“If Development Was Rain, Every Delta Compound Got Wet”
Today, May 29, 2026, Governor Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori marks 3 years in office.
And according to his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr Ossai Ovie Success, the verdict from the streets is simple: “There is no Local Government Area in Delta State without completed or ongoing projects.”
Three years ago in 2023, he stood before Deltans and said, “I will give you all MORE.” In 2025, Ossai said he did justice to that promise. In 2026, the evidence is tar, machines, classrooms, hospital beds, and alert tones.
M.O.R.E — Meaningful Development, Opportunities for All, Realistic Reforms, Enhanced Peace and Security — is no longer a campaign slogan. It’s now a statewide reality.
There was a man with 25 lamps but oil for only 5. He lit his own compound and left 20 in darkness. The people called him selfish.
Governor Oborevwori took the oil of governance and poured it across all 25 LGAs.
From riverine communities to non riverine communities to Ika .
No Local Government was told “wait for next tenure”.
Ossai puts it plain: “Wherever I go, people stop me and say ‘Ossai, help us greet our Governor’.” That greeting is louder than any press conference.
If there are things Deltans will testify about, it’s roads, job creation , security, education, health care and many more .
Over 513 road projects spanning 1,500 kilometers + 950km drainage across Highways, Urban Roads, Rural & Riverine Roads .
N2 billion mandatory for each of the 25 LGAs for road development. Your councilor can’t say “money no reach” again
3 flyovers + cloverleaf at PTI Junction, DSC Roundabout, Enerhen Junction being built by Julius Berger.
Warri/Effurun traffic now has breathing space ,
Warri Township Stadium back to life .
Trans-Warri-Ode-Itsekiri Road with 18 bridges + Ayakoromo Bridge connecting riverine communities.
Fish sellers now reach market faster than before,
Beneku Bridge completed, linking Ndokwa East and West. Boatmen can rest .
Ughelli-Asaba dual carriageway completed .
₦21.3bn Ugbolu–Okpanam Road flagged off with 40% upfront payment
Contractors now get paid within 5 days of certification.
No more “government is owing” stories
Your mechanic in 2023 was rich. Your mechanic in 2026 is asking for side hustle 😂
“When Hospital Stopped Being a Prayer Point”
If health is wealth, Delta people are getting richer.
150 Primary Health Care Centres + 64 General Hospitals renovated and re-equipped. Village clinic now has roof, beds, and hope
8 dialysis machines + CT scans at Warri Central, Asaba Specialist, DELSUTH Oghara. Kidney patients no longer sell land for Lagos treatment
25 4D ultrasound machines — one per LGA. Pregnant women see baby’s face before baby sees daylight .
Oxygen plants approved for Ughelli, Warri & Asaba General Hospitals. COVID taught us oxygen is life .
Free healthcare for pregnant women & children under 5 sustained and expanded .
Over 2 million Deltans enrolled in state health insurance.
Hospital bill is now “show your card”, not “sell your generator”
Asaba Specialist Hospital upgraded with MRI, CT, dialysis.
“Refer abroad” is now “refer to Asaba”
New College of Health Technology, Ovrode approved; College of Health Sciences, Ozoro awarded
Your mama can now check BP without praying first. She checks, takes her drug, and goes back to her pepper soup. That’s progress.
“No Child Left Behind, Not Even the Stubborn One”
Free primary & secondary education sustained
5,500+ teaching & non-teaching staff recruited; 3,000+ primary school staff approved .
600+ tertiary staff recruited with 25-35% salary review .
Over ₦1 billion bursary paid to 60,000+ tertiary students across 2 sessions .
Schools built and equipped across all LGAs; Model Technical College Omadino under construction .
Delta State University of Science & Technology, Ozoro: Admin building, staff quarters, internal roads commissioned in first 100 days
Southern Delta State University campus operationalized at Orerokpe.
JAMB candidate in Patani and candidate in Ika both got the same chance. No LGA was left out of the classroom.
“Youth Wey No Get Job? Make E Come”
Over 300,000 persons trained and empowered across all 25 LGAs through YAGEP, STEP, Delta Cares, MORE Biz-Up .
5,426 Deltans: 1,600 petty traders, 1,826 artisans, 2,000 female entrepreneurs supported
N500m intervention for 5,000 small business operators
N175bn for grassroots in 2026 budget — N7bn per LGA, growing from N1bn in 2024 to N2.1bn in 2025.
When father shares meat, he doesn’t ask which child is favorite. Every LGA got a share.
“Old Age Should Be Respect, Not Regret”
₦36.4bn pension arrears cleared since 2023; ₦10bn released for backlog .
N40bn facility guaranteed for LGA pensioners’ retirement benefits .
10,000 widows empowered with free healthcare + stipends .
N10,000 palliative for 50,196 civil servants for 3 months .
N5.522bn promotion arrears paid to 23,887 workers.
Grandpa who protested at Government House in back then is now bringing kola and saying “God bless Sheriff”.
“Money Must Make Sense”
IGR jumped from ₦83bn in 2023 to ₦158bn in 2024
Debt dropped from ₦465bn to ₦249bn in same period
“Deve” — illegal levies on developers — outlawed. Build your house in peace
Security: Sleep With Two Eyes Closed”
60+ new patrol vehicles + equipment for security agencies
Operation Delta Sweep strengthened
State Advisory & Peace-Building Council inaugurated
Delta now ranked safest state for oil & gas investments
Kidnappers now use Waze to avoid Delta. That’s peace.
Campaign promises are easy.
Campaign promises across river and land, oil city and farm village, upland and creek — that one needs a governor with “native intelligence” and “street credibility”.
Governor Oborevwori didn’t choose 10 LGAs. He didn’t choose 20. He chose all 25. Because Opportunities for ALL means ALL.
Three years later, the woman in Bomadi doesn’t care about politics. She cares that her PHC has drugs.
The student in Ozoro doesn’t care about 2027. He cares that his bursary alert dropped. The pensioner in Warri doesn’t care about grammar. He cares that his arrears came.
That’s governance that touches life, not just headlines.
3 years. 25 LGAs. 0 left behind.
If that’s not M.O.R.E, then what is?
Year 4 begins today. And if 3 years gave Delta this much, Deltans can only imagine what’s next.
Happy 3rd Anniversary, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. Delta is grateful. Delta is working.
What’s the Oborevwori project closest to your LGA? Drop it in the comments. Let’s count the blessings 👇
Ossai Ovie Success
Senior Special Assistant On Media To The Delta State Governor
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