Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has urged political parties to partner with Government to ensure accelerated development in the country.
Dr. Udughan stated this in Asaba when he hosted leaders of political parties in the State to a dinner party as part of the Democracy Day celebration, said that opposition parties should partner with government in identifying developmental needs of the people and meeting those needs.
He noted that political parties are the symbol of democracy, meant to draw the attention of Government to what is needed by the masses, what needs to be done and what is involved, stressing that in Delta State, political parties are encouraged to partner with the Government to develop the State since it belongs to everyone regardless of party affiliation.
While commending political parties in the State for their cooperation and unity, the Governor appealed to those who believe in pulling down government in the name of being in opposition parties to have a rethink as they were only destroying the hard won democracy in the country.
Dr. Uduaghan also urged all Deltans to support the Government’s policies, programmes and activities that affect the people directly.
He said those little things that leaders take for granted like water, health, education are the basic needs of the ordinary masses, adding that attention needed to be shown to the needs of the people.
The Governor urged leader to treat everything that affects the poor with all their heart, mostly in areas such as health, maternal care, education, transport schemes, put in their best to ensure that the citizens succeed.
He called for prayers for peace, unity and security in the country especially for the release of the abducted girls of the Government Secondary School, Chibok, observing that the president and his security team were tackling the present security challenges facing the country.
Earlier in his remarks, Pastor David Ashikodi, Chairman, Accord Party, Delta State and Representative of the political parties, called for responsible opposition that would partner Government to develop the country, noting that the opposition parties should act in the interest of the masses and ensure that infrastructural projects that would benefit the masses were implemented.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Inter-party Relations, Mr. Taju Isichei, had explained that the dinner party was put together to felicitate with leaders of the political parties in the State as part of the Democracy Day celebration. He called on the parties to always play by the rules of the game.
Delta State Government Press Release
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