By Onyeka Ibe I have never met Chief David Edevbie but have been hearing about him and observing his words and actions in Delta State Government circle for a long time. One of the legends I heard (later confirmed) was how he resisted attempts by a high ranking member of their government and political clique to expropriate Delta State money through frivolous and wasteful spending when he was Commissioner of Finance in Chief James Ibori’s government nearly 20 years ago. For this effrontery, the legend went, the senior politician slapped David Edevbie in the face and Edevbie resigned from the…
Author: Spade Nigeria
May 2nd, 2022, the Honourable Member representing Aniocha North Constituency in Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Engr. Emeka Emmanuel Nwaobi, declared his intention before Aniocha North PDP statutory delegates in Issele-Uku, to return to the Assembly in consolidation of his legislative performances. Nwaobi who was accompanied by eminent Issele-Uku personalities to the PDP Secretariat, told Party Executives and delegates that he has the best qualifications in terms of academics, character, experience and capacity to represent the Constituency again at the House of Assembly. “Now I am here with my report card, like a good student who must present his…
By ODEYA OGBETUO Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a Warri based Niger Delta leader Mr. Igho Egheba Okumagba has reiterated the position of Urhobos of Warri in their determination to retain their territory and ensure that an Urhobo man represent Warri South Constituency 2 in the Delta State House of Assembly in the 2023 general elections. Okumagba who made this assertion while speaking to newsmen in Warri, Delta State said that to avoid looming crisis no Itsekiri man should use proxy to claim indigene of Urhobo of Warri to enable him contest in Warri South Constituency 2 which is predominantly…
The forum of former PDP Chairmen, from 1998 – 2021, has formally endorsed Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, as their preferred candidate for the Delta PDP guber Primaries, slated for May 21st, and for the Delta 2023 Governorship race next year. Rising from a meeting which took place at the residence of the Forum’s Chairman, Chief Godwin Ogadi, a former Chairman of Ika North East LGA, in Agbor, on Monday, 2nd May, 2022, the forum unanimously and overwhelmingly adopted Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, as their favoured candidate. The motion for the adoption of Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, was moved by Hon.…
The Admiralty University of Nigeria, ADUN is starting its Pre-Degree Programme open to all applicants. The program is designed to prepare candidates for JAMB for the eventual course of study. The Director of Admissions of the University, Mrs. Alice Omaji in a statement made available to this medium says the Pre-Degree program seeks to broaden the knowledge of Students with good UTME scores to gain admission. “As an ADUN Pre-degree graduate, no post-UTME fee is required of you.”. the statement read. “Once you meet JAMB requirements for admission, gaining admission into your chosen course in ADUN is guaranteed. Mrs. Omaji…
From THE NATION By abiodun KOMOLAFE The political formation, which eventually secured Nigeria’s independence, was powered by the ideals of independence and the expectation of Nigerians was that the country’s domestic affairs would be wholesome. However, immediately the independence issue got sorted, her internal socio-political contradictions and gray public administration dynamics became manifest. To put it mildly, things that were hitherto not so clearly observable, even by the political gladiators, were thereafter obvious to the public, especially, the educated Nigerians. The transfer of power was just a ceremony; government’s policy contents and implications on the nitty-gritty of the day-to-day…
By Fred Edoreh After its creation in 1991, the task of developing Delta State needed a visionary political leadership, an efficient public service and, most critically, a set of skillfully trained, resourceful, innovative and globally exposed professionals functioning on both sides to formulate and translate policies into strategic action plans and provide required synergy for the achievement of set goals. Away from the military and quasi-military era into the new democratic dispensation, to form a team, Chief James Ibori head-hunted Olorogun David Edevbie, then a young Deltan managing development investments for the Commonwealth Development Corporation in the Phillipines, Hong Kong,…
By Umukoro Oghenekaro Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa is said to have expressed regrets at not allowing his Chief of Staff, Festus Ovie Agas, to enter the PDP Governorship ticket race. Sources at Government House, Asaba, informed that the Okowa was embarrassed by the discrepancies in the credentials of his preferred choice, Sheriff Oborevwori. The source said Okowa disclosed this at a close caucus meeting convened on Saturday night to appraise the conduct of ward congresses and also review the issues surrounding Oborevwori’s credentials in order to plan against possible further challenges. As was widely reported, Oborevwori was petitioned at…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA Nigeria’s foremost industrialist and Chairman of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria Export Promotion Group (MANEG) and Nexportrade Houses Limited, Okakuro Ede Omueya Dafinone, has formally declared his intention to succeed first South-South zone Senator to occupy the position of Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie OmoAgege, as senator representing Delta Central senatorial district. He unveiled his intention and programmes of development when elected as Senator today in Ughelli. Dafinone noted that after consulting with his family members, party leaders, critical stakeholders in Urhobo-land and his associates, he purchased the Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA Prof. Andy Ogochukwu Egwunyenga, the Vice Chancellor (VC) of Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, today, at the school 30th Anniversary and convocation ceremony held at the Convocation Arena, says that he made a point earlier that every university was a work in progress and that DELSU was no exception. In his Convocation ceremony speech, the VC noted that, DELSU has its challenges which every university has had to contend with, but he was convinced that they were surmountable. Noting that the school facilities: classrooms, laboratories, workshops, halls of residence and offices need expansion and upgrading. Egwunyenga …