Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan on Monday cautioned against
sectional and ethnic politics that has been the bane of development and
progress of the country.
Uduaghan, speaking at a symposium with the theme, ” The Future of Warri
and its Environs” put together by the Warri Rebirth Initiative called for
mindset change that would enable the citizens to put national interest
above ethnic and sectional interests.
The governor informed that his administration has embarked on concrete
measures aimed at returning the city of Warri to its glory days but that
those actions were being slowed down by ethnic agenda.
He explained that projects like the Federal Government pioneered
multi-billion Warri Gas City, the Warri Industrial and Business Park and
other projects aimed at growing the economy of the city were trailed by
litigations that have ethnic undertones.
Uduaghan recalled with nostalgia that in the glorious days of Warri the
distinction among Itsekiri, Urhobo and Ijaw ethnic groups which is a major
factor today was blurred.
The governor also called on residents of the city to appreciate
government’s development and beautification programmes in the city by
imbibing clean habits and stop littering public places with refuse.
He advised the Warri Rebirth Initiative and other stakeholders to embark
on mindset change campaign that would help the various ethnic groups to
see themselves as brothers and sisters.
Uduaghan also called on residents of the city to display patriotism and
embrace programmes and policies that would promote the name of Warri to
the outside world, explaining that supporting the Warri Wolves Football
Club and other local initiatives could also create a good image about the
city.
The governor informed that his administration has embarked on a number of
projects like the Enerhen Junction, the city bus scheme, the on going
Effurun Round About Fly- Over among others.
He added that work would commence on other roundabouts like Cemetery,
Hausa Quarters, Jakpa Junction and Airport Junction by January as part of
government programmes for Warri and it’s environs.