Meeting under the aegis of Itsekiri, Ijaw and Isoko Progressives in Koko, headquarters of Warri North Local Government Area, the leaders made some statements about the position of the three ethnic groups regarding the 2015 governorship election in the state. They also resolved to work against persons with questionable character and track record
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The list was sent to the state House of Assembly through a letter, which was read during the proceedings by the Speaker, Hon. Peter Onwusanya in Asaba
The governor said that the bills would assist the state government in ensuring sound financial management, good governance and increased infrastructural development for the benefit of Deltans
The dual carriageway bridge, designed to be 1,590m long, is scheduled to be completed in four years by Messrs Julius Berger Construction Company
Speaking with The Eagle Online in Asaba, the Delta State capital, on Wednesday, Ochei, who described Chief Clark as an “elder statesman”, said the fact of what is on ground about the IPP project speaks for itself
According to Uduaghan, the Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomole, alongside other governors and leaders of the APC were shocked that their party lost woefully in the election, hence they alleged that the ruling PDP used soldiers to scare away voters
The governor, who met with the investment community in Lagos State at the weekend, stated that security challenges in the state have been reduced to the barest minimum, emphasising that an enabling environment had been created for investors to do business
Uduaghan explained that the government’s free maternal and child care schemes were borne out of the high premium it places on the health of women and children
The elated Minister, who breezed in from Abuja, said the project, though a Federal Government initiative, fits into the transformational policy of her boss, President Goodluck Jonathan, especially the Nigeria Beyond Oil action plan
Critics who saw the policy as mere sloganeering, had a field day when it was unfolded. To them, it was inconceivable turning the state, one of the highest oil producers in Nigeria, away from relying on one natural resource it had in abundance
At a press briefing in Warri on Saturday, members of the group, comprising the General Coordinator, Victor Agbateyiniro; Jolone Ikomi; and others, said after an extraordinary general meeting of the group on January 30, 2014, they decided to back the governor for the senatorial race
“You are coming in at a time when the world is moving from analogue to digital and that is a challenge because the Delta State Government has moved into the world of ICT, especially in its financial management, and we are happy that you have the ability to deal with such challenges,” the governor said
According to the governor, serious pressure was still being mounted on the Federal Government to rescind the law but stressed that the government and Nigerians were not wrong in standing firmly against gay marriage, which he described as repulsive to the senses and taboo of African culture and norms
Besides, Uduaghan noted that with the dates of the general election drawing near, political office seekers should not be distracted by lies and rumours but charged them to be focused in their quest to achieve their political ambition
Uduaghan, who informed that the project linking Sapele and Warri North Local Government Areas, was 70 per cent completed, said it had gulped about N7.2 billion
Tamminen, the Strategic Advisor to the Founding Chairman of the R-20 group, Arnold Schwarzenegger, said that the Uduaghan administration had put in place concrete action plan in pursuit of its green economy policy
The Eco Bank, PPMC branch manager, who did not want her name mentioned, confirmed that the money was with the bank
As the race to succeed Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan gets tougher on daily basis in Delta North Senatorial District, where the pendulum favours, following the political arrangement of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, the Anioma Congress on Sunday listed seven criteria for governorship aspirants
Six weeks after orthopaedic experts at the teaching hospital accomplished the knee replacement operation on a 74-year-old, Pa Thomas Akhalumemo from Edo State, another feat was recorded by the hospital when a hip operation was done on July 5, 2012 on 29-year-old Ete Erueyin
The Eagle Online recalls that past and current administrations in the oil rich state have suffered major challenges in the hands of inter and intra communities, bodies and individuals since the advent of democracy in 1999