By Emma Amaize, Festus Ahon, Akpokona Omafuaire & Ochuko Akuopha

ASABA – GOVERNOR of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has shed light on why he and other Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors declined to implement the Treasury Single Account, TSA, in their states, despite the clear stand of the Federal Government on it. The governor, who delivered his first year performance report in Asaba, cleared the air on the increase in his expenditure approval limit to N250 million against the N50 million provision in the previous regimes of ex- governors James Ibori and Emmanuel Uduanghan.

Okowa washed his hands off any underhand dealings in the state-government-owned Independent Power Project, IPP, project, Oghara, which government had expended over N19 billion with the project still uncompleted. Confessing that he has had sleepless nights governing the state because of the challenges, he said he was happy that despite the economic recession, government has provided over 17,000 jobs for the unemployed, built at least 54 roads and distributed N564 million to over 3,000 person as loans to the underprivileged.

He threw a jab at his Edo State counterpart, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, who recently boasted that he would defeat him (Okowa) in an electoral contest in Delta State, saying that his (Oshiomhole) comment was pointless.

“In the first instance, there are so many states of the All Progressives Congress, APC that have not embraced TSA. This is something that we have been studying, it is not just enough, we have to study it so that we do not make any mistakes, we are aware that there are many gains in the TSA, we are also aware that we need to also apply it wisely.

“We need to understudy it and the Commissioner of Finance is still understudying it. By the grace of God, a very good aspect of it, we will adopt, so we may likely be going into a modified TSA that will not impact negatively on our commercial banks,” he said.

On the IPP, the governor stated, “Yes, I was SSG when the project was awarded, but I was not directly involved in the award of the project. I was neither Commissioner for Energy nor was I directly involved in anything that concerns the project. I can pride myself that I did not receive one kobo for the project and that is why I can speak authoritatively and with a very clear conscience concerning the IPP project.”

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/govs-still-oppose-tsa-gov-okowa/

Lalasticlala

hmmm....everything is always turn into politics in Nigeria.

Another mistake made by we Deltan. This one worst pass Uduaghan

Pointless remark from u Okowa

Stelvin101:
Another mistake made by we Deltan. This one worst pass Uduaghan

please how is Ifeanyi Okowa a mistake?

Just help me to understand.

KissCODE:
please how is Ifeanyi Okowa a mistake?

Just help me to understand.

Are you a Deltan or do you reside in Delta State?

kenonze:
Pointless remark from u Okowa

Chiosssss! Those hips are damn killing in ur profile pic

Completed 54 roads? God bless you Sir. Okezie, Rochas take note.

Stelvin101:

Are you a Deltan or do you reside in Delta State?

... I am not a Deltan... I dont “reside“ in Delta state...
But my office is in Delta state... So i am always in Delta state...
Most days i stay from morning till 7pm...

kenonze:


Men will always be men. See where testosterone have taken u to

humnnn...

kenonze:



Men will always be men.
See where testosterone have taken u to

Even an impotent man will be resurrected seeing that. Two things makes a man shout Chisos, one is money and the other is..... you already know

Just Lukat How Those Oga's ^^^ Turned My Thread To Complimenting Ground & Viewing Hips Arena.. OH LAWD!!




Buhari Why!!!

KissCODE:
...
I am not a Deltan...
I dont “reside“ in Delta state...

But my office is in Delta state... So i am always in Delta state...

Most days i stay from morning till 7pm...

Then you have no idea the agony people have been facing. Uduaghan's tenure was a disaster as everything stopped working. Okowa own presently, we don't even know if Delta State has a governor or not because we ain't seeing anything. Okowa has not done even one thing. Nobody understands than man at all. Delta State problem is bigger than any other state in this country.

kenonze:



Men will always be men.
See where testosterone have taken u to

I love pH girls.. ...

Dear God,
You Took away my favorite Singer (Lucky Dube)
Also took away my favorite Rapper (2pac)
You took away my favorite Actor (Bruce Lee)
Took away My favorite Comedian (Dede One Day)
God, Am writing this to let you know that President Buhari is my Favorite President
Hope To Hear From You Soon

kenonze:



Men will always be men.
See where testosterone have taken u to

Na nipple me see oh.

What did he say his achievement was? Common delta is one of the richest state in Nigeria but our leaders are extremely corrupt. Okowa you better perform or else 2019 will be a mirage.

Stelvin101:


Then you have no idea the agony people have been facing. Uduaghan's tenure was a disaster as everything stopped working. Okowa own presently, we don't even know if Delta State has a governor or not because we ain't seeing anything. Okowa has not done even one thing. Nobody understands than man at all. Delta State problem is bigger than any other state in this country.

Abi when ibori been dey work and do him best una call am thief.