Joel Grandball
The Delta State Government has earmarked for demolition, the house of Commissioner representing Isoko ethnic nationality at the Delta State Oil Mineral Producing Areas Development Commission, (DESOPADEC), Hon Victor Egbo for building on a waterway in Ughelli North Local Government Area.
This was revealed by the Director of Special Duties and Chairman, Task Force on the removal of illegal structures and recovery of government land, Chief Frank Omare during the exercise in Ughelli, Delta State.
Omare warned that the Sheriff Oborevwori administration will take on anyone obstructing the exercise across the state.
According to him: “We have come to open the water blocked area because so many houses have blocked the water channels and glad to tell Deltans that one of the top government officials, Chief Victor Egbo is among the houses that would be brought down for the duration the exercise will last in Ughelli.
“I am glad that he knows the policy of government and if his house will be brought down because it is built on the waterways, we are not going to spare anyone.
“The exercise has just begun and there are more swamp buggies that are coming and for the period the exercise is going to last, the people of Ughelli should cooperate as we will and cannot compromise.
“The governor of Delta State, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, a very focused man has given us the directives and we will adhere strictly to the directives and we will not compromise them.
“I am pleading with Ughelli people never to bribe anybody; we are not compromising so that the water that is coming would not further destroy our properties because times are hard.
“We are not going to victimise anybody just as some house owners have done to the state government by building their houses inside water canals in other to block the flow of water.” He said. “The exercise has just begun and there are more swamp buggies that are coming and for the period the exercise is going to last, the people of Ughelli should cooperate as we will and cannot compromise.
“The governor of Delta State, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, a very focused man has given us the directives and we will adhere strictly to the directives and we will not compromise them. “And any youth or anybody that would want to stop the process we are going to visit that person, but I am glad that the people of Ughelli are cooperating.
“Those that had their buildings along the water channels, like the ShopFair should immediately remove them because when our Swamp Buggy comes, we will not look at anyone.” He warned.
Chairman of Ughelli North Local Government council, Olorogun Jaro Egbo also affirmed that exercise was part of his task of keeping Ughelli North clean and as the water is flowing, everywhere will be cleared.
“The task of keeping Ughelli North clean is a daily task and what is happening now is part of keeping the town clean and we have declared war on those trading and built on top of our drains for past one week.
