By Fidelia Ben-Udi The Honourable Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State, Lawrence Ejiofor, has officially handed over the management of the Lander Brothers Anchorage on lease to the Jabi Boat Club, Abuja. He did this in a formal ceremony in the premises of the Anchorage, located down the slope, just before the Oshimili…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday faulted persisting