Okowa receives transition c’ttee report, pledges to work harder

By Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

The Delta state Transition Committee has presented its report to the Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, who assured the committee that his next tenure will be more fruitful to the people of the state.

Receiving the report of the 20-man committee which was presented in volumes by its Chairman, Prof. Sam Oyovbaire on Thursday in Asaba, the governor thanked members of the committee for their commitment to the affairs of the state which led to the speedy delivery of the report.

According to the governor, most of the things his administration did in its first tenure was as a result of the implementation of the report of the transition committee set up in 2015, adding that “the report of this committee will be very useful to us as we work for a stronger Delta in the next four years.

“Some persons have asked me why we are setting up the transition committee bearing in mind that I am continuing as governor till 2023 and I have told them that the committee needs to assess what we did in the first tenure independently and advise us on what to do in the areas we need to improve on and also, applaud us in the areas we need to sustain because I will like to be remembered at the end of my tenure as a governor who has done very well.”

Prof. Oyovbaire had while presenting the report commended Okowa for setting up the transition committee, disclosing that the committee considered a lot of issues before arriving at the report and urged the governor to make the report available to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) when approved to ensure synergy in the delivery of democratic dividends to Deltans.