Warri based lawyers on Saturday, August 26, have stated that there’s no cause for celebration as the Delta State Government marks 26 years, lamenting the height of infrastructural decay including courts in the State,Daily Post reports.
The lawyers spoke separately in a chat with DAILY POST’s Delta State Correspondent .
One of the lawyers, Mr. Lucky Egboyi, Esq stated that civil servants have not been paid their salaries for several months but officials allegedly stockpiled monies abroad.
Egboyi noted that there is corruption already as regards the usage of recently released bailout funds.
“They are stashing and sharing the bail out funds amongst themselves. They are not using the money for the purpose it was released.”
The legal practitioner hailed former Governor, James Onanefe Ibori for initiating the renovation of infrastructures as well as standards of court but blamed the immediate past Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan and his predecessor for the abandonment.
According to him,”In the courts, you can’t breath in the courts presently in the state. If you go to Lagos, you will line Courts but in Delta State,the courts are apology.”
Egboyi said it is unfortunate because the judiciary which he considers the worse, cannot defend itself.
“We need true independence of the judiciary. Complete autonomy,” he said.
“I don’t think there is anything to celebrate. We need sober reflection.”
Fiery Warri based lawyer, Mr. Omemiroro Ogedegbe, Esq stated that the Delta State Government owes its citizens a duty to sew for them sack clothes so that they can mourn the wastage of their collective wealth.
Ogedegbe said for the past sixteen years, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has ruled the state like a conquered territory.
“We have the crudest form of infrastructural decay in Delta State. The infrastructural decay is the height of government’s ignorance. Delta State does not mean well for its people. No form of conclusion from the people than complete disobedience. If they continue, its an indication total paralysis.”
Another fierce lawyer, Mr. Choice Umode, Esq stated that the government can celebrate Delta State at 26 in terms of number, stressing that,” There is nothing to celebrate in terms of infrastructural development of the state.
Umode stated that courts and other organs of government are well taken care of or maintained.
“Courts which includes the infrastructures are in bad shape.”
Umode also called on the Delta State Government to be responsible to the yearnings and aspirations of the people by maintaining the courts which is the last hope of the common man.
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