It is no more news that since Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa became the governor of Delta State, not even one new project has been executed by the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) in any of the oil-producing communities in Delta State. First, the Commission’s budget in 2015 was not implemented when Okowa took […]
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The share of the 13% derivation fund accruable to Urhobo Host communities of oil and gas in DESOPADEC is not only diverted to fund the Western Delta University, Oghara, private property of former governor, Chief James Ibori, DESOPADEC also diverts a sizable proportion of the fund to the daily running of the AIT station in […]
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The Indigenous Contractor Forum, Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC has called on Governor Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa to dissolve the new DESOPADEC Board if he cannot provide adequate funds for the outstanding payments Contractors. The Indigenous Contractors Forum made the call during a warning protest at the Head Office of DESOPADEC inWarri South […]
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HRM Mobene III, The Pere-Amakosu of Ogbe-Ijoh-Warri Kingdom which condemned the recent bombings of oil installations, saying the “Military can’t protect oil facilities because of lack of knowledge of the terrain” . The Ogbe-Ijoh-Warri Monarch made the declaration when he played host, today (Thursday) to the Advocacy Committee Against Oil Facility Vandalism led by the […]
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The people of Kokodiagbene community in Warri South West Council of Delta State have warned the state government not to stoke up the embers of ethnic crisis through the budget of the state intervention agency, Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC). The community, which is host to two flow stations, namely Jones Creeks […]
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We have been told in the Holy Writ that: “Where there is no vision, the people perish… (Prov.29:18a), that means the best thing that drives any society to attain greater heights of development is tied to the ability of the leaders of that society having the vision (a mental picture that is to be translated […]
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DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has signed the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) amendment bill into law. The bill was signed today (18/08/15) by the Governor in the presence of the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly Rt Hon. Monday Igbuya and the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Friday Osanebi, […]
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