Delta State-born environmentalist and development advocate, Comrade Sheriff Mulade, has urged Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to take a pragmatic approach towards industrialising Delta State. Mulade emphasized that leaders globally are leveraging their natural and human resources to foster infrastructural development, job creation, and economic growth, leading to wealth creation. He stressed that Delta State should not be left behind, given its abundant natural resources and human capital, which are vital tools for unlocking the State's full potential. Speaking as the Ibe-Serimowei of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South-West LGA, Mulade called on the Governor to harness the State’s agricultural and aquacultural resources for industrialization. He noted that Delta’s fertile lands and rich marine environments could transform the State into a major food production hub, supporting local consumption, boosting exports, and helping to diversify the economy away from oil dependence. The Gbaramatu Chief further noted that an agro-based industrialization strategy would create wealth and generate employment for the State’s growing population of unemployed youths and women. "Engaging them meaningfully would curb unemployment and food scarcity, enhance food security, and lower the State’s poverty rate," he asserted. Mulade maintained that industrializing Delta through agriculture and aquaculture would harness the potential of the youth and women, turning idle human resources into active contributors to the State’s growth and development. He added that agro-industrialization would also mitigate insecurity and reduce crime, noting that "an idle mind is the devil’s workshop." Meaningful engagement, he said, would foster peace, reduce anti-social behaviors like armed robbery and prostitution, and ultimately attract more investors to the State. Highlighting the largely untapped aquacultural wealth of Delta’s riverine areas, Mulade said that empowering unemployed youths in coastal communities could transform the region into a thriving seafood export zone, further boosting the State’s revenue. He warned that failure to engage the younger generation meaningfully could lead to long-term societal damage that would be hard to reverse. Consequently, Mulade appealed to Governor Oborevwori’s administration to prioritize industrialization through agriculture and aquaculture, stressing that Delta State stands to gain immensely if these sectors are developed strategically, without political interference, for the benefit of future generations.