A value-based, citizen-led platform dedicated to restoring integrity in governance, rebuilding institutions that work and unlocking inclusive prosperity across Delta State has been unveiled.
Known as Vision Better Delta Movement, the unveiling of the platform, according to the Initiator and Lead Visionary, Ken Pela, followed months of reflection, grassroots consultations, and deliberate restructuring.
Ken Pela, a former gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party in Delta State, while briefing newsmen in Asaba, said the Movement was built on righteousness, harmony and prosperity, which he emphasized were not slogans, but standards by which to build, critique, lead and hold one another accountable.
The Initiator and Lead Visionary listed eight prosperity drivers that underpinned the Vision Better Delta 2039 Agenda as power and gas utilization, ten agro-industrial/tech cities, social housing scheme, reviving moribund industries, local ports and inland waterways, LGA fiscal autonomy and development, LGA – based social investment schemes and living wage for all Delta workers.
He explained that the prosperity drivers were not mere proposals, but people – powered pathways informed by evidence, designed for scale and driven by values.
On the road ahead, Ken Pela said the Movement would immediately begin to implement its public-facing strategy, including the publication of Letters to Deltans 3, the formal rollout of the first phase of its strategic grassroots mobilization and leadership alignment plan, the launch of “Let’s Talk Delta”, the onboarding of coordinators, volunteers, and community champions across the 25 LGAs and unveiling of 28 flagship programs and civic platforms.
The former LP governirship candidate announced the appointment of Human Rights Activist, Mr Harrison Gwamnishu as the Public Face and Director of the Movement, Evangelist Mrs Irene Atevure and Alexander Eyamu as Deputy Directors, Ms Genevieve Emerengini as Admin Secretary and Mr Samson Believe as Executive Assistant, Office of the Initiator and Lead Visionary.
Ken Pela said the Movement, rooted in justice and accountability, was concerned about the worsening security crisis in the state and called on the state government to rise to its most basic responsibility of protecting life and property, stressing that governance should not be measured by pageantry or political survival, but by how much the most vulnerable were shielded from harm.
He acknowledged and commended Mr. Harrison Gwamnishu for his courageous and consistent advocacy on the deteriorating security conditions across the state, noting that he had become a lone voice in demanding justice, protection and institutional accountability, which exemplified the very ethos of the Vision Better Delta Movement.
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