Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state Photo: thenewsnigeria
The Commissioner for Information in Delta State, Patrick Ukah, has accused ex-Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of plotting against Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State.
Speaking at a news conference, the commissioner stated that Okowa was not on a vindictive mission against his political enemies.
Ukah noted that Uduaghan’s actions and utterances since he defected from the PDP were intended to drag the Okowa administration into his dwindling political career.
He said: “We challenge Uduaghan to tell the world about the said legacy projects he claimed to have left behind which this Okowa government has destroyed.
“The Uduaghan government’s free healthcare programme had budgeted N700 million yearly to provide free healthcare in urban cities and secondary health facilities only.
“He did not consider primary healthcare facilities in rural communities where the real people that need free healthcare most reside.”
The commissioner also stated that the move to sack the Delta State governor in 2019 was a failed move.
“It is indeed amazing that the same Uduaghan, who a few months ago endorsed Okowa for second term on account of his (Okowa) outstanding performance in spite of the downturn in the economy is trying to distract him.
“We hereby assure that Deltans are quite impressed with the development efforts of the PDP in Delta as led by Okowa and are prepared again to return Okowa for a second term in 2019,” Ukah said.