Browsing: Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan

According to him: “Two hundred entrepreneurs have expressed interest in the 10 gas-fired power plants with a combined design capacity in excess of 5,453 mega watts

Uduaghan said what he offered to do was to be the agent of the two candidates for the election – Governors Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and Jonah Jang of Plateau State

The governor said that the commission was critical to the overall future of the country’s democracy, adding that it was not the desire of the state government to delay the council elections

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the theme of the retreat was “Delta Beyond Oil: Implications and the Role of Delta State Board of Internal Revenue

The top leaders of the state, in a statement issued by the Director of Communications of the People’s Movement, Ibifuro Tatua, advised Uduaghan to look away from them and get on with important matters of state, since they are arrogant and reckless politicians pursuing their selfish agenda

Mrs. Uduaghan, while responding to the conferment of the ambassadorial award on her by the National Malaria Control Programme, urged all Nigerians, especially mothers, to make use of the treated nets to ensure a malaria free nation

Uduaghan explained that the “Delta Beyond Oil” vision was borne out of the fact that with these illegal activities in the oil sector, the state needed to look beyond the oil revenues and diversify its economy to other sectors and utilise its other economic potentials

President Jonathan, who was represented by Vice President Namadi Sambo, spoke at the inauguration of the National Council on Niger Delta Affairs, held at Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital

Uduaghan emphasized that security issues are complex, advising that people should be cautious so they don’t jeopardize the efforts being made by President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure that there was peace and mutual understanding in the country

The leaders, in a statement issued by the Director of Communications of The People’s Movement, Ibifuro Tatua, in Abuja, accused some individuals of plotting to destabilize the state

Uduaghan commended the people of Umeh for ensuring that the construction company’s operations were not hampered, reiterating his commitment towards serving the people of the state selflessly

Speaking at the weekend during the first convocation ceremony of Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State, the governor said his administration was committed to ensuring quality education in both public and private educational institutions in the state in line with the Human Capital Development agenda of his administration

Photos from western delta university, oghara, first convocation ceremony

He observed that it was important for synergy between security agencies and states to ensure proper and effective security for the country

Uduaghan observed that his mother, Cecilia Uduaghan, whom he described an embodiment of the Christian mother, made a lot of sacrifices to ensure the development of all her children and today her love, patience and Christian virtues have paid off in her children’s lives as they are contributing meaningfully to the development of their communities

He decried the enormous burden the payment of primary school teachers’ salaries was having on the finances of the local government councils and called for the allocation of more funds from the federal allocation revenue to enable them meet up their socio-economic responsibilities

Uduaghan, who gave the directive on Thursday in Issele-Uku, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state during the inauguration of the Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei Empowerment programme for Aniocha North Women, said that the empowerment programme would help alleviate hunger among the people and make them to be able to fend for themselves

Defending the people of the region when the Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, paid him a courtesy visit at the Governor’s Office Annex, Warri, Uduaghan stated that Niger Deltans are not trouble makers but only agitating for a fair deal from the Nigerian state

“Alhaji Tukur had graciously agreed to let Governor Uduaghan leave to enable him return to Asaba on time

Even when Tukur called him on the telephone to return to the meeting, Amaechi did not heed the plea, it was learnt