SAN FRANCISCO, June 01, (THEWILL) – It was a shocker for the Delta State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on his first day in office, Monday, as he was denied access to the Governor’s Office at the Government House Complex in Asaba, the State capital.
Okowa was shocked at the development as he was being conducted round the offices within the complex by the Government House Permanent Secretary, Benson Oburoh.
As the Permanent Secretary led Okowa to the Governor’s Office, it was discovered that the keys to the office were not readily available for the governor to access his office and begin his official assignment.
A faction of his entourage attributed the development to the frosty relationship between the immediate past governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, and Okowa, as some alleged that the ex-governor might still be holding on to the keys.
But a source in the Government House exonerated the ex-governor, saying the denial of access to Okowa’s office was the making of some aides to the new governor who are believed to be supervising some renovation works in the office.
Okowa’s inspection of the Government House complex followed a prayer session at the Government House Chapel which was attended by his wife, Edith, deputy governor, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, politicians and staff of the complex.
Meanwhile, as Deltans continue to wait for the governor to make more appointments into his cabinet, most furniture at the Commissioners’ Quarters had been removed allegedly by the immediate past commissioners who served under ex-Governor Uduaghan.
Civil servants attached to the official residential quarters of the former commissioners were seen in clusters discussing the development in hush tunes.
One of the workers,craving anonymity, said the former commissioners looted almost everything, including air conditioners, television sets, furniture and even kitchen utensils from their official quarters.
