.Forum of Delta State NGOs transform to volunteer Advocacy, Policy Tracking, Monitoring Think-Tank

The first and foremost Forum of Delta State NGOs that was established and formally unveiled at the first ever summit of NGOs in Delta State on the 9th of July,2015 at the then Swiss Spirit Hotel, Asaba will be transforming to a volunteer advocacy, policy tracking and projects monitoring think-tank as from 1st of January, 2024. Deacon Okezi Odugala the Founder and Coordinator, said in a statement that this had become necessary in order to engage the present reality that confronts us, as we will be deploying a lot of digital contents in our not-for-profit services toward ensuring the full implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Africa Union Agenda 2063 and the present administration's MORE Agenda. After due consultation with identified stakeholders both local and international, we have decided to double our engagements to confront corruption, poverty and under-development in the midst of abundant human and natural resources. Our campaign NO MORE BUSINESS AS USUAL and proposed digital CITIZENS OMBUDSMAN will be fully operational as we call on all Deltans to join hands to make Delta State the reference point of sustainable development. We want to plead with our citizens to embrace peace and positive change while shunning corruption and other social vices that has limited us and brought shame and reproach. To our youths we plead with them to say no to drugs, cultism and financial crimes as leaders of tomorrow, let them embrace the numerous opportunities in education, entertainment, vocational entrepreneurship, arts, culture, sport, tourism, digital technology and artificial intelligence amongst many others to bring economic empowerment and positive image to our dear state. To our senior citizens we request them to be positive and exemplary compass to the oncoming generation as many are not model as the urge for corruption and selfish acquisition has made them negative societal signposts destroying the younger generation . We call on the Governor of Delta State Elder Sheriff Oborevwori to embrace the NO MORE BUSINESS AS USUAL campaign in order to succeed with the MORE AGENDA, as we cannot continue to run the affairs of governance the same way and expect different results, we want the Governor to be firm, transparent and accountable and shun favouritism and mediocrity of any kind in the delivery of good governance to Deltans. We commend and support his continuous call for quality service delivery and non-payment for shoddy jobs done by contractors in Delta State. We are more than ready to partner with him in projects advocacy and monitoring and call on contractors whose trademark is engaging in shady and shoddy jobs to have a rethink as our register of Name and Shame is ready. We call on such contractors to have a rethink and be on the right side of history for doing good works. We are disposed to criticize this government constructively without fear or favour as we roll out our massive advocacy and monitoring of public and private sector projects and programmes across the state. In conclusion, it is our clarion call for all to keep Delta State Clean and Healthy as we have observed that many of our towns and cities are unclean from indiscriminate dumping of refuse in unauthorized places, while we are engaging in advocacy for a Clean, Safe and Healthy Delta State. We call on the Ministry of Environment and her agencies and the local governments to enforce the environmental laws of the state without further delay. The present culture of dirt must be eradicated and those found wanting punished to serve as deterrent towards making our state an eco-friendly state. We will also be partnering with identified stakeholders to plant medicinal and fruit trees in the state to mitigate climate change.