Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has challenged the newly elected chairmen of local government councils to be prudent in the management offunds and desist from engaging in discriminatory actions.
Dr. Uduaghan gave the charge on Monday while administering oath ofoffice on 23 newly elected local government chairmen that won the Saturday councilpolls conducted by the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC).
He challenged the council chairmen to complement his administration’s Delta Beyond Oil Economic Development Model through judicious application ofresources.
“Make infrastructure development a priority, let your elections be ablessing to the people and make sure you reside in your local government headquarters so that you can be accessible to the people.
“As local government chairmen, please, don’t discriminate between those that worked for you or worked against you during the elections because, you were elected to serve everybody,” he said.
Governor Uduaghan advised the chairmen to be abreast with local government lawsand also complete all on-going projects in their locality, observing, “Governmentis a continuum, consolidate on the achievements of your predecessors andcomplete all the ongoing projects.”
While congratulating the Council chairmen on their elections, the Governorsaid, “Ensure that peace and security reigns at your councils at alltimes.”
Dr. Uduaghan condemned the conduct of some voters at the Saturday’s pollwhose action of thronging DSIEC offices and police stations disturbed thedistribution of materials, noting that it was wrong for the electorates tobesiege places where sensitive election materials were kept.
“At future elections, let us not go to the Police or DSIEC offices to waitfor materials, we should wait for materials at the different pollingunits,” he advised.
The Governor commended DSIEC for conducting a generally acceptable electionsand also thanked the security agencies, religious leaders and traditionalrulers for their various roles in the successful conduct of the polls.
Dr. Uduaghan used the occasion to explain that council polls in the state weredelayed due to legal issues that surrounded the government’s attempt toreconstitute the commission.
Responding on behalf of the chairmen, Hon. Constantine Ikpokpo, Chairman, Isoko South Local Government Council said they would execute people-oriented projects and would be responsible to the electorates.
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