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Candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) for Delta South Senatorial District for the 2023 elections, Commodore Omatseye Nesiama (rtd) has said the pains of the Niger Delta region run through his veins.
Nesiama, who said this during a consultative visit to the President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Professor Benjamin Okaba in Bomadi on Tuesday, lamented that the development of the Delta South Senatorial District is not commensurate with the resources domiciled in the district.
He ascribed this to the inabilities to influence positive developments from the centre to the district, while also alluding to the fact that the people have resorted themselves to fate with the belief that they cannot change the tide to their favour.
“The truth is that the Delta South Senatorial District, despite the resources, is still very poor when compared to some other senatorial districts in the country. Why it is so is not farfetched. There are certain things that have been in place for a while, and we have started growing used to those things being that way. We are made to believe that it is impossible for us to make changes that will better our well-being. But I dare say today that it is possible for us to get up and go higher,” Nesiama said.
The NNPP candidate who further said that “the pains of the Niger Delta run through my veins” appealed to the INC President to help him carry the message of hope in the language the people understand and that all hope is not lost as his candidacy, which is running with the slogan “It Is Possible,” is focused on a quality representation that is leveraged on the many years of his expertise and experience for the general benefit of the district.
In his remarks, Professor Okaba commended Nesiama for exhibiting competence and for his vision of quality representation in his drive to represent the people of the oil-rich Delta South Senatorial District at the Red Chambers come 2023.
Okaba noted that one of the major problems, among others facing the country is poor leadership-cum-representation. He promised to set up political machinery in a couple of weeks to engage political contestants to “let us know what they want to provide for the Ijaw Nation”.
Presented with the manifesto of the NNPP’s candidate, the INC President noted that though the country’s constitution is skewed to favour a section of the country, the issue of the south is worsened by those who offer poor representation in the centre.
“We have people who are lily-livered, we have people who are ignoramus going there to serve the interest of the people worsening the situation. Even if we don’t have the majority, we should have the say and be heard. Look at Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State giving quality representation to the Niger Delta on issues because he has the mental capacity, the experience and all,” Okaba said.
Speaking further he added: “I have accessed you; you have displayed content and you have displayed competence. You have the dexterity to move on, the assurance I want to give to you is that we are taking very serious note of you and what you represent. We have taken serious consideration of the quality representation you are, and we are going to provide another platform where you will address the wider section of the Ijaw people of Niger Delta”.