By Tina Osoro/Oghogho Emakporuena
ASABA/Nigeria: Delta State Government said the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa administration will remain focused on delivering on its promise of leaving behind a stronger Delta.
The state Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, made this statement today while briefing the press, at the Ministry of information headquarters, Asaba.
Speaking against the backdrop of the recent slew of malicious content circulating on social media, Aniagwu said that the Okowa-led administration would not be deterred but would rather remain focused on delivering on its mandate to Deltans.
Aniagwu reiterated that the Government of Delta State had not moved in any direction considering the 2023 elections while stating that the government was focused inaugurating projects till the very last day of the administration.
He added that candidates saying they had been endorsed by Governor Okowa were merely associating themselves with the governor on the ground that the governor had added value to governance and that his deliverables were visible.
On Okowa’s daughter running for senate, Aniagwu said that it was a commendable step, saying she was of sound mind, efficient and eminently qualified to run, stating: “We should look at ability and not sentiment. “
He clarified that her quest was the more justified on the ground that her part of Ika North East had not produced anyone in the house of assembly since the last 22 years of the fourth republic.
According to the information commissioner, justice, equity and fairness should be the overriding factors for determining representatives, adding: “We want the best of the best, and she has proved that she has content and character.”
On the insinuations that bad blood existed between Okowa and former Governor James Ibori, Aniagwu said: “The former governor, Chief Ibori and Governor Okowa relationships are still very much intact.”
While thanking the journalists in the state for their support and cooperation with the state government in their reportage since the inception of the administration, the commissioner decried the publication of fake and baseless reports by some journalists.
He said such practices are against the ethics of the pen professional and called on those who are involved in such to desist from it.
Delta State Commissioner of Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu has commended the press for being very professional in discharging their duties while encouraging them to debunk unverified stories by some online reporters who have chosen to report based on their feelings of the present administration with the aim of sending wrong message to the audience.
The statement was made known in an interactive press briefing held in Ministry of Information on Thursday March 24th 2022.
Concluding the briefing, the press was admonished to stay focused inspite of different attacks and be very professional in understanding the tenant of journalism in delivering justice, equality and fair play.
They were advised to deliver the best of the best at all times while commending them for being very helpful to the administration. “You have helped me more than you have helped the Governor,” Aniagwu said.
