Okolobi listed other uncompleted projects in the kingdom to include the abandoned N49 billion Delta Leisure Park and Ogwashi-Uku Water Dam, which he said “has been begging for attention for years”
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For reasons connected to this, members of the National Union of Local Government Employees in the state had been on strike for over two
weeks over their backlog of unpaid salaries and allowances.
Uduaghan, while congratulating Umukoro as the seventh Chief Judge of the state, expressed confidence in his ability to deliver and urged
him to ensure the stability of the state
However, contrary to insinuations that Uduaghan had put pressure on Agbele for the release of funds, sources in the Government House said the disappearance of the Accountant General was due to the influence of the hawks in the camp of Okowa
He also urged the committee to assist the Governor-elect, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, in addressing issues of rising wage bills, given the drop in revenue accruing to the state government
He said that the ministry received the applications following the procurement of 46 tractors and other implements by the state government for sale to farmers in the state
On the other hand, the inauguration committee under the leadership of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Austin Opara has commenced work on critical areas to ensure the successful swearing in of Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and the relevant official ceremonies that will run with the epoch making event
The group dedicated to the peace, progress and development of the Niger Delta region, in a statement issued on Thursday in Port Harcourt by its General Secretary, Nelson Ebebi, alleged that the First Lady along with Dudufa and two incumbent senators in the state who are known political enemies of the Governor Seriake Dickson’s administration intends to cause chaos and confusion by sponsoring street protest in Yenagoa, the state capital
The APC governorship candidate, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, in a statement by his Director of Media and Political Communication, Dr. Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, said the PDP rigged the elections so as to use Delta State’s financial resources and the party’s structure contacts in the judiciary to frustrate and/or pervert the course of justice after its candidate and Governor-elect, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, assumes office on May 29
Dr. Uduaghan, who promised to do a stock taking on the electoral victory, disclosed: “Within the next few weeks, l will call a meeting of selected leaders in the party to review what has happened in the general elections in the state and use it to rebuild the party from the state level and this can also be useful at the national level
In preparation for the return of the country to democratic rule in 1998, Okowa, who pitched his tent with the Peoples Democratic Party, coordinated the Grassroots Democratic Movement for Chief James Onanefe Ibori, a former Governor of the state
Protesters however trooped to the street leading to the Independent National Electoral Commission headquarters in Asaba, rejecting the results that emanated from Sapele Local Government
Okowa is well ahead of his closest rivals in the Labour Party and All Progressives Congress from the results released as at press time
Ogeah told the News Agency of Nigeria at St. John Bosco’s Catholic Church, Ward 6, Oshimili South Local Government Area, his polling station, that some armed soldiers in three vehicles accosted him
Prince Yemi Emiko, the Delta South Senatorial District candidate of the APC categorically said: “We are in this business to win the election as our party (APC) and the people have clamoured enough for change
The Governor, who was the special guest of honour at the event, said the international community must join in the collective efforts to check the increasing menace of oil theft in the country
Ferife made the disclosure on Wednesday in Asaba at a budget defence meeting with members of the House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation
Amromano said the board in 2014 had a total commitment of 40,624 beneficiaries of the scheme and the board was requesting for N986 million to pay for it
Solomon, who made the statement on Friday while inspecting some projects in Asaba, said the government was committed to the March date for the inauguration of the Asaba and Warri flyover projects
The state’s Commissioner for Energy, Gloria Okologbo, announced this on Tuesdayduring the budget defence meeting with the state House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation in Asaba