Sheriff Oborevwori, the Governor of Delta State has slammed the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege for his criticism of ThisDay Group’s “Governor of the Year” award to Oborevwori.
Omo-Agege, the immediate past Deputy Senate President, had, during a visit to Kwale in Delta State on Saturday, called out Oborevwori, accusing him of mortgaging the state’s resources for personal recognition.
In reaction, the State’s Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Charles Aniagwu, in a statement, insisted that the award was given in recognition of his fiscal discipline and innovative governance.
“We thought we were alone in terms of observation of these giant strides of the governor, not knowing that even in faraway Lagos and Abuja, the editors of THISDAY and ARISE News, or rather the two media outlets, were also busy with their eagle eyes, taking copious notes,” Aniagwu said, arguing that the Oborevwori truly deserved the award for his administration’s numerous completed and ongoing projects.
“We do not have issues with some persons in opposition, particularly our brother and leader, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege. We are not stopping them from playing politics or making constructive criticisms because it emboldens us to do more, but to begin to ask what we are doing and why we were given the award is, at best, seen as ‘Pepper-body’,” Aniagwu stressed.
Advising Omo-Agege to desist from his political rivalry and acknowledge the progress being made in Delta State, Aniagwu said: “We expect that if their state has been picked as making progress, they should be happy. Trying to de-market the state because of personal interest is not in the interest of anybody.”
He also called on Omo-Agege to focus on the development of Delta State rather than political attacks. (TNG)
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