Excerpt from Hon. Amb. Gabriel Chukwuma Oyibode’s speech to Deltans in Diaspora: I feel particularly delighted to be in your midst tonight. I have always believed that there is no greater honour than the one conferred by one’s own people. I see many familiar faces as I recall that it was at this venue in 2011 that I was given the prestigious award of the USAfrica Best of Africa Philantropist of the Year. Again, Im in the company of friends. My Plan for Delta State is quite simple. It is grounded on what I call the Delta Wheel of Development which revolves on Four Pillars – Agriculture, Oil and Gas, Trade and Commerce and Industrialization. These will be the core areas of focus for my administration. In Nigeria today as in the Diaspora, there is an erroneous belief that Deltans are never united in pursuit of any common purpose and that “we cannot work together.” Some people have even said that Deltans do not love one another because of our tribal differences. But that is not true. Once in every while, something happens to expose that notion as a lie. This gathering is one of such instance………. Its in respect of those vital contributions of the Diaspora that I am here to interact with you. The world is familiar with the many great stories of the Diaspora influence on some of the leading economies of our time. The heroic tales of the impact of the Jewish and Indian Diaspora are ready examples. Deltans, I am extending an invitation to you here to come home and invest in Delta State. Bring home your talent, your expertise and your dollars and let us make Delta State the reference point in contemporary times. I know that we can do it! Deltans, we have a collective responsibility to build the Delta State of our dream. We must all get involved. We must remember that according to the Anglo-Irish political philosopher, Edmund Burke, ‘the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.’ , that is why I am involved.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 07:00:00 +0000
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