The management of Seplat has been urged to work towards the development of communities in Sapele Local Government.

 The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Mr Monday Igbuya, who gave the advice in Asaba observed that the attitude of some companies had posed a cog in the wheel of progress of the local government.

 The speaker told the management to have a change of attitude in dealing with matters relating to roads, employment of Okpe indigenes and job security.

 Igbuya expressed his dissatisfaction about the level of unemployment of youths in the local government, said he was baffled and felt sad at the news of the dismissal of Okpe people and employment of foreigners by the organisation.

 Apparently showing his annoyance, Igbuya urged local and foreign organisations to join government in the rural modernisation package by repairing bad roads in areas where they operate.

 Meanwhile, the Chief Press Secretary to the Delta State House of Assembly Speaker, Mr Henry Ebireri on Tuesday accused some politicians of engaging in a fruitless campaign against Rt Hon Ovwigho Igbuya.

 “Some mischievous elements have been blackmailing the speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly over the suspension of a local government chairman by the House,” he said.

 In a statement issued in Asaba, Ebireri said because Hon Igbuya would not agree to dance to their tune, they would want the people to believe that the speaker was doing something strange.

 The Chief Press Secretary emphasised that false allegation was the pre-occupation of those who are either not sure of themselves or by their nature mischievous.

 “There are all sorts of funny stupid stories from some journalists and politicians with concocted mind. Such elements should not be tolerated in a decent society,” Ebireri said.

  He also stressed the need for media practitioners to be thorough and be armed with correct facts in the area of investigative journalism.