Delta to Buhari: Okowa not among ‘pilfering’ governors

Delta Government on Friday dissociated Governor Ifeanyi Okowa from the allegation by President Muhammadu Buhari that some governors were involved in diverting local government funds.  Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, at a news conference in Asaba said Okowa’s administration had remained transparent and accountable to the people and would never be…

Delta prioritises access to justice – Okowa

Delta Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that the state government was prioritising access to justice as part of efforts to expand and broaden justice delivery in the state.  He stated this at the second meeting of the Body of Attorneys-General of States of the…

DTSG, AU To Commit N3Bn For Smallholder Farmers’ Empowerment

Delta State Government and the Africa Union Development Agency (AUDA) have proposed a budget size of Three Billion Naira for the innovative strengthening of 3, 380 smallholder farmers’ capabilities in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was disclosed to newsmen by the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. Godfrey Enita, at the training…

Delta To Host Hitch-Free National Sports Festival – Okowa

Delta Governor and Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, said the state was prepared to host a hitch-free 21st National Sports Festival. Okowa disclosed this in an interview with journalists shortly after inspecting facilities at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, venue for the sports fiesta tagged…

Delta most Solvent state – Tilije

Delta State Government on Monday said it was the most solvent in the country, with enough credit to liquidate all outstanding fiscal obligations. The Commissioner for Finance, Chief Fidelis Tilije, who stated this at a news conference in Asaba said the state government had outstanding commitment of N84 billion to contractors and N27 billion pension…

Atiku’ll further tackle insecurity with job creation – Aniagwu

Peoples Democratic Party PDP Presidential Campaign Spokesman, Mr Charles Aniagwu says the party’s Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar would in addition to other measures create jobs to solve the perennial insecurity and poverty bedevilling Nigeria.  Aniagwu who spoke on Arise Television on Saturday said until jobs were created in the country, insecurity would continue to fester. …

God behind our successes in Delta – Okowa

Delta Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has attributed successes recorded by his administration, including prevailing peace in the state, to the praying culture introduced by his regime.  He stated this in his remarks at the National Hymn Festival 2022 at the University of Lagos, on Saturday.  Okowa…

HISTORIC UPLIFTMENT OF LIVING CONDITIONS IN THE RIVERINE, COASTAL AND CREEK COMMUNITIES OF DELTA STATE – PART 2

LANDMARK DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES Okowanomics Fact Sheet No. 10, November-A, 2022 1.0 INTRODUCTION Okowanomics Series is a semi-monthly [twice-a-month] bulletin of evidence-based “Fact Sheet” showing Governor Okowa’s spectacular achievements of job and wealth creation, development of infrastructure, urban renewal, transformation of education and health systems, peace and security, social harmony…

13% Derivation: Okowa’s govt transparent, accountable

Delta Government on Monday debunked media reports credited to a governor of a South South state that it had collected refunds from the Federal Government without disclosing it to citizens, saying it had remained committed to transparency and accountability in all its financial dealings on behalf of the people.  The Commissioner for Finance, Chief Fidelis…