Stakeholders at a unity campaign organized by the National Orientation Agency in Utagba-Ogbe Community in Kwale, Ndokwa West local government area of Delta State, have called on the federal and state governments to intervene in the lingering insecurity and prolonged power outage bedeviling the area.
The Unity Campaign which has as its theme Pathway to National Cohesion, Development and Unity, the stakeholders thanked the renewed initiative of the National Orientation Agency, Delta State Directorate in sensitizing communities about government policies and programmes,
They lamented the neglect of Utagba-Ogbe in Kwale for years despites its huge contribution to the economic development of the country.
One of the stakeholders and Palace Secretary , High Chief Ben Igbe, said a lot needed to be done in addressing the myriad of challenges confronting the community, and urged the National Orientation Agency to up its sensitization campaign on government policies geared towards alleviating their sufferings .
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Another resident of the community who participated in the unity campaign, Mr Otuogwu Clement attributed youth restiveness in the area to environmental factors which according to him, required urgent attention to ensure lasting peace..
Some other stakeholders described as unfortunate and sad a situation where many of their youths were being detained in police custody for embarking on a recent protest to draw government attention to over twenty years of power outage in Utagba-Ogbe.
The Convener and Director General of the National Orientation Agency, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu thanked the stakeholders at the unity campaign for expressing their grievances, and gave an assurance that their complaints would be brought to the attention of government for possible intervention.
Mallam Issa-Onilu said the National Orientation Agency recognized the urgent need for a strategy to promote national cohesion, especially how all Nigerians can work together and be united as one, and ensure development across the country.
