Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called on States’ Houses of Assembly to ensure that the Constitutional Amendment Bill is passed when passed to them by the National Assembly. Okowa made the call on Friday when he received the Conference of Speakers of States’ Legislatures in Nigeria led by its Chairman and Speaker of Bauchi…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday said he would not be distracted by attempts by some highly placed members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to pitch him against his predecessors. Speaking while receiving hundreds of members of opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, who defected to…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday, said his administration will sustain its widows welfare scheme aimed at ameliorating the plights of the less privileged widows in the state. Okowa disclosed this during the opening ceremony of the “First National Summit on Widows’ Rights and Welfare -Delta Experience” held at the Event Centre, Asaba,…
Oghenero Orovwuje The Delta State Government has reiterated it’s readiness to partner with donor agencies towards the development of the state. The Secretary to the Delta State Government (SSG), Chief Patrick Ukah, made this known when he played host to the assessment team of the Federal COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (Federal CARES) Technical…
Delta Government on Thursday said it would partner with Fight Against Desert Encroachment, FADE Africa as it strives to combat environmental degradation in the state. Speaking at the flag-off of tree planting exercise by the Delta State Government as part of activities marking this year’s World Desertification and Drought Day in Asaba, Governor Okowa said…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Wednesday commended the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for its role in the growth and development of tertiary education in the country. Okowa gave the commendation when he received Chairman and members of the House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education and Services led by Rt. Hon. Aminu Suleiman,…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday, said the multi-billion naira Beneku Bridge across Ase River to link Ndokwa West and Ndokwa East Local Government Areas of the state would be completed in early 2022. Okowa disclosed this when Ndokwa people under the aegis of Ndokwa Neku Union paid him a courtesy visit at…
Delta State Government has congratulated the new President of Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tonobok Okowa, on his election and subsequent inauguration. The government, in a statement by Mr Olisa Ifeajika, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, in Asaba on Wednesday, commended the AFN delegates for a peaceful poll that had given them a…
By Donald Ojebo The Delta State Government has been commended for providing a state of the art health care facility and corresponding services for the benefit of its citizens and residents. Ahmadu Fintiri, Governor, Adamawa State made this known today during the official commissioning of the Asaba Specialist Hospital. “This gigantic project will no doubt…
The Fulani community in Delta on Monday dissociated itself from the 72-hour ultimatum to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa by “Fulani Jihadists” over proposed ban on open grazing by governors of southern states. In a news briefing in Asaba, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Okowa on Special Duties, Alhaji Muktar Usman, flanked by the leadership of the Fulanis,…