Immediately Gov. Okowa won the gubernatorial election and settled down to form a government, Hon. Monday Igbuya was not his dream choice for Speaker of the State’s House of Assembly. He had another choice. The de-facto Speaker, Hon. Michael Diden, aka Ejele was instrumental in convincing Okowa to allow Igbuya. It is only an accident […]
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Each time I read about the pretentious statements credited to the Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa on his strives geared toward boasting the state economy, I weep because the Okowa I know does not have the interest of our state at heart. In the latter part of the year 2015, my office was contracted to […]
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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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Despite currently serving a 13-year jail term in the United Kingdom for a series of financial crimes committed while serving as governor of Delta State, James Ibori has being applauded for his thievery. The applause came from the Anglican Bishop of Ughelli Diocese, Rt. Reverend Cyril Odutemu. At a thanksgiving ceremony held on Sunday at […]
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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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Considering the fact that the governor of Delta State, Dr. Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa, can best be described as an ‘offshoot’ and more of a continuation of the immediate past two governments of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and James Ibori, many stakeholders like us were not expecting much (or any) sustainable change at all with regards to […]
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Deltans must not allow Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa to go ahead with his so-called proposed Asaba monorail project. It is another project through which Deltans money will be siphoned away into private pockets. There is the airport which has gulped more than N50 billion but yet uncompleted; the Asaba-Ughelli dualization is still there haphazardly abandoned; the […]
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A coalition of Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs), in Delta state has petitioned the World Bank and other relevant authorities to the intention of the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa-led administration to secure a loan of N500 million from the World Bank as part of the state’s counterpart funding of ecological programmes of the World Bank in the […]
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Oghenajabor Ikimi is a Delta-based fiery lawyer, fearless human rights activist and national coordinator of the Centre for the Vulnerable and the Underprivileged (CENTREP). He spoke with reporters recently on the implications of taking the judiciary to the cleaners, tue 2016 budget debacle, the on-going anti-corruption crusade, the new electricity tariff, the performance of Senator […]
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YES I CONCUR!! URHOBO NATION SHOULD SUPPORT AND MUST NOT BE IN OPPOSITION TO GOVERNOR IFEANYI OKOWA AND THE PEOPLE DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) IN DELTA STATE. I am in Government and I am very focused on ensuring that the Governor of Delta State succeeds, I am totally committed to this. This means I serve not […]
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