By LEAP TV NEWS
The Asaba Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council, has lauded the state government for taking proactive steps in approaching the 2022 budget proposal of N425 billion.
The chapel said the attention Governor Ifeanyi Okowa placed on capital projects over recurrent expenditure was indicative of the desire of his administration to finish strong in 2023.
The resolution was reached at the monthly congress of the chapel in Asaba on Thursday.
The chairman of the chapel, Comrade Dominic Adewole, supported by his Secretary, Comrade Gospel Amaliamifeobu and 41 other members of the chapel, said the appraisal became necessary at a time when most of his colleague governors have pre-occupied themselves with politics of 2023.
He said the consistent high regard the Governor have for traditional institution culminated in the relative peace and development the state has experienced since 2015.
He said, “Delta state government, led by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, is very much concerned about the development of the state. His style of blocking all areas of wastage and financial leakages has largely boosted his ‘SMART agenda’, that metamphosized into ‘Stronger Delta’ vision.
Comr Dominic observed that the Governor’s welfare for citizens was demonstrated with the building and inauguration of the state of the art Secretariat for royal fathers in the state.
The Chapel Chairman called on the Okowa-led administration to expedite action in the completion of the NUJ Secretariat along Mariam Babagida Way in Asaba.
