MADUMERE CALLS FOR END TO MARGINALIZATION OF IMO IN NIGER DELTA

Imo Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere has called on development partners and donor agencies to end marginalization of Imo State in their collaborative effort to stimulate growth in Niger Delta.

He made this remark yesterday while delivering a keynote address at the opening ceremony of 2015 Niger Delta Development Forum organized by The Niger Delta Partnership Initiative Foundation (NDPI) in Asaba, Delta State.

The forum seeks to increase level of awareness and understanding among stakeholders of systemic constraints to economic growth in the Niger Delta.

Prince Madumere praised the organizers of the event for creating a forum where the leadership of various Niger Delta States come together to interact and discuss the impact of partnership with the collaborative organizations to foster development in the Niger Delta region.

Speaking further, Prince Madumere admitted that the partnership may have yielded dividends in facilitating hitch-free project start up and implementation through the provision of infrastructure, logistics, security and local procurement support.

He also used the opportunity to call on the forum to take a comprehensive look at the developmental strides of Owelle RochasOkorocha-led government since 2011 and appreciate the rate at which the government has turned things around especially area of infrastructural development.

He therefore urged the forum and other partners to focus on Imo State to complement the effort of the Rescue Mission Government to enhance the course of development.