Although, the donor’s (Governor Uduaghan) intention was not respected, the governor remain undeterred in his policy thrust on “achieving agricultural growth and development, thereby, improving the socio-economic status and development of the state”
Browsing: Delta Beyond Oil
The Governor restructured the management team of the Board of Internal Revenue in line with the Consolidated Revenue Law, 2009 and strengthened the internal processes, control and monitoring of the board to forestall leakages
Quaint and lively, he told a passionate story of his growing up years. Mosogar, an agrarian community in Delta State, may not conjure the image of a known place, but Mosogar is the birthplace of a giant
Critics who saw the policy as mere sloganeering, had a field day when it was unfolded. To them, it was inconceivable turning the state, one of the highest oil producers in Nigeria, away from relying on one natural resource it had in abundance
I think that, for me, the next governor should be that person who keeps Delta State as one indivisible entity, where, at the end of the day, ethnicity will not be the basis of our everyday relationship or judgment and our differences and diversities will not count
Are we prepared for life without oil? Even before that, should there be a collapse in the price of oil in the international market, can the governments and people of Nigeria cope? I shudder to think of the consequences
The President said that the conference, with the theme: “Nigerian Beyond Oil”, would x-ray issues on how Nigeria could survive without depending on revenue from the export of crude oil
He added that investors should give priority attention to their corporate social responsibility, especially giving employment to the youths of their host communities
Uduaghan explained that the “Delta Beyond Oil” vision was borne out of the fact that with these illegal activities in the oil sector, the state needed to look beyond the oil revenues and diversify its economy to other sectors and utilise its other economic potentials