Ben Dunno, Warri
Deputy Senate President and Delta All Progressives Congress, APC, Governorship candidate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has indicted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for supervising the ridiculous sale of Delta Steel Company (DSC), Ovwian-Aladja in Udu council area, with assets worth $1.5b for a meagre $30m.
Making the Indictment while addressing party faithfuls and supporters at Orhuwhorun, Enerhen and Ugboroke on Thursday, January 12, during the ongoing ward to ward campaigns, Omo Agege, berated the former Vice President for not putting national interest into consideration during the process, especially as the successor company was not ready for business.
He described situation at DSC as unacceptable, because it has destroyed the economic livelihood of the area, and rendered the people even poorer. He promised to revisit the issue when he becomes governor.
Senator Omo-Agege also criticized Delta state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, who is Atiku’s running mate, for selling out Delta State and the south, just as Atiku betrayed Delta with the sale of DSC.
According to him; “We need companies to come here and create jobs for our youths and I will revisit the DSC issue when I become governor. The era of PDP is gone, the era of Okowa and Sheriff is past.
“Now we need a new government; a government that has concern for the interest of the people. I commit to you that I will construct a bridge from Enerhen waterside to Opete. I also commit that when I become governor, I will construct a flyover at Enerhen Junction to decongest the traffic there”, he assured.
It would be recalled the steel complex, commissioned by President Shehu Shagari in 1980, was one of the largest steel plants in Africa, and a legacy project of the Shagari administration.
Former high profile members of PDP among who are billionaire businessmen, Chief Morrison Olori; former Education Commissioner, Mrs Veronica Ogbuagu; and Engr John Uviejitobor also decamped to the APC.
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