Delta State Deputy Governor, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, has condoled with the Penawou family of Akugbene Community in Bomadi Local Government Area of the state on the death of their mother, Late Madam Kasuogha Yei-Ebimoere Penawou. Deacon Otuaro, who led a high power state delegation to the Penawou family at their country home in Akugbene Community, said that the death of their mother came as a rude shock. The deputy governor, who had on his entourage, the commissioners for Oil and Gas, Prince Emmanuel Angbaduba; Science and Technology, Mr Matthew Ttsekiri, Engineer Jude Sinebe, Deputy Chief of Staff, Government House; Mr…
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REBUTTAL PRESS STATEMENT The Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission NCPC wishes to state in categorical terms that King Tonto Dikeh paid an official courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission Rev Yakubu Pam on 25th February, 2021 at the corporate headquarters of the Commission in Abuja. As the founder of Tonto Dikeh Foundation, she expressed her willingness and interest in partnering with the Commission in the area of peace building. She equally cashed in on the visit to commend the NCPC boss for his positive and relentless peace initiatives across the country. However, we are suddenly…
Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday signed three Bills for the establishment of new universities in the state. Speaking at the ceremony at the Government House, Asaba, the governor commended the House of Assembly for the prompt passage of the bills. The bills, which were presented to Okowa for assent by the Speaker of the Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori who was accompanied by his Deputy, Chief Christopher Ochor and other principal officers, were for the University of Delta, Agbor; Dennis Osadebay University, Anwai and the University of Science and Technology, Ozoro. He recalled that the bills were sent…
Delta State Government on Thursday said Asaba International Airport was not sold but only concessioned for 30 years to make for its adequate upgrade into a world-class airport, by the concessionaire. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, made this known while briefing journalists on the outcome of the meeting of the State’s Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in Asaba. Aniagwu said that under the concession agreement, the concessionaire would inject about N30 billion into the upgrade of facilities at the airport. According to him, the concession became necessary as the daily operation of the airport…
By FRED EDOREH It is normal for citizens to be concerned when any critical asset of the commonwealth is being privatised or concessioned. It is therefore important to educate the citizens, many of whom do not understand the peculiarities in the structure and operations of many assets, on what the issues are and the expected outcomes of some policies. Airlines and airports operations require steady huge capital investments for stability and competitiveness, still they remain tricky businesses. Let us ask ourselves, for instance, why it is that most Nigerian airlines have gone under, others operating at a steady loss and…
By OLOROGUN STEPHEN K. DIESERUVWE The Asaba International Airport was conceived and built by the administration of Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, CON, as a passenger and cargo airport. The foundation laying ceremony which took place on May 7, 2008, was performed by Chief Vincent Ogbulafor, the then National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. The first flight to land at Asaba airport was a chartered Overland Airways flight from Abuja on March 24th, 2011, and the Airport has been operational since then to date. From reliable sources, the Asaba International Airport was built with approximately forty billion naira (N40b).…
Delta APC concurs with the saying that “government has no business in business”. This would mean that, the business of any serious minded government is to provide enabling environment for private businesses to thrive. It is on this above premise, Delta APC supports any government that is transparent in concesioning public properties. Unfortunately, the fraud called “concesioning of Asaba Airport”, will go down in history as the greatest bleak, shady business, and economic coup against Deltans! It is an affront to common sense that an Airport (business) wherein more than N40billion was invested, was concessioned for N4billion, and to yield…
By SPADE NG News Following some political detractors negative reactions to Senator Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s (SABAT) statement that he has never stolen public fund, renowned Niger Delta Human Rights and Good Governance Crusader, Comrade Billy Oghenerume Egbe yesterday, joined others reminding Nigerians on the outcome of Tinubu’s trial and travails by former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan between 2003 to 2011. Egbe disclosed that “When former President Olusegun Obasanjo formed the EFCC, many argued that his intention was to use it to witchhunt his political enemies. To some extent, they were right because it was through the instrumentality…
by FADAKA LOUIS With about 2 years to the next general elections in Nigeria, the plot to draft ex president Goodluck Jonathan to succeed president Muhammadu Buhari is thickening. AIF Media can authoritatively inform our readers and followers that without any distortion to the plans of those behind this 2023 Jonathan presidency, the Otuoke man will return to Aso Rock again. Those behind the Jonathan 2023 presidency are not leaving any stone unturned. They are determined to impose him on APC where he will serve only 4 years and relinquish power to them. Jonathan is the only person from south…