Senator Ned Nwoko representing Delta North Senatorial District in National Assembly, has distanced the people of Ndokwa Community from the purported visit to the governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori by Ndokwa Neku Union, NNU.
He maintained that the visit to the governor was not in the collective interest of the Ndokwa people as they failed to mention the most important projects dear to the people at the meeting with Governor Oborevwori.
Senator Nwoko, in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant, SSA on Media, Prince Kay Kester Emeke, said: “I make bold to say that the NNU didn’t speak for the Ndokwa People or for the collective interest.
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I painstakingly went through the supposed address by the NNU to the governor during the visit and all I could conclude is that they were instructed and they obeyed.
“You will agree with me that the major and biggest agitations of the Ndokwa people is the stepping down of the Okpai Independent Power Plant built about 20yrs ago in Ndokwa land yet Ndokwa remain in total darkness.”
He explained that “when the said Okpai IPP was built and stepped down at Obosi, an Ndokwa son, Senator Patrick Osakwe was the Senator representing Delta North, who did not made a single efforts for stepping down the light.”
The lawmaker added that Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, an Ika man succeeded Senator Patrick Osakwe, alleging that “for the four years of Senator Okowa as Delta North Senator there was nothing said about the light while Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, an Aniocha/Oshimili man took over from Okowa for eight years as Senator equally did nothing about the stepping down.”
“Senator Prince Ned Nwoko, an Aniocha/Oshimili man succeeded him and under one year in office as Senator, stepdown of Okpai Power Plant for the people of Delta North to enjoy steady power supply is near completion,” the statement informed.
“This has even caused troubles for the People’s Senator as the Delta State Government is openly attacking Sen Ned Nwoko for daring to request that the State Government fund these legacy and over due projects for his people.
“Following the revelations of the Senator about the refusal of the State Government to fund the stepping down of Okpai Independent Power Plant at a meeting with the Ndokwa Neku Union in Ezionum which has caused serious face off between the state government and the Senator the people now know those who don’t want them to have light,” it added.
The statement, however, claimed that the NNU visited the governor and rolled out their demands rather than the representation of the people.
“It’s shocking to know that despite the Okpai Independent Power Plant being a top burning issue, the NNU never mentioned it in their address/demands. It seems most likely they were pre informed not to add such to their demands,” the statement alleged.