ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, has said that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa did not sign any law to give Governors new pension benefits.
The Commissioner stated this while reacting to allegation from certain quarters, on Tuesday in Asaba.
Making clarification at a news conference, he said that the detractors and opposition political candidates also alleged that the Okowa led government sold the state Liaison Office in Lagos.
He therefore, cautioned the detractors to stop pouring aspersion on the governor through their porous claims, adding that the incumbent would remain focused in delivering the promises made to the people until the last day in office.
Aniagwu said: “They claimed the liaison office in Lagos has been sold, to who, for how much? You can’t sell the property of the state; no amount, no buyer.
“We only engaged a developer to tap into the opportunities therein to build a 10 storey building as approved by Lagos Government, to make more money for the state and to house the liaison office on completion of the project, which is currently on rent.
“Also, we did not sign any law to give Governors new pension benefits. Those who say that we are going and that we have passed a new law to give governors a new benefit package, they know they are making lies.
“We challenge them to tell us the date that the new law was passed, where it was passed and who signed the law?”
Aniagwu explained further that elections had been concluded and had been won and lost, and advised the losers to pursue their cases in court and stop chasing shadows by maligning the governor who did not contest elections with them.
He thanked the people of Delta for their support to sustain the developmental trajectory of the Governor Okowa led administration and for voting en masse for Chief Sheriff Oborevwori to deepen the development.