Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has warned political office holders that appointments are not positions for them to enrich themselves.

 He posited in Asaba when he inaugurated chairmen and members of some boards, maintaining that they should utilize their knowledge and resources to impact positively on the Boards and Agencies, be vibrant, innovative and resources-oriented in the discharge of their duties.

 The Governor revealed that with the economic reality of fall in revenue, they should be professional in the discharge of your duties and ensure that all loopholes and leakages are blocked.

 He specifically charged the chairman and members of the Delta State Scholarship Board to ensure that only verifiable students of Delta State origin in institutions of higher learning benefits from the bursary and scholarship scheme of the state government to avoid fraud.

 Also, he warned that the micro-credit scheme of his administration was not for political patronage but, “to enhance the economic well-being of all Deltans who are prepared to seek genuinely for micro credit and be ready to pay back.”

 “The micro credit is at the interest of 9 per cent per annum and it is compulsory that beneficiaries pay back as scheduled so that other Deltans can benefit from it, and they should be aware that anybody who takes our funds and does not pay back, we will get law enforcement agencies after you because, there is no politics in it, you don’t need to destroy the lives of others for your own selfish interest,” he said.

 Governor Okowa used the occasion to challenge the Delta State Tourism Board and the Delta State Arts Council to work in synergy with the Delta State Ministry of Culture and Tourism to harness the tourism potentials of the state to generate revenue.

 Responding on behalf of the appointees, the Chairman, Board of the Rural Development Agency, Mr Solomon Areyenka thanked Governor Okowa for the appointment, assuring that they will carry out their functions diligently to the glory of God and to the satisfaction of Deltans.

 The seven boards and their Chairmen are – Scholarship Board Mr. Sam Igumbor- Chairman; Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Agency, Mr. Suru Salami-Chairman; Technical and Vocational Education Board, Mrs. Clara Obanor-Chairman; Delta Tourism Board, Chief. Adaora Giwa-Amu-Chairman; Delta Arts Council, Mr. Godbless Omoniyi-Chairman; Delta Broadcasting Service Warri Barr Mrs. Felicia Ajagu-Chairman; and Rural Development Agency, Mr. Solomon Areyenka-Chairman].