The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Sir Monday Onyeme, FCA, has called on the people of Ndokwa nation to remain peaceful, and follow due process in their activities.
Sir Onyeme stated this during a breakfast meeting with some leaders of Ndokwa ethnic nationality at his residence in Asaba on Monday.
The Deputy Governor said that democracy provides for peaceful protests, hence no one should deny citizens their constitutional rights.
He however noted that no government would accept a violent protest, protest that could be hijacked by hoodlums and lead to destruction of public properties.
”as an individual, I am not against any protest, those who are writing whatever they care about on social media are also, protesting in their own way,…also, democratic right does not mean that someone who is maligned cannot seek redress legally.
”Our people, the Ndokwa people are generally peaceful, we are not known for violence and I am surprised that at a time that the administration of Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori which I am proudly part of is developing our area and other parts of our state, some persons are championing protest.
”Protest is to attract government’s attention to issue for government to address and if at this stage where we have achieved some results for our people, for the Ndokwa people to have electricity and someone is calling out the people or sponsoring a protest, then we will look at it critically, are they planning protest or mayhem? Is it politically induced? What do they want to achieve?.
”The planned protest to the best of my knowledge is not against the administration of Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori or President Bola Tinubu, it is to tell the world what we are suffering for more than 16 years, the issue of lack of electricity in Ndokwa land did not start with the administration of Governor Oborevwori or President Tinubu, so, let us take it easy and allow government to work.
The Deputy Governor gave an assurance that the state government is working on electrification of Ndokwa land and other parts of Delta State, because the government understood the importance of electricity to the socio-economic life of the people
”If you champion a protest which turns to a riot, of course, you know the consequences…” he added.
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