Delta State Governor and vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ifeanyi Okowa, on Saturday, said the rising hunger and poverty in the country was caused by poor management of the nation’s economy by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Okowa said this at an empowerment programme for the people of Ika Federal Constituency by the member representing the constituency at the House of Representatives, Victor Nwokolo, at Boji-Boji Owa, Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State.

The governor, who was accompanied by the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly and PDP governorship candidate in the state, Sheriff Oborevwori, and state chairman of the party, Kingsley Esiso, commended Nwokolo for his gesture in giving hope to the hopeless, describing the event as “empowerment programme with a difference”.

He said Nigeria was troubled because people were hungry and out of job due to mismanagement of the nation’s economy.

Governor Okowa added that students were having a lot of challenges because their parents could not meet their needs owing to the level of poverty resulting from ineptitude of the APC-led Federal Government.

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He, however, urged Nigerians to support the PDP, saying it was the only party with clear understanding of the nation’s challenges and had clear solution to rescue 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,” the governor said.

He commended Nwokolo for empowerment and noted that it was a show of love to the people and prayed that the beneficiaries would utilise 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,” he stated.

On his part, Nwokolo said his motive for the empowerment was to restore hope to the hopeless amid rising hunger and poverty in the country.

He commended Governor Okowa for providing leadership and for his efforts in empowering the people through the various entrepreneurial programmes of the state.

Items presented at the event include cars, mini buses, tricycles, cassava processing machines, oil processing mills, block processing equipment, generators, transformers, sewing machines, educational grant, and motorcycles.

The Star