Comrade Uyoyou in a statement issued on Thursday said during the group visit to Hon. Joel-Onowakpo tasked him to promote good governance, women and youth empowerment, and stoppage of oil spillage by oil companies amongst other requests.
According to Ayovuata, “Politicians fulfilling their promises to citizens in line with their political manifestos will show that they are not working contrary to the social contract they have with the people”.
The group also use the medium to pledge support to Hon. Joel-Onowakpo while attesting to his past performances as the Executive Chairman of Delta State Board of Internal Revenue between (2009-2015).
The group stated: “We will give Hon. Joel-Onowakpo Thomas the needed support from a Civil Society perspective judging from his good records, character, competence, and educational qualification”.
According to Delta South CSOs Coalition Leader, during the meeting, the APC 2023 Delta South Senatorial Candidate, Hon. Joel-Onowakpo Thomas has assured the leadership that, if elected as a Senator to represent his people this year, he would use his oversight functions to ensure that the laws made are fully implemented, and efforced and give his people effective and efficient representation in the Senate.
Hon. Joel-Onowakpo Thomas also assured Delta South CSOs group that, if elected to represent the good people of Delta South at the Senate, he would ensure the right infrastructural development, Human capital development, Women and Youths empowerment and support to the less-privileged citizens to be put place.
He also promised to handle the issue of oil spillage by holding Government and oil companies accountable to reduce the endemic problems of environmental degradation, its negative economic impact; diseases, climate change, ecological damage, loss of fishery and wildlife, gas flaring and others.
