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By Nosa Eresoyen, Asaba

Present day political  appointees from Anioma zone of Delta State could be suffering from inferiority complex as they hide from their people says students ftom that part of the State

 The students known as Delta State Association of Anioma Students (NAAS) has therefore  appealed to the state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa to henceforth ensure he appoints persons with inate leadership to his administration.

 The Association’s President, Imala Ugoachanum in a release  made available to theledgerng.com, stated “we have tried on several occasions to meet with political offices, holders in the state because we are not carried along but met brickwall. These so-called political appointees have all made themselves invisible to us student” recalling that during elections, neither do the consult students, especially on issues concerning education or students from Anioma extraction. 

 NAAS alleged that no students’ empowerment programmes for the students by 95% of the political office holders as they form the bulk of voters during elections, adding that no matter how difficult it had tried none of the office holders had had the courage to honor its invitation. 

 Accordingly, NAAS stated for instance, a typical example is a situation of 2017 Anioma students’ National Convention, we have planning for over six months no headway for lack of funds we had to postponed, and we keep searching for funds, and nobody had supported us” 

 NAAS however listed as follows its requests: the provision of N2million for the 2017 Anioma students’ National Convention, provision of scholarship/empowerment for Anioma students, account of stewardship through invitation to town hall meetings/constituency briefings and four buses for mobilization of its over 60, 000 eligible voters including appointment of students as special Assistants on students Affairs for effective policy making. 

 Meanwhile, the International Federation of Female Lawyers (IFFL) Litigation Committee, Delta State branch has accused Royal Clinic in Udu Local Government Area of the state of allegedly detaining two minors Caryn Erikhioya 16 years, and Great Favour 14 years, for eight months against their wish over unsettled N400, 000 medical bills. 

 The chairman of the Association, Mary Akiyobi who led a team of female lawyers to the clinic yesterday, disclosed that the two girls were knocked down on top of a commercial motorcycle along Udu Expressway by one Alfred Ogboru since January 2017. 

 Akuyobi claimed that the two girls sustained grievious bodily injuries with one of them leaving a fractured leg, adding that the victims were rushed to the hospital for treatment by the same Alfred Ogboru who deposited N20, 000 with a promise to take full responsibility of the medical bills. 

 But this was not to be as Akujobi alleged that Ogboru later abandoned the girls in the hospital. She said that the continued detention of the two girls who cannot speak for themselves under the law of contract was, unlawful; and uncalled for”. 

 In a swift reaction, the Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Owata faulted the claims of Akujobi, saying; “your choice of wards are wrong, they were not kidnapped, they were brought to the hospital for treatment and that we have done” adding that the hospital does not runs a charity home. 

 Dr. Owata claimed that the grandmother of the two girls promised to take responsibility of the medical bills when Alfred Ogboru who brought the refused to show up but to no avail