By Emeka Nwokocha
The leadership of a frontline human rights defender, Citizens Rights Concern Enhancement Initiative (CRCEI), also known as Human Rights Protection Congress, has congratulated the people of Delta State on the occasion of the State’s 34th anniversary celebration.
In a statement signed by the National Coordinator of CRCEI, Amb. (Dcn) Monday Enudi, the leadership of CRCEI stated that since the creation of Delta State on 27th August, 1991, she has witnessed a mix of development and challenges which are typical of every growing state across the globe.
The leadership of CRCEI commended the past and present governments of the state for attaining the current level of development in all facets of life, especially hemming the unity among the ethnic groups and taken the development of the state to its present height, despite inherent challenges.
Continuing, they commended Deltans for showing resilience and commitment to collectively work to advance the socioeconomic, infrastructural, and political development of the state for the past three decades.
Recalling the enviable status of Delta as a rich state, mostly in crude oil and gas resources, the leadership of CRCEI passionately called on governor Sheriff Oborevwori to sustain his infrastructural development strides and strategically extend same to other vital sectors of the state’s economy to improve the wellbeing of the citizens and residents of the state.
They particularly charged Governor Oborevwori to maximize the opportunities in the agriculture sector to better the lives of the people.
They called for an increase in budgetary allocations to agriculture and foster collaborative effort to improve productivity in the sector and scale up food production to tackle rising costs of food; revamp the agro industrial sector of the state to create jobs for the teeming unemployed youths in the state, and massively address worsening poverty and declining standard of living.
The leadership of CRCEI therefore called on Governor Oborevwori to tackle troubling insecurity situation in the state, especially recurring herders attacks on farmers and destruction of farms, including acts of kidnapping and banditry.
They also called on governor Sheriff Oborevwori to strengthen the mechanisms for building sustainable peace in the state to ensure peaceful coexistence among the ethnic groups in the state.
They charged the governor to harness the opportunities inherent in the state’s multi-ethnic makeup to grow the state and make it the envy of other states of the federation.
The leadership of CRCEI called on the government of Delta State to promote social justice and rule of law to the letter, saying, “They are the fulcrum upon which democracy is practiced.”
