He said this on Saturday at an empowerment program for the people of Ika Federal Constituency of the State, organized by the member representing the constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr. Victor Nwokolo, at Boji-Boji Owa, Ika North East local government area. The governor, who was in the company of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, and State chairman of PDP, Chief Kingsley Esiso, praised Nwokolo for his gesture in giving hope to the hopeless, describing the event as “empowerment program with a difference” He added that even students were having lots of challenges because their parents could not meet their needs owing to the level of poverty resulting from the ineptitude of the APC-led Federal Government.

 Okowa, therefore, urged Nigerians to support the PDP, saying it was the only party with a clear understanding of the nation’s challenges and has a clear solution to save the nation. “The important thing is that we know the issues troubling our nation and we have a clear pathway for rescuing and rebuilding the nation,” he said. He applauded Nwokolo for the empowerment and noted that it was a show of love to the people and prayed that the beneficiaries would utilize the items and equipment for the common good of the people. “I also pray that the students who benefitted from this gesture will study hard and become successful for the good of their families and our people,” Okowa added. Earlier, Hon. Nwokolo had said that his motive for the empowerment program was to restore hope to the hopeless amid rising hunger and poverty in the land. Items presented to beneficiaries at the ceremony included cars, minibusses, tricycles, cassava processing machines, oil processing mills, block processing equipment, generators, transformers, sewing machines, educational grants, and motorcycles.