Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State, has disclosed that he dissolved the State’s Executive Council because of the individual political ambition of some of the cabinet members ahead of the 2023 general elections.
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Governor Okowa made this known while speaking at his quarterly media parley with journalists in Asaba, the state capital, on Wednesday.
Charles Aniagwu, the immediate past commissioner for information, announced the governor’s decision after the State Executive Council meeting held at the Government House, Asaba, on Tuesday.
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Providing clarification on his decision, Governor Okowa stated that the dissolution was a way to clear off the distraction of some members, who, he said, are now more focused on their individual ambitions rather than fulfilling their mandate of delivering good governance for the state.
According to him, the state cannot afford to entertain distractions as his administration still has up to May 2023 to deliver its promises to Deltans and develop the state.
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At my quarterly media parley with journalists today in Asaba, I reiterated that yesterday’s dissolution of the State EXCO was aimed at checking the distractions that had come about due to the individual ambitions of some members of my former cabinet. pic.twitter.com/bFg00YzDo6
— Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa (@IAOkowa) May 19, 2021
“Undoubtedly, we had a great team of men and women that contributed towards our #StrongerDelta vision, however, with more than two years left in this administration, I want a cabinet that is solely focused on delivering on ALL our promises to the people of Delta State,” Okowa said.
