Politics Now....Meet Deputy Speaker Delta State House of assembly Arthur Akpowowo: King of Grassroots Politics
By Mike Cerutti Osagie, Publisher, Richlist International Magazine \ True leadership is not about power, it is about service to the people. It is about staying close to the ground even when you rise to the top. In the heart of Delta State, in Asaba and across the towns and villages of Ethiope East, one name continues to rise above politics as usual. That name is Rt. Hon. Barr. Arthur Akpowowo, JP, the Deputy Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly. He is not just a lawmaker sitting in the hallowed chamber in Asaba. He is a man of the people, a leader who walks with his people, eats with them, listens to them, and fights for them. This report is about why he is called the King of Grassroots Politics. Arthur Akpowowo earned that title not by noise, but by presence. In all the eleven wards of Ethiope East, from Eku to Isiokolo, Okpara, Abraka axis and the farming communities, he is known by name and by face. He does not wait for election season to visit. He is there in good times and...