We’ve Turned Delta Into Construction Site – Delta Governor

Governor Sheriff Oborevwori says his administration has turned Delta State into a huge construction site, pointing out that his emergence as governor has the touch of God.
Oborevwori stated this at the first anniversary thanksgiving of his administration held at Living Faith Church, Ibusa Road, Asaba on Sunday.
The governor said that, in spite of the strident opposition he faced as an aspirant and eventually flag bearer of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 governorship poll as typified by 38 legal challenges to his aspiration, his administration has turned the state to a potent construction site with a total of 317 projects across the state.
He said out of the 317 road projects, 76 of them spanning 171.49km and 85.30km length of drains, were initiated by his administration in the last one year.
Oborevwori said; “Few days from now, we shall commence the inauguration of some of these roads and other projects in other sectors for the world to see what we have accomplished in the last one year by the grace of God.
“The past one year has been one of trials and triumphs, tests and testimonies, and adversity and hope; through it all God has been very faithful”.
He commended his wife, his deputy, his predecessors, former governors Ifeanyi Okowa and Emmanuel Uduaghan, the National and State House of Assemblies, the judiciary, civil service, security agencies, spiritual, traditional and political leaders, for their support and unflinching loyalty, saying, “Together we shall build the Delta State of our dreams.”
Noting that the PDP governorship primary election of 2022 was the most keenly contested in the history of the state, he acknowledged that without the divine touch of God, he would not have been elected governor.
According to him, “there are several reasons for the thanksgiving, starting from the PDP gubernatorial primaries of 2022; I could sense the finger of God in my victory.
“From the pool of eminently qualified aspirants and in what was clearly the most contested governorship primaries in the history of Delta State, I emerged winner by a wide margin.
“But, like I have always said, my emergence as the PDP governorship candidate for the 2023 general election was a product of divine choice.
“For, as the scriptures eloquently testifies, the race is not for the swift, nor the battle for the strong, neither yet bread to the wise nor yet riches to men of understanding nor yet favour of men of skill, but time and chance happened to them all”.
“The above scripture best captured my emergence and enthronement as governor of Delta State. My victories at the primaries and general election were greeted with an avalanche of litigations that threatened to subvert God’s will.
“The state and the nation were shocked when I disclosed that I contended with 38 different law suits from persons determined to stop me, but in all, God saw me through.
“Looking back, I am reminded of Psalm 34:19 which said that many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivered him out of them all. This scripture describes the trials and temptations that I faced while the court cases lasted till January 19, 2024.” the governor added.
Oborevwori, who gave glory to God for the successes recorded by his administration in the last one year, said his government had surpassed expectations and confounded his critics by keeping faith with his pledge to advance Delta State in all aspects of social economic development.
In a sermon, the state mission overseer of Living Faith Church, Pastor Adekunle Shiyanbade, said the only way up was giving regular thanks to God.
Pastor Shiyanbade said King David in the Bible excelled because he was a pathfinder in thanksgiving, while King Nebuchadnezzar was dethroned by God because he ascribed his victory to himself.
He commended Governor Oborevwori for deciding to thank God as his administration clocked one year and urged him not to relent in maintaining cordial relationship with God.
Present at the thanksgiving were his deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, two former governors of the state, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa and Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan. Others include former deputy governors, Chief Benjamin Elue and Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, the deputy speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Arthur Akpowowo, members of the National Assembly, Hon Thomas Ereyitomi, Hon Jonathan Ukodhiko, Hon Nnamdi Ezechi, Hon Benedict Etanabene and former House of Rep., minority leader, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu.