EIGHT YEARS OF MERITORIOUS SERVICE
Chief Tom Amioku first Political stint
began in 1990. When he was appointed as a Local Government Councillor between
1990 – 1991 at Oreokpe, before then he had worked as a manager at the Delta
Steel Company DSC.
Since the Rebirth of Democracy in
Nigeria 16 years ago Chief Tom Amioku has worked closely with successive democratic
administrations in Delta State and the Federal Government to move the Delta State
forward.
In His eight
years of meritorious service as a civil commissioner in Delta State from 1999
to 2007 Chief Tom Amioku served in several capacities with the administration
of former Governor of Delta State Chief James Ibori.
First as a Special Duty Commissioner from1999
to 2001, where he pioneer changes in the ministry from recruitment of new personnels
in the State fire service department to the development of new fire service
stations and acquisition of new fire trucks and equipment for the Department of
Fire service in Delta State. Through the commitment of his leadership the state
fire service rose from a rustic department to an enviable service department
that attracted young graduates to its ranks. The Department became a reliable
service provider to the people of Delta State. In all three Senatorial districts
there were fire stations and fire men on hand to deal with infernos thus
several lives and property worth millions of naira were saved.
During his short stint at the
department the Governor recognised the integrity and hard work of Chief Tom. He
decided to work closely with Him. There is a popular saying that ‘’action
speaks louder than voice’’. The Works of Honourable Tom Amioku at the
Department of special duties open the doors for more opportunity to serve the
Administration.
He was moved to the then newly created
Ministry of Power and Energy from 2001 to 2003.
Sir Tom Amioku carried with his success genes to his new assignment were
he lighted up several communities in delta state with electricity. Before the
appointment of Chief Tom Amioku at the Ministry of Power and Energy, a lot of
communities in Delta State wallowed in darkness without electricity making life
more difficult for them; despite the fact that they lived in a modern age they struggled with darkness characterised by lack of electricity to power
appliances, machines, tools and other things.
Chief Tom Amioku began a campaign
of rural electrification projects that brought electricity to the forgotten
communities in the Delta State. He also boosted urban electrification in cities
through the transformer projects
that saw provision of new electrical transformers to cut down the load shading
in cities across Delta State. The good works of Chief Tom Amioku is credited to
have brought decades old dreams of communities to past. Again the
Administration took notice of the excellence and performance of Chief Tom
Amioku and when the Governor returned for a second term in office; he decided to
hand Sir Tom Amioku one of the most powerful and highly coveted ministries in
the state which is the Ministry of
Works.
In the words of the Governor; he said I am sending you to restore order in
that ministry. Such word of confidence and reliance can only vouched for the
pedigree and integrity of a season Statesman and Politician.
At the Ministry of Works chief
Tom Amioku brought hope to frustrated communities, contractors, Leaders and the
entire people of Delta State by completing previously abandoned projects, and
initiating new projects which include construction of roads, bridges, parks, infrastructures
and many other projects in all senatorial districts of the State. He was also
appointed by the governor as the chairman
of the Delta State Tender Board.
They are many more testimonies of
the achievements of Chief Tom Amioku
but we going to pause here and take it up from here in subsequent publication
on this site.
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