May 20, (THEWILL) – The Executive Chairman of Ughelli North LGA in Delta state, Olorogun Jaro Egbo, has debunked cyberbullying, libellous and false news spread by Mr Ovoke Akpobasa and his cohorts, calculated attempts to malign his hard-earned rising political reputation.
The chairman, who stated this after conducting journalists round legacy projects at the council’s secretariat, Ughelli, and later addressed a press conference, said, “It has become imperative to address the recent wave of false, malicious and unfounded allegations being circulated by Sahara Reporters and other online platforms regarding the purported award of government contracts to skyviaro properties Limited, saying that let it be unequivocally stated that Skyviaro properties Development Company Limited is not a registered contractor with the council, has not been awarded any contract, and is not personally owned or operated by him, as he resigned from any involvement with the said company and there has been no breach of due process or statutory guidelines in any contract award under his administration.
“The deliberate spread of misinformation spread by Mr Ovoke Akpobasa, an Executive Assistant to the governor on Diaspora Affairs, is a calculated attempts to tarnish his reputation and discredit his administration and cast aspersion on the government of His Excellency, Elder Sheriff Oborevwori, as such reckless and defamations are not only unbecoming of a public office holder, but also pose a serious threat to public trust and governance.”
He, therefore, called on relevant authorities to immediately rein in Mr Ovoke Akpobasa and his collaborators to prevent further embarrassment to the government and unnecessary tension among the people and should this orchestrated smear persists, he reserve the rights to pursue legal actions against him and his employer, the Delta state government in his personal capacity.
The visibly angry chairman avered that, he remained steadfast to his unwavering commitment to transparency, accountability and good governance and confident that a thorough and objective review of this matter will expose the baseless nature of that false allegations, stressing that, he will not be deterred by falsehood and character assassination as his focus remains in delivering effective governance and upholding the principle of integrity and service to the people.
He also used the opportunity to state that he had no personal quarrel with the defunct Ughelli North LGA People Democratic Party chairman, Mr Lucky Ofomukoro.
He also refuted rumours making the rounds that he was suspended from the Abovwe family in Uduere community in Ughelli North LGA of Delta state, adding that such allegations were completely false and far from reality as the Abovwe family remains unequivocally behind him and will not allow misinformation to tarnish his reputation or the integrity of the family.
THEWILL reported that the chairman, who is widely described as silent achiever, conducted journalists round some of his unprecedented legacy projects, among which, were construction of ultra modern Storey building secretariat, construction of Area customary court, Ughelli, one major project in each of the seven kingdoms( either a police station or An area customary court), Solar powered electrification of the Chairman’s office and entire secretariat premises, renovation/furnishing of four unit block buildings and fencing in the D.D.P.A. Housing Estate for operation sweep, procurement of 300 writing desks for primary and secondary schools in Ughelli North LGA, purchase and installation of a 500KVA transformer at Ekrabovwe quarter in Ughelli, renovation of HPM/ S.L.G/ supervisors/legislative building and adjoining offices, constant cleaning of the Ughelli metropolis and its environs and regular sanitation and constant payment of claims to staff.
Amos Okioma is a Correspondent at THEWILL
