Give Us Audience, Discuss With Us, We Worked For Your Emergence, DESOPADEC Contractors Chairman, Ogie, Tells Oborevwori

Our Reporter

Chairman of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) Indigenous Contractors Forum, Egr. Ogie Samson has sought an audience with the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori to discuss the need to revive desopadec indigenous contractors in tandem with his MORE AGENDA.

Ogie, in a statement issued yesterday at the end of its Executive meeting said it was displeasing that after more than one year in office, the Governor was yet to meet with DESOPADEC Indigenous Contractors.

“I was shocked by words when a member of the Executive asked if the governor remembered the existence of the forum despite its contributions before, during and after the election that brought him into office”, he said.

Ogie said he, as the Chairman of the Forum, has been financing the activities of the body from his personal pocket and stressed the need to revive DESOPADEC Indigenous Contractors to meet the demands of the day.

He recalled how he mobilized people and some members before election, during and also attended the Thanksgiving service of Oborevwori following his victory in the last gubernatorial election.

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Ogie noted that there is an urgent need for the Governor, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori to initiate a meeting with the executive of DESOPADEC Indigenous Contractors Forum to discuss issues, particularly the contributions of members that will make a success of his MORE AGENDA.

He said that the germaine issues to be discussed include but not limited to prompt payment for contracts executed, contract variations, hike in prices of materials for execution of contracts stressing that the Forum does not want the challenges to become a threat to the execution of the Governor’s MORE AGENDA.

Ogie averred that the DESOPADEC Indigenous Contractors Forum Executive has been placating members over challenges facing them because of the peaceful dispositions of their leaders.

“With our understanding of the peaceful environment for development, we have been patiently sacrificing our time, energy and resources to ensure proper peace among indigenous contractors and the government hoping that the governor will call us for a family discussion.

“It is now over a year and the governor is yet to respond. This publication is a reminder that we expect the more agenda and understanding that our governor will see the reason to have harmonious discussion with indigenous contractors because this is not the time to create chaos”, Ogie added.