government allow illegality to thrive
merely because persons who deliberately contravene the laws are working hard to
eke a living? The clear answer is NO.
We make bold to state that the Delta State Capital Territory
Development Agency (DSCTDA), whose duty it is to help achieve a transformed
environment through urban renewal, is intensely delivering on this mandate and
that Asaba, as the State capital, should be the prime location to start with in
the enforcement of trading and environment laws of the State.
The agency has now commenced the hard and challenging task of
removing illegally built structures in unapproved places, after a series of
announcements had already been delivered to the owners of these structures to
move to locations approved by the government, for trading activities. The
objective is to ensure that every nook and cranny in the capital city is not
turned into a bedlam of commercial activity, with shanties springing up
everywhere because some people are “working hard to eke a living.” Indeed,
there must be order and sanity and as the APC rightly observed, the reverse
should not be the case with Asaba, the State capital.
We are also amazed by the crass ignorance displayed by APC
publicists about the goings-on in their State and it befuddles the imagination
to observe that they don’t even know the appropriate name of the agency created
by the law of the State House of Assembly to handle matters affecting the State
capital territory. In their ignorance and illiterate style, they referred to
the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency, DSCTDA, as Asaba
Development Commission. This is saddening, illiterate and careless and they
really should know better as an opposition party.
It is equally important to inform the APC that the law is
quite clear and specific on the duties assigned to DSCTDA on Asaba, as the
capital city in the State capital territory and therefore it would not require
“the overt and covert’ influence of the governor for the agency to carry out
its duties and do what is right and proper.
While we sympathise with APC as it stumbles under the heavy yoke
of playing opposition politics in a State where they have zero capacity and
relevance, we suggest in case it is once again seized with the drunken urge to
issue yet another spurious press statement, that it may perhaps be more
ingenious for them to point at verifiable facts and not unfounded political
conjectures like the tired slogan of "settling old scores", to score
cheap points, in it's wasted effort to discredit the agency by claiming it went
outside its legal mandate. Sadly, we fear that the APC may rather choose to
stew in its own squalid propaganda.
Otherwise, is it not baffling that the party does not see
anything good in the beautification work going on in Asaba? The party is bellyaching
and opposed to the emerging aesthetics and alluring scenery created with the
proper designation of roads and streets and the removal of clutter and filth,
all achieved through the brilliant, committed and well focused work being
done by the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency (DSCTDA); an
achievement that has earned the Director-General and her team accolades for the
magic of bringing about a transformed environment in the State capital.
To dispassionate and neutral observers, who are advocates of a
Stronger Delta, the DSCTDA’s Director General and her team deserve every
commendation, support, and encouragement for doing a 'Napoleonic' job in sowing
the seed of orderliness, sanity and respect for the law by people while
“working hard to eke out a living;” and for establishing and inculcating in the
general public a culture of getting organized, keeping the environment and
commercial places clean and earning their living decently by using approved
locations.
What has now become clear as crystal from their misguided
statement, is that the APC is a dirty party that exalts riotous dinginess and
filth. We therefore call on Deltans to discountenance their outburst and treat
them for what they truly are; balderdash.
We also appeal strongly to Civil Society Organisations to be at
the forefront of enlightening the people about the need to build a culture of
living and doing business in a sane, orderly manner, by obeying the trading
laws and moving to approved business locations, for their own safety and
benefit.
Finally, we know that the teeming masses of Deltans and the
general public understand that their interest and well being is paramount in
the agenda of the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa-led PDP administration in Delta State
and we urge them not to relent in giving us their full co-operation and support
to enable Ekwueme deliver on his mandate of creating a Stronger Delta of
progress and peace and ensuring the continuation of prosperity for all Deltans.
PDP! Power to the People!!!
Dr. Ifeanyi M. Osuoza,
State Publicity Secretary,
PDP, Delta State.
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