{"id":176471,"date":"2025-08-28T11:51:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T10:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/delta-at-34-reflection-over-celebration-says-activist"},"modified":"2025-08-28T13:19:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T12:19:37","slug":"delta-at-34-reflection-over-celebration-says-activist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/delta-at-34-reflection-over-celebration-says-activist","title":{"rendered":"Delta at 34: Reflection Over Celebration Says Activist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A human rights activist, Derrick Oritsematosan Agberen, has cautioned Governor Sheriff Oborevwori against turning the 34th anniversary of Delta State into what he described as \u201clavish and unnecessary celebrations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an open letter to the governor, Agberen said the anniversary should instead serve as a moment of sober reflection on what he called the \u201csubpar performance\u201d of the state government and its negative impact on the lives of ordinary citizens.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the administration to focus on practical measures that would improve the welfare of Deltans.<\/p>\n<p>The statement was sent to our correspondent in Warri.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cIndustrialization and manufacturing companies are the sole means of achieving a safe and prosperous state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey will facilitate food provision for impoverished families, thereby reducing crime rates and poverty levels, as hunger is a primary contributor to insecurity and other societal issues in the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cDeltans have been very unfortunate to have had a government in the state for the past thirty-four years that has been principally driven by the vision of self-enrichment and the near-total neglect of the vast majority of Deltans. The indicators of bad governance in Delta State are staring us all in the face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201cFrom the embarrassingly weak healthcare system to the horrible level of opportunities for youths to thrive despite our God-given resources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no industrialization, and the roads and poor skill acquisition programs initiated by past and present governments are insufficient.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no opportunities for foreign investors to exploit and improve our local economy, especially ones that would boost agriculture and other economic activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no better way to demonstrate concern for the future of Delta State than to underscore the dire circumstances faced by the majority of its indigenous population.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDelta State is experiencing severe difficulties, and the current level of infrastructural development is insufficient to support the people or the economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Agberen congratulated the state on its 34th anniversary celebration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeltans, as we hope for progress and transformation within the state, while keeping our fingers crossed as watchdogs, constantly rejecting every government antic that keeps us underdeveloped and impoverished.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A human rights activist, Derrick Oritsematosan Agberen, has cautioned Governor Sheriff Oborevwori against turning the 34th anniversary of Delta State into what he described as \u201clavish and unnecessary celebrations.\u201d In an open letter to the governor, Agberen said the anniversary should instead serve as a moment of sober reflection on what he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":176470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[18583,254,10724],"class_list":["post-176471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-delta-at-34","tag-nigeria","tag-oborevwori"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Delta at 34: Reflection Over Celebration Says Activist - 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