Delta: Okowa appeases women with board appointments
Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has assured women in the state of their inclusion in the yet to be constituted boards of state agencies.
According to Thisday, Okowa gave the assurance following criticism of the appointment of one woman, Mrs. Florence in the state executive council.
The governor said women would be “adequately accommodated in the various boards that would soon be constituted-Local Service Commission and other boards.”
While congratulating the 17 commissioners after administering the oaths of office and allegiance to them, Okowa urged them to make humility their watchword even as he solicited the sincere support and cooperation of Deltans in the discharge of the onerous task of adding value to the governance of the state.
Okowa said: “We may not have satisfied everybody. To be honest, I don’t think we can; but I daresay the choices largely mirror the wishes and aspirations of a broad spectrum of leaders, relevant stakeholders and the populace in the different local government areas. We did our best to carry everybody along as has been our approach to governance since the first tenure of this administration.
“Nevertheless, it is inevitable that there will be some who may feel overlooked or passed over in the exercise. To those who feel that way, I will say that it isn’t because you are not qualified or fit to be commissioner, but in a situation where there are hundreds of qualified persons jostling for 25 commissionership slots, it is inevitable that some may feel ignored if they are not selected.”
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