HON. OBI KELVIN EZENYILI'S PROMISES TO OSHIMILI SOUTH LGA

 

There is a new political czar in Oshimili South LGA, he was sworn into office yesterday by the state governor, Gov Ifeanyi Okowa. 

At a post swearing in reception organized in his honour within the council's premises, Hon Obi Kelvin Ezenyili, appreciated all stakeholders who contributed one way or the other at making the just concluded electoral process both hitch-free, successful and victorious.

Though, he affirmed that the victory he secured is a victory for his political party leaders, his political party, even the People's Democratic Party (PDP), for all contestants and candidates, he summed it up in that his victory is a 'victory for all'.

Listing his post campaign cum election promises for Oshimili South LGA, which he anchored on a four point agenda, Hon Ezenyili, recalled the great importance his administration places on the need to regard and respect traditional authorities and institutions.

He also called upon all stakeholders to close ranks, work together towards advancement of Oshimili South LGA, her people and communities.

Unveiling his administration's plans of actions around the four point agenda, Hon Obi Kelvin Ezenyili, emphasised areas of priority around it.

On peace and security, his administration will articulate a comprehensive peace building architecture that will contribute into the state's peace building drive and sustainable development plans.

He also emphasized that this architecture will partner with the state government, traditional authorities/institutions, vigilante groups and other interest groups.

There is great need for information gathering, sharing and intelligence, we will strengthen the traditional justice system in all communities within our council area, Hon Ezenyili said.

Emphasizing areas of priority on youth and women empowerment, the new council chairman said "empowerment of youth and women will be at the center of all our programs, mission and projects, to ensure that they are seen, present and represented.

On environmental sanitation and sustainability, his points of emphasis unveiled his serious commitment.

We will ensure environmental sustainability, commit to effective management of the rivers around our council area, to ensure sustainable ways of managing waste.

We will also promote high level of sanitation and recycling system within the LGA.

My administration will work with the Delta State Waste Management Board and other waste management agencies in the state at making sanitation a priority, so that waste are managed sustainably.

For Hon Ezenyili, health is a human right issue for his administration in Oshimili South LGA, hence, his deepened commitment.

We will deliberate and partner with federal and state primary healthcare agencies, to promote an effective and efficient healthcare service delivery system in Oshimili South LGA. 

My administration will liaise with Delta State Ministry of health at extending primary healthcare services to our communities, Hon Ezenyili promised.

To make these above four point agenda possible, Hon Obi Kelvin Ezenyili, promised to create within the next couple of days and weeks,  some high profiled groups, think tanks and committees, that will help his administration come up with progressive, proactive, result driven approaches and means at achieving his administration's four point agenda. 

We will create the following organs to help us achieve our four point agenda, we will create; leaders governing council, an economic team, youth thinks tank, platform for eminent industrialists and a legal group, he said.

He promised Oshimili South LGA stakeholders that his administration will usher in a 'New Dawn' in grassroot governance and administration, where inclusive governance and equality will reign supreme.

Hon Ezenyili also pointed out other political, governance and democratic ideals, he believe will be the hallmark of his leadership. 

Developmental government, gender equality, inclusive governance, dealing with youth's needs, quality service delivery and sustainable management of resources, were ideals, the new council chairman believed can positively and progressively strengthen grassroot governance system.

In conclusion, Hon Ezenyili Kelvin Obi, as a youth mentioned an ideal youth position on grassroot governance system.

As youths, we are not just numbers, we are the realities of young people at grassroot governance, he concluded.

UTQEN: Delta State Chapter Refutes National Body's Allegations

 

* Calls Upon Ministry Of Labour To Intervene, To Prevent Further Crisis

Okonta Emeka Okelum, Asaba

The Delta state chapter, Union of Tipper & Quarry Employers of Nigeria (UTQEN) has in strong terms refuted all recent allegations of the National body against them as was published in an online media platform.

Speaking exclusively to Asaba Post News Wire Online, after their monthly meeting, Comrade Dumebi Eluaka, UTQEN's Delta State Chairman, in company of his state and local government area chapter executives, shared their own side of the story.

The union's national president, Comrade Aliu Mayungbe, had recently gone online to accuse the state chapter on various charges of fraud, irregularities, tenure elongation and other unprintable charges.

Comrade Eluaka in this exclusive media chat shared with our reporter his views and corrected some perceived wrong impressions made by the union's national president to online media practioners.

Speaking on tenure elongation, Comrade Eluaka accepted that his first term in office had elapsed, but as enshrined in the union's constitution, he maintained that he is entitled to a second term, but noted that the union's national president is handling this matter in a grossly unconstitutional manner.

For this reason, Comrade Eluaka is calling upon the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, to intervention into the lingering issues and crisis between the union's national body and the Delta State Chapter of the union, to avoid further and deeper crisis, or better still close down the union completely nation wide, to avoid unpalatable stories springing up here and there in the state chapter.

Comrade Eluaka said how the national president is going about issues concerning his term in office is completely wrong and unconstitutional.

According to our union's constitution, if a state chairman's term is over, a caretaker committee will be appointed from the leadership of all local government area chapters, who will manage the affairs of the state chapter till elections are conducted for new state executives to emerge.

Bringing in men and women, who are not qualified union members to disrupt the union's affairs in Delta State is grossly unacceptable.

UTQEN is open only to business men and women, who own tippers or quarry sites, it is not a union for contractors, native doctors or rascals Comrade Eluaka pointed out.

