Ochekpe, who served as Minister under former President Goodluck Jonathan, was sentenced alongside a former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Plateau state, Raymond Dabo, and the Plateau State Coordinator of Jonathan Campaign Organization, Leo-Sunday Jitong.
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Ochekpe, and the two others – Raymond Dabo, former Plateau PDP Chairman, and Leo Sunday Jatau, Coordinator of the President Goodluck Johnathan campaign in Plateau – are being tried by EFCC for allegedly collecting N450 million from former petrol minister Dieseni Alison, in 2015.
Ochekpe, and former acting Plateau PDP Chairman, Raymond Dabo, and former Plateau Campaign Coordinator, President Goodluck Johnathan, Leo Sunday-Jatau, were arraigned on January 22, 2018, on a two- count charge bordering on money laundering.
Sampson Eletuo, the Team Leader, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria after inspecting work so far done on the project, declared that project execution was “less than 60 per cent”
This came amid a charge by outgoing Chairman, Raymond Dabo, to his successor, Damishi Sango, to rebuild the party
Ministry, which is technical in nature, as a student and having been taught and learnt the technicalities of the Ministry, we are here
today celebrating four years achievement of the ministry.
Ochekpe said the project had led to the empowerment of 778 women and girls in four pilot states – Abia, Bauchi, Osun and Plateau
Senator Heineken gave the advice at the National Assembly complex when the Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Reng Ochekpe, was invited to defend the 2015 budget
The minister said this while speaking at the official flag-off of the Peoples Democratic Party campaign for the 2015 elections at Mangu, Mangu Local Government Area
Mrs. Ochekpe gave the assurance on Friday during an inspection tour of the project alongside her colleagues – the Ministers of Power and Tourism, Prof. Chinedu Nebo and Edem Duke respectively
At the flag off ceremony organized by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, the Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Reng Ochekpe, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Istifanus Musa, said that the objective of the survey was to have updated information system on all public water supply and sanitation facilities
This is expected to bring about the improvement of the hydraulicity of the Chari and Logone Rivers and the de-silting, erosion and evasive weeds control measures in and around the Lake Chad to enable the Lake accommodate more flow
She added: “For the five days we were in one community in Langtang for the Federal Government’s free medical outreach, there were 33 cases of snake bites
Declaring the programme, which held from November 17 to 21, open at Jos University Teaching Hospital Comprehensive Health Centre in Zamko Langtang North Local Government Area, Ochekpe disclosed that the project was the fourth edition following similar exercises in Zaron, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Heipang State Polytechnic and Pankshin LGA of Plateau State
He added that only 64 per cent of the world’s population had access to improved sanitation, stressing that it was sad to note that Nigeria was still among the top 10 countries practising open defecation
The Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Reng Ochekpe, made this known in her presentation at the just concluded four days Public Affairs Forum on the Jonathan Administration
Ochekpe made the call at a forum on President Goodluck Jonathan’s four years achievements, organised by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs on Thursday in Abuja
Ochekpe made the remark at a four-day National Irrigation and Drainage Seminar in Minna, Niger State, tagged: “Advancing the Frontiers of Irrigation and Drainage for Agricultural Transformation
Waziri said that the ministry was determined to ensure that only very needy settlements benefited
Stage one was at the Federal Ministry of Water Resources premises, while stage two was at Jabi Motor Park and the third stage at Wuse Main Market, all in Abuja