By Onomiguren Agbamu
Concerned Ute-Okpu Elites, a social cultural group has congratulated the newly Executive Chairman of Ika North East Local Government Council, Hon. Monday Hunkanma Odigwe, on his electoral victory at the just concluded local council elections in Delta State and his successful swearing in ceremony.
The group, in a congratulatory statement and signed by the Chairman, Concerned Ute-Okpu Elites, Comrade Michael Ikeogwu, and made available to newsmen, described the newly Ika North local government council chairman Hon. Odigwe’s victory and swearing in as a welcome development to the group in particular, as well as Ika North East people and Deltans in general.
Comrade Ikeogwu disclosed further that the group is convinced of Odigwe’s victory the day he emerged as Chairmanship candidate, just as it expressed gratitude to the leadership and critical stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ika North East Local Government Area for their choice of their son.
Ikeogwu noted that the new Chairman, Hon Odigwe’s track record as the Secretary of Concerned Ute-Okpu Elites, coupled with experience gathered as a public servant and community leader, were enough training for him to understand the terrain.
The group averred that it has implicit confidence in the ability of Odigwe to deliver quality dividend of democracy to the people of Ika North East Local Government Area.
The statement reads, “We are aware of the enormous challenges that have characterized local government administration, particularly the issue of paucity of funds which understandably has impacted negatively on grassroots development.”
“ We wish to use this opportunity to remind you that the recent judgement by the supreme court that has granted financial autonomy to the local council in Nigeria, has placed additional burden on the councils if the claim that state government sometimes argument council.allocations.”
” Armed with some of these obvious challenges that local councils face, it is therefore, expedient for you to hit the ground running by thinking out of the box on how you are going to diversify the revenue base of our local government.”
” In doing this, Hon. Odigwe, you must avoid the pitfalls of pride and ego, research on why your predecessor couldn’t deliver on their political campaign promises, and embrace a consultative style of leadership while implementing your blueprint for the council area. “
“ Nevertheless, we have implicit confidence in your ability and capacity to deliver, which were the Hallmark of your antecedent that endeared you to your party. We promise not to abandon you but to collaborate with you in actualizing unprecedented development that has never been seen since the creation of the council. Once again, congratulations.”
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