A Chairmanship aspirant for Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, Tamaraukuro Forteta, has declared that the Council will not need to rely on the monthly allocation from the federal government to function under his watch.
Forteta particularly promised to reposition the council if elected, buttressing that he will anchor his agenda on “Burutu beyond federal allocation” in the administration of the council.
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Forteta made the promise to Burutu people when he spoke to newsmen on Tuesday, as he drew the curtain on consultation to leaders of the People’s Democratic Area in the area.
Forteta who is a youth leader of the party in the Council, promised to reposition the council in the consolidation of achievements by leaders of the party in the area.He particularly vowed to structure Burutu to operate and function independently outside the monthly allocations from the federal government.
While admitting that he has no political godfather, Forteta stated he simply rely on God and the good people of Burutu help him achieve his dreams for the council.
He said: “I am in touch with the people and being a grassroot person who knows the realities on the ground, I believe I have a lot to offer in service to the people of Burutu local council.
“I will be working for the people rather than for a selected few and the elites of the council, I want to be the masses general“I hope to consolidate on the achievements of the past leaderships of the council and attract development using my nationwide contacts as I believe the local councils can run and function without federal allocation.”
Meanwhile, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has declared that the local government council elections in the Delta state will not hold in January as earlier speculated.
Okowa made the disclosure during a thanksgiving in Sapele over the weekend, wherein he urged aspirants to slow down on their consultations and campaigns.
