Delta community flays govt’s nonchalant disposition to dev’t

The people of Ugbolu community, Oshilimili North Local Government Area of Delta State have flayed the sixteen years government’s alleged nonchalant disposition to the provision of social amenities to the area.

Noting that people-oriented projects would boost the living standard of the people, the leader, Chief Chibuzor Nwanyelugo Obiokolo who spoke to journalists yesterday in the community lamented that in the past sixteen years,

Ugbolu people have suffered untold hardship, and have not benefited in any way from the past and the present government despite their political contributions to the development of the state.

He said: “As at today, there is no motorable road or street in Ugbolu, no water borehole functioning as government project in the community, we have nothing at all to talk about, we are neglected” regretting that Ugbolu is only being used during elections, and dumped.

According to him, due to lack of good roads and drainage, the streets in Ugbolu have become impassable, and equally constitute serious death traps whenever it rains, thereby making it very difficult for children and elderly people to pass.

On health service, Chief Obiokolo further lamented the plight of the people using the services of the healthcare center in Ugbolu, describing the place shamble, and not worthy of medical use.

Meanwhile, Ogbeowele Quarters in Okpanam Community, near Asaba has commenced land verification/recovery exercise in order to update its records in the alleged illegal sale of lands.

A communiqué issued at the end of an emergency meeting of the community, signed by Diokpa of the Quarters, Pa Herbert Nwabuoku, Isagba-Ajie of Okpanam, Chief Patrick Iwediuno, a copy made available to our reporter, stated: “all land owners/purchasers,

especially in Ogbeowele/Ameluenomu, and Akwu-Ukwu a land respectively, starting from Okpanam post office by the right hand side of Okpanam road, within 21 days would be verified”.

The communiqué emphasized that for the avoidance of doubt, no youth or elder was authorized by the community to sell/alienate or transfer its interest in the community’s land.

Investigation revealed that there has been hue and cry of persons who bought lands in Okpanam of alleged double sale, one of such, is Miss Esther Mordi who land was allegedly sold twice, and urged the relevant government authorities to come to their aid.

Nosa Akenzua, Asaba