The Delta State Governor, Mr. Ifeanyi
Okowa, has announced a five-point agenda which his administration will
pursue for the next four years.
The agenda, tagged SMART, means:
Strategic wealth creation; Meaningful peace building platforms;
Agricultural reforms and accelerated industrialisation; Relevant
education and health policies; and a Transformed environment through
urban renewal.
Explaining how he would achieve his goals, Okowa said job creation would be the cornerstone of his policies.
“It
is the common thread running through our policies and programmes in
education, health, agriculture, industrialisation and infrastructure
development. We shall embrace and embark on projects and programmes only
when we are convinced and satisfied with their job creation content,”
he said.
On agricultural reforms, the governor
said his government would encourage and create an enabling environment
for commercial farming to thrive through the private sector and
Public-Private Partnership.
“Delta State has vast potential and
capacity in the production of rubber, oil palm, rice, yam, cassava,
potato, plantain, tomato and fish,” he said.
The governor also promised to improve the
standard of living of the people of Delta by reforming the environment
and focusing on urban renewal.
“We shall strive to upgrade the
infrastructure of selected towns in each federal constituency to ensure
even development in the state; to attract investment, boost and
stimulate economic growth,” he said.
He pledged to work with the private
sector to meet the challenge of housing in the cities and put measures
in place to address the housing needs of the poor.
The governor also said that emphasis
would be placed on technical and vocational education that would empower
the people with requisite knowledge and entrepreneurial skills for
business, trade and commerce.
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