By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye
Civil servants across the 25 local governments council area in the state have frowned at what they described as ‘Promise and Fail’ by the Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori over his unwillingness to implement the payment of the N10,000 fuel subsidy removal palliatives which he promised to continue in November 2023.
Governor Oborevwori had promised to continue the payment of N10,000 to all civil servants to mitigate and to cushioned the hardship caused by the removal of fuel subsidy in May. In August 2023, the governor ordered the payment of N10,000 each to every civil servant in the state for three months which elapsed in the month of October.
However, the governor through the Head of Service of the Delta State Civil Service Commission, Sir Reginald Bayoko disclosed on Monday, November 6, at Asaba while interacting with journalists that a second phase of the N10,000 palliative will continue by the end of November 2023, but unfortunately, the governor despite the harsh economic situations, did not implement his promise to the workers.
In that interaction, Bayoko did say; “Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has called for an update on the implementation of the second phase and given directive to the committee headed by the Secretary to the State Government to review the progress that made so far, and chat a way forward.
” There will be a complete pronouncement by the end of the month, stating that the issue is at the ‘front burner’ of His Excellency the Governor. Bayoko further revealed that the payment would continue from where it was stopped and that it would capture every worker on the government payroll.”
A group of civil servants that spoke with our reporters, frowned at the attitude of the governor, describing him as not different from his predecessors that make promises without fulfilling.
“In some states, N30,000 is paid monthly as transport palliative to workers, while workers go to work thrice a week in some states. Some states provided subsidized transport means to workers, but here in Delta state, the governor paid us just N30,000 in three months and they continue to call it an achievement of the administration, this is not fare, they said.”
They blame the governor of not being mindful of the plights of the citizens, and appealed to him not to run his administration on lies and mere propagandas.
The Oborevwori administration is often celebrated by sycophants seeking relevance and appointments in Delta state, without considering the many lapses and shortcomings since inception.
In June, Governor Oborevwori did promised Deltans electric vehicles that will help cautioned the effects of subsidy removal, but till date, none of such vehicles is yet seen across the state. The question Deltans are asking is, what is happening to the monthly allocation accrued to the state? What about the Internally Generated Revenues that amounts to billions monthly?
Deltans are not happy. They hear and see what is happening in other states like Borno, Lagos, Abia, Rivers and others. Governor Oborevwori should step up the pace in the delivery of his M.O.R.E agenda promised Deltans.