Ighoyota Amori: The Senator Delta Central needs come 2023 ~ Truth Reporters

 

By James Orovwegodo

Saturday, 15th October, 2022

The people of Delta Central are in a dire need of an experienced, dogged and patriotic politician at this moment of their history. The Senate is not a place for every comer. Indeed, this is the time for the people of Delta Central to re-examine the kind of future they wish for themselves especially as the 2023 elections are approaching. It is time for the people to root for a candidate with an outstanding personality and with the basic political qualities of competence, integrity and acceptability. One whose vision and mission for the Urhobo of Delta Central is a burning desire to serve and listen to them; one who has proven track records and above all, one who will be ready to attract development programmes to them. Chief Ighoyota Amori has offered himself to serve the good people of Delta Central in this regard.

Chief Ighoyota Amori is an Urhobo through and through. He is a man of experience and a goal getter. Chief Amori’s entry into mainstream politics in Nigeria began in 1987 when he contested and won election as a Councillor and was later appointed as a supervisory Councillor for Education in Ethiope Local Government Area in the then Bendel State from 1987-1989. Prior to this, he was elected as the Secretary General of the University of Benin Students Union Government (SUG) and Assistant Secretary, National Union of Nigeria Students (1976-1977).

Chief Amori has also served as Secretary, National Republican Convention (NRC), Ethiope Local Government Area (1990-1992); State Secretary, Grassroots Democratic Movement (1996-1998), State Publicity Secretary, Peoples’ Democratic Party (1998-1999), Commissioner for Education (1999-2003), among others. In these positions, he has been able to contribute immensely to both human capital and societal developments.

As commissioner for education, he contributed significantly towards the upliftment of the educational sector in Delta State. He embarked on massive infrastructural development; renovation and fencing of Primary Schools in the state; mass recruitment of Secondary School teaching staff; establishment of model schools across the state; provision of computers in secondary schools; massive infrastructural development across all public schools and in the Delta State University, Abraka permanent site and the campuses at Asaba and Oleh; establishment of French Language Centre, Asaba; procurement and supply of books and teaching aids and science laboratory equipment to various schools; provision of scholarship for learning oversea; payment of bursaries to Delta State students; establishment of three polytechnics and one college of physical education, etc.

Chief Amori has accepted the clarion call of the people of Delta Central to represent them at the Senate in the forthcoming elections. He is a bridge builder that deserves the support of all sons and daughters of Urhobo. Here is a man obviously obsessed with a vision to transforming Urhoboland to the envy of all. Let us give him our support!