Okowa Begs Delta Exco For Forgiveness

Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has pleaded with members of the State Executive Council whose expectations he did not meet to forgive him.

Okowa stated this during the valedictory session of the State Executive Council.

He said that there was need for forgiveness no matter the level of hurt.

Speaking on the outcome of the presidential election, the governor said
there was a lesson to learn from every situation.

He thanked Deltans, traditional rulers, religious leaders and the media for projecting the activities of the state government.

“I thank God for seeing me and my Deputy through in the last eight years.

"There is no story that l will tell about my administration without you being part of that story.

“We truly did our best in the circumstances that we found ourselves.

"I must truly appreciate all of you. The fact is that everybody has played his or her own role and we have all collectively made significant impact in our service to Deltans.

“I truly thank God that we are able to unite the state, to make the state more peaceful.

"We are a stronger people when we are united.

“We thank God for the development that we have been able to bring to our people in the last eight years.

"Several people have been empowered through our entrepreneurial development programmes”, he said.

He affirmed that the peace and security experienced through his eight years in office was due to the efforts of members of the State Exco in collaboration with security agencies.