Browsing: Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan

Uduaghan, who performed the inauguration in Asaba, the Delta State capital, implored the new council to focus more on educational programmes in the university and ensure the programmes were in line with national and international standards

Chukwumerije said reports by the Universal Basic Education Commission and the State Primary Education Board hierarchy in the state indicated that cooperation between the state and the federal governments was producing good fruits

Uduaghan promised to prudently fund projects to accelerate the execution of policies and programmes in order to improve the living standard of the people

Uduaghan, in a statement issued by Felix Ofou, his Press Secretary in Lagos State, also described the news of Ogbodo’s death as a “cruel shock” that will take a long time for journalists and politicians to overcome, while noting that the late journalist will be greatly missed for the candor, resilience and uncommon sense of duty that he attached to his job while alive

Speaking at Silverbird ‘Man of the Year 2012’ award held Thursday night in Lagos State where two Deltans bagged awards, Uduaghan said it was unfortunate that decades after a Niger Delta activist, Isaac Adaka Boro, brought to the consciousness of the world the injustice being suffered by the people of the Niger Delta region, the situation was yet to be resolved

Addressing journalists shortly after a meeting of the team in Lagos, which had Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan in attendance, Rewane stated that all arrangements have been put in place to ensure the commencement of work at the park

Uduaghan, declaring open a National Orientation Agency two-day National Workshop on Promoting Women Political Empowerment, Peace and Security in Asaba, the Delta State capital, added that achieving the goal of equal participation of women in decision making will provide a balance

Speaking on Thursday in Asaba, the Delta State capital, when the Good Governance Tour Team visited the state, Uduaghan said that creation of employment was the main focus of the state’s policy of “Delta beyond oil”

Jonathan and Uduaghan described Esiri an epitome of commitment, excellence and creativity

The centre, which would be situated on 2.6 hectres of land, will provide a minimum of 2,000 jobs on completion

He called on all ministries, departments and agencies to make use of the vast human resources in the state civil service and ensure that there was no vacuum between the various cadres in the civil service

Also, Uduaghan and Fashola have provided cash and material rewards, with the Delta State helmsman offering to build a house for Keshi in Delta State

At the reception held at the Asaba International Event Centre, Uduaghan named the Asaba Stadium after the Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, an indigene of the state

The governor, who stated this on Wednesday when members of the National Working Committee of the National Summit Group visited him in Asaba, said proper integration after frank talk among Nigerians would help foster unity in the country

The governor particularly praised the efforts of the home-based players, especially Sunday Mba and promised to reward them adequately when they eventually return home

Uduaghan, while briefing newsmen in Asaba, the state capital, on Thursday, said that the contract of demolishing the hills at the airport site was part of the initial contract cost of the airport

A statement issued by the Director of Communications of The People’s Movement, Ibifuro Tatua, described allegations of poor performance, kidnap of a serving judge in the state and profligacy as colourless, laughable and a deliberate malice to bring down the governor

Uduaghan disclosed that DESOPADEC had no abandoned project since it stopped the payment of mobilization to contractors and commended the organisation for being focused

Uduaghan disclosed that it would be difficult for the state government to raise N10 billion for the reconstruction of infrastructures and resettlement of flood victims and promised to send the report to the Alhaji Aliko Dangote-led national committee on flood disaster as well as the National Emergency Management Agency for study

Some people want to see the PDP fight itself. There is no fight or tension in the PDP. We have been in the PDP for so many years and we know what can happen