Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan on Monday cautioned against
\nsectional and ethnic politics that has been the bane of development and
\nprogress of the country.<\/p>\n
Uduaghan, speaking at a symposium with the theme, ” The Future of Warri
\nand its Environs” put together by the Warri Rebirth Initiative called for
\nmindset change that would enable the citizens to put national interest
\nabove ethnic and sectional interests.<\/p>\n
The governor informed that his administration has embarked on concrete
\nmeasures aimed at returning the city of Warri to its glory days but that
\nthose actions were being slowed down by ethnic agenda.<\/p>\n
He explained that projects like the Federal Government pioneered
\nmulti-billion Warri Gas City, the Warri Industrial and Business Park and
\nother projects aimed at growing the economy of the city were trailed by
\nlitigations that have ethnic undertones.<\/p>\n
Uduaghan recalled with nostalgia that in the glorious days of Warri the
\ndistinction among Itsekiri, Urhobo and Ijaw ethnic groups which is a major
\nfactor today was blurred.<\/p>\n
The governor also called on residents of the city to appreciate
\ngovernment’s development and beautification programmes in the city by
\nimbibing clean habits and stop littering public places with refuse.<\/p>\n
He advised the Warri Rebirth Initiative and other stakeholders to embark
\non mindset change campaign that would help the various ethnic groups to
\nsee themselves as brothers and sisters.<\/p>\n
Uduaghan also called on residents of the city to display patriotism and
\nembrace programmes and policies that would promote the name of Warri to
\nthe outside world, explaining that supporting the Warri Wolves Football
\nClub and other local initiatives could also create a good image about the
\ncity.<\/p>\n
The governor informed that his administration has embarked on a number of
\nprojects like the Enerhen Junction, the city bus scheme, the on going
\nEffurun Round About Fly- Over among others.<\/p>\n
He added that work would commence on other roundabouts like Cemetery,
\nHausa Quarters, Jakpa Junction and Airport Junction by January as part of
\ngovernment programmes for Warri and it’s environs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n