Dependable sources said the development, which is already generating serious heat in Itsekiri nation because of the vested interest in the multi-billion dollar project, became public after the government officials allegedly moved to persuade the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli I, to disband the newly-constituted Ugborodo Interim Management Committee
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The judgement, delivered on Thursday in Abuja, upheld the position of the Delta State Elections Petitions Tribunal, which had initially declared Okowa, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, as validly elected in the April 11, 2015 election
The Front Desk Officer of the Appeal Court in Benin said they have been communicated that the judgement was now to hold in Abuja on Thursday by 10am
Speaking to newsmen in Warri, Delta State, Onuesoke argued that Okowa’s action to kick start work while others are still celebrating their inauguration is keeping with the promise he made minutes after his inauguration on his urge to create a better life for the people
The Governor, who emphasized that he designed the agenda to enthrone a legacy of wealth and prosperity for the people of the state, urged Agas to avail himself of the necessary laws that guide governance
The former lawmaker was said to have worked assiduously during the April 11, 2015 governorship and House of Assembly election in the state for Okowa and the Peoples Democratic Party
In his inaugural speech at the Cenotaph in Asaba shortly after former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan handed over to him and the oath of office was administered on him and his deputy, Barrister Kingsley Otuaro, by the Acting Chief Judge of the state, Hon. Justice Marshal Umukoro, Okowa officially congratulated Buhari
Referring to Okowa’s victory as an “entrusted position”, the monarchs in a statement issued in Asaba by the First Vice Chairman of the council and the Obi of Owa Kingdom, Dr. Emmanuel Efeizomor II, said the governor-elect deserves the victory having served the state meritoriously
In particular, Uduaghan thanked Deltans for their peaceful conduct during and after the elections and assured them that development strides in the state under Okowa will be rapid, peaceful and progressive
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
He said: “Delta State stands on a tripod and as an Anioma man, it is right that after 24 years of state creation, Anioma man should be elected as Governor of Delta State, this is not too much to ask from all Deltans
Egwunye said in the writ of summon on behalf of Uweh: “The defendant has failed, refused and/or neglected to pay the said sum to the claimant despite several written and oral demands made by the claimant upon the defendant to do so
Some of the qualities going for this young man, Okowa, are that he is a resolute, resourceful and focused player in nation building. A senator, a former Secretary to the Delta State Government, a former commissioner and former chairman of his local government, Okowa, in the views of many people in this state, appears well prepared for the tedious job of governing a state as complex and richly endowed as Delta State of Nigeria
Besides, the senator said the gesture would ensure that all eligible children under five years of age as well as pregnant women receive the appropriate vaccines together with other routine immunization antigens
In their separate remarks, the two congresses warned him against including downsizing of workers in his blueprint after he must have been voted into office
The elders, comprising 50 each from the three senatorial districts of the state, led by their Coordinators, Chief Emmanuel Ogidi (Delta South), Chief Godswill Obielum (North) and Dr. Chris Oghenechovwen (Central), converged at a popular inn in Asabaon Thursday to throw their weight behind Okowa
While the Urhobo Political Union has plotted to adopt either Chief Great Ogboru of the Labour Party or his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Chief O’tega Emerhor, this week, the flag-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party in Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, said nothing will stop him from being sworn in as Governor Uduaghan’s successor on May 29, this year
Senator Okowa, against all odds, pulled 406 votes to beat his closest rival, Chief David Edevbie, who scored 299 and another leading aspirant in the race, Sir Tony Obuh, who got five votes, in the primaries of the PDP