To this end, he pointed out that the national president is not fit and proper to be in the union, were it not that his tribesmen, who dominated the union, who imposed him into the union, if not, how can a mere tailor become the national president of owners of tippers and quarry site owners.

The national president does not owe any tipper nor a quarry site, even in his local government area, there are no quarry activities going on there, Comrade Eluaka told our reporter.

He noted that were it not for the professional intervention of  Nigerian Police and that of Department of State Security (DSS), the union in Delta State would had witnessed a lot of negative records and stories, he also appreciated the security agencies for their quick and professional intervention in the union's state chapter.

Comrade Eluaka also called upon all union members to remain calm, maintain peace as this lingering matter is already before an industrial court as counter action will amount to contempt of court actions.

Reacting to issues of fraud laid against the state chapter, Comrade Eluaka said, its the national president who is most fraudulent with the points below.

Constitutionally, its office of the elected general secretary, and manned by Hon Comrade Benjamin Okonkwo, who is supposed to sell and issue out the union's tickets, emblems and other official documents to state chapters upon payment into the union's national bank account, but here reverse is the case.

The national president issues these items personally and uses personal bank account instead of the national body's bank account to collect money from us.

It was after I had paid the sum of N840,000 into one personal bank account belonging to one Abdulmumn Ibrahim at Zenith Bank with bank account number 2001213061, I asked him, why giving us a private bank account, there after, he gave me the national body's bank account at zenith bank with bank number 1014635031, and stated that he is sorry.

For over four years now, the national president and national treasurer had prevented the national auditor from carrying out an audit assessment of the union's account, all because they don't want their fraudulent acts to be exposed.

That the national president sidelined South East and South South trustees of the union out of all happenings in the union, calls for serious attention, Comrade Eluaka said.

Just because, I demanded for a refund of N7 Million, I spent on the legal battle between our state chapter and National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), a legal battle, the national president personally approved that we should  embarked upon, hence, all these allegations are now springing up here and there.

We are law abiding citizens and quarry business owners, as such, we went to court, to have them interpret our union's constitution better for us.

On the state of his 13 state exco members, Comrade Eluaka note that because the union is a new one and had not started rolling in funds like that of the National Union Of Road Transport Workers (NURTW)/and that at this stage requires a lot of patience, commitment and sacrifices to build and strengthen the union, not all my state executives have such energy and for some because not much is flowing into the state chapter, when they are invited to meetings, some fall back to their businesses.

At any rate, whenever, we call for meetings, we still have enough state executives as to form quorum, Comrade Eluaka pointed out.

He also pointed out that he at no point given out sack letter to any state executive member as such the case of him losing touch and steady meeting with his executive members does not hold waters.

I am shocked that the national president is supporting non union members to cause trouble in Delta State chapter, especially, Mr Paul Mozie, who is a mere contractor, who does not owe any tipper nor quarry site, he had being harassing our tipper drivers collecting illegal fees from them, for which, we said no to, I see no reasons for the national president to support such person who is not fit and proper to become our union member in the first place.

I don't know why Paul Mozie does not want to respect court verdict, which mandated that the already conducted state chapter elections must not be cancelled, Comrade Eluaka queried.

Comrade Eluaka ceased this media chat opportunity to urge Paul Mozie and his co travellers to respect court verdict and allow peace reign supreme in the union's delta state chapter.

LGA Polls: How Ezenyili Kelvin Obi Casted His Vote

Okonta Emeka Okelum, Asaba

Today, Saturday, March 6th 2021, Deltans went to polls to elect their local government area council chairmen and ward councillors.

Oshimili South LGA had her own share of same experience, as the council chairmanship candidate of People's Democratic Party (PDP) Ezenyili Kelvin Obi casting his vote at his Oko Ward two pooling station.

One of the most outstanding features as he went to exercise his civic franchise, not only as a citizen and a candidate, was the nature and responses of electorates at the pooling station.

Upon his arrival at the pooling station, which was massively heralded by loud ovation from his ward's youth leaders, shouts of solidarity and acceptance from women leaders and countless showers of prayers and blessing from the elders's council made the day's exercise huge remarkable one.

Responding to a brief media chat from newsmen, he appreciated the happy and calm atmosphere, the ward youths made possible and stated that this is the most peaceful election in Nigeria so far.

I thank the youths for making this electoral process peaceful, with kind consideration of our political leaders, our youths are coming into power, Ezenyili Kelvin Obi noted.

He also appreciated his political leaders and the state governor, for creating an enabling environment for the state's electoral commission to conduct a peaceful, free and fair council polls.

I thank the electorates, security and media personnel, who contributed a lot towards making this process today peaceful, free and fair.

I am confident that at the end of the day, when election results are released and announced, that we will emerge victorious, Ezenyili Kelvin Obi emphasized.

He also pointed out that his electoral victory is a victory for Oshimili South youths and promised never to disappoint them and all major stakeholders in Oshimili South LGA.

Taking a brief tour round the pooling station, he met and enjoyed the solidarity, ovation, voice votes of acceptance, prayers and blessings from the ward's women leaders and elder's council members, who in their numbers, enduring the day's hot sun, waited patiently for their turn to cast their votes for their well beloved son, Ezenyili Kelvin Obi, to victoriously emerge as Oshimili South LGA council chairman.

To this kind gestures from the senior citizens, the chairmanship candidate, assured them that he is committed towards putting smiles on their faces upon his emergence as the council chairman of Oshimili South LGA Chairman