A Delta State 2019 All
Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirant, Prof. Pat Utomi has fired
back at the immediate past governor of the state Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, for
saying he (Utomi) should go and contest for councilor and not the
governorship seat.
The former governor had claimed
that Utomi and others aspiring for political offices should not to be blinded
by their political ambitions as to resort to peddling falsehood against
government but rather should concentrate on facts.
In his response, however, Utomi
urged the former governor to give account of the N20 billion expended on the
Independent Power Project, IPP.
According to Utomi, he will
prefer that “Uduaghan gives account for the Independent Power Plant, IPP
project abandoned in Oghara which has gulped over N20 billion.
“Such waste is still being
experienced today in the state under the current administration.”
Utomi added, “Governor Okowa was
right to raise an alarm about the over N600 billion debt that he claimed to
have inherited. He has however, proceeded to increase this debt burden by over
N60b of his own. This is only further mortgaging Delta state and the future of
our children.
“I am pleased to hear the former
Delta State Governor, Uduaghan respond to my comments on the poor state of
finances in Delta State. To my mind, it is the direction of engagement that I
hope will raise the quality of public discussions and move our democracy
towards better serving the people. I therefore, feel obligated to respond to
the issues raised and to set the records straight for the benefit of the
general public.”
But in his reaction, Uduaghan
said, “It is very interesting that Prof Utomi quickly rushed to respond to me,
again with tales that were full of falsehood.
“I will surely respond with
further details and more information on Prof Pat Utomi, who was the last
Managing Director of the once vibrant Volkswagen Company of Nigeria and
Chairman of the South-South summit held in Asaba to let our people know that
Prof Utomi does not have what it takes to govern Delta.
“He is the one contesting to be
Governor of Delta State and not me. Let people properly evaluate him.”
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