By JOHNSON EBIGIDE On Friday, December 16, 2022, something awesome took place in the main office of the governor of Delta State, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, in the Government House in Asaba. The news had earlier been whispered that the governor had appointed two more as his special advisers. Who were they !? The people wondered. And it was even more suspense laden with the urgency to swear them in with the speed of the lightening ! Another angle to it was that the state governor was to sign the 2023 appropriation bill of the state to law same day,…
Author: Spade Nigeria
Governor of Delta, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday in Asaba, signed the state’s 2023 Appropriation Bill of N571.64 billion. The budget, which is the last to be signed by Okowa as Governor of the state, comprises N235.5 billion for recurrent expenditure and N336.1billion as capital expenditure. The governor also signed assented to nine other Bills – The Delta State Manufacturing and Use of Cotonou Boats Bill, 2022; Delta State Public Finance Management Bill, 2022; Delta State HIV/AIDs Anti-discrimination, Prevention and Protection Bill, 2022; Delta State Waterways Tax, Control and Licensing of Boats (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2022. Others are…
Leadership of INEC Press Corps, IPC, Wednesday implored Deltans to come out en-masse to collect their permanent voters’ cards. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released PVCs for Nigerians who took part in the 2022 registration. Chairman of IPC, Olorogun Festus Ahon in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the group, Mr Austin Oyinbode, which was made available to Journalists in Delta, said for Nigerians to achieve the desired change, every registered voter must go to the local government and wards to collect the PVC. Ahon in the statement said: “There have been series of million man…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD The Managing Director/CEO of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, has stated that the Atiku Abubakar / Ifeanyi Okowa Presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would take Nigeria to greater heights. He said the Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa had done so much to prove that the PDP was ready to rescue the country from the present poor economic situation and reset the economic fortune of the nation. Askia Ogieh, who stated this on Thursday, 15 December, 2022, in Asaba, at the epoch making ceremony at which he received…
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations has applauded the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, for outstanding performance in the provision of infrastructure and social amenities for the communities and peoples of its mandate areas. Leaders and members of the coalition who had earlier visited various projects of the commission on a verification and evaluation tour to mark the 2022 Delta State Civil Society Day held on Wednesday, expressed surprise at the quantum and quality of DESOPADEC projects they saw across the state and commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and the Managing Director/Chief Executive of the commission, Bashorun Askia…
By Cmr. Ijeoma Wilbet The political rendezvous in Delta State took a new trajectory yesterday, the 14th day of December 2022 as the Delta State Chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and its gubernatorial candidate, known as the People’s General, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, with his deputy, Ogbueshi Chinedu Alannah inaugurated the Delta State Campaign Council and unveiled his manifesto titled; “The Jubilee” at Orchid Hotel, Asaba, Delta State. A 46-man campaign council to be led by Prince Emmanuel Okotie-Eboh as chairman, was inaugurated, together with advisory committee and local government coordinators across the 3 senatorial district in Delta State,…
By Okorote B. Utieyin Patriotism is fast becoming a scarce commodity among Nigerian politicians, many of who pursue power inordinately for selfish and raw egoistic reasons. Some Nigerian politicians do not understand the essence of politics except to grab power, steal it and deploy it to satisfy their flatulent ego that shouldn’t amount to the least measurement of worth in sane climes. Sadly, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has provided a home for such elements that see everything through the prism of gangsterism. A political party that rewards mace theft with a high office and crowns it with a national…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Delta state will on Wednesday, December 14, 2023 unveil and inaugurate its Campaign Council at the Orchid Hotel at 10:am in Asaba, the Delta State Capital. This was contained in a Press Release made available to newsmen by its Campaign Media Director/ Spokesperson, Great Ogboru Campaign Organisation, Zik Zulu Okafor. The Statement stated that the Gubernatorial candidate of the party, Olorogun Great Ogboru will at the ceremony present his manifesto tagged the ” Jubilee Agenda” to Deltans. According Okafor, the manifesto will herald victory and celebrations by Deltans in 2023 as it encapsulates his…
Delta State All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Governorship candidate, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, has come under fire for attacking the Deputy President of the Senate and Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege in an interview he granted. Decrying the ugly development in the heart of Deltans, a pressure group known as Forum of former Students Union Leaders described Chief Ogboru’s attack as misguided, imprudent and ridiculous diatribe, who out of extreme frustration in getting his ill-fated gubernatorial ambition off the ground despite full funding from the Delta State Government, has decided to…
The Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan on Friday, dismissed a case filed by Hon. Olugbemi Sunbo, against the victory of Rep Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, who emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Oluyole Federal Constituency in May 2022. Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe won the ticket of the party on 27th May, 2022. On the 22nd of June, an action was filed by Olugbemi, asking the Presiding Judge, Hon. Justice Uche Nma Agomoh to invalidate the Primaries that declared Tolulope Akande-Sadipe as the winner. On Friday, December 9th, 2022, the court held that Akande-Sadipe, who represents the constituency, remains…