Ned Nwoko, the senator for Delta North Senatorial District, has expressed that he is feeling pressure from his constituents due to the state government’s failure to meet their expectations.
He made these remarks during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today.
Nwoko also called on the federal government to ban the importation of refined petroleum products, emphasizing the need to support local refineries.
Additionally, he reiterated his proposal for the creation of an additional state in the South East, arguing that with only five states in the region, there is a strong demand from the people for this change.
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Nwoko said, “It’s very simple. Before I go to the public with this to say the state is owing hundreds of billions of naira and was able to pay less than about N200 billion out of it. It is in the public and everybody knows.
“His (the governor’s) media people have gone out to say this anyway that the state has a huge debt profile and that they are paying so much, but that is not my problem because every government can borrow if they have such revenue every month from the federation account and so much goes to the servicing of this loan.
“It does not stop them from borrowing to meet the needs of the people. How can I explain to my people ‘sorry we can’t do the road for you because the government is paying debts incurred by the previous government? Is that an explanation? I am under pressure from my people.”
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