The presentation of the Delta State 2021 Budget to the Delta State House of Assembly by the State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, billed today, has been postponed as #EndSARS protesters have continued to intensify fight, burning and vandalizing public facilities.
A reliable source who pleaded annoynimity with BusinessDay, said the leadership of the Delta State House of Assembly (DTHA), has postponed the event for the sake of safety.
It was gathered that the protesters barricaded the state Assembly’s entrance gate yesterday, a situation which might have sent dangerous signal to the legislators over a possible invasion of the assembly premises should they go ahead with today’s sitting.
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The protesters who went on rampage in Asaba yesterday, pulled down most of the beautification projects recently erected by the Asaba Capital Development Territory Government at the various junctions like Koka Junction along Asaba-Benin Expressway
This morning, the protesters also attacked Road Safety Office along the Expressway way, close to Koka Junction where they also burnt no fewer than five vehicles inside the premises.
In front of the Road Safety office, they burnt down Dangote truck that was fully loaded with Cement.
BusinessDay learnt that a new date for the presentation of the budget would later be communicated to the House of Assembly by the state governor.
Meanwhile, Governor Okowa in a broadcast this morning, has declared a 48-hour curfew on the state
