Olusegun Obasanjo endorses Ifeanyi Okowa for 2nd term, commissions projects in Delta

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Deltans to give Governor Ifeanyi Okowa the opportunity to continue with his good works in the state by voting for him in 2019.

Chief Obasanjo made the call on Monday while commissioning series of landmark projects executed by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s administration in the state.

Some of the projects commissioned included the dualised Old Lagos/Asaba Road, from Emuhu Junction to Agbor-Obi Junction; the dualised Owei-Ekei/Owa-Alero Road, from Old Lagos/Asaba Road to Owa-Alero Roundabout and the main bowl of the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba.

“As an elder statesman, whatever I see and heard, my mouth will talk about; where I came from, we are always looking for good things and when we have good things, we hold on to it; when you have good leaders, hold on to them; this governor (Ifeanyi Okowa) from what I have seen and from what I have heard, he is a good product and when you have a good product, you don’t throw it away, I know that this governor is a good governor, I will hold on to him because he has started well and we must give him the opportunity to consolidate on his good works,” Obasanjo said at the commissioning of Owa-Ekei/Owa-Alero Road.

He emphasised, “The people of Delta State should not throw away a good product, better make good use of the opportunity you have, Governor Okowa is my brother, the performing governor of Delta State and he is following with good steps.”

Also, at the commissioning of Old Lagos/Asaba Road, Agbor, the former president reiterated, “I want to congratulate all of you in Delta State for the progress you have achieved, we should continue to achieve progress through what God has given to us through the instrumentality of Governor Okowa.

“I am from the part of the world where if you have a good thing, you don’t change it because, the known is better, you don’t change the known for the unknown, and Governor Okowa is the known and he is working,” Chief Obasanjo said.

Governor Okowa in his speech, thanked the former president for coming to the state to commission projects, disclosing that the projects executed by his administration dots different parts of Delta State including riverine communities that were described as difficult terrains before his emergence as governor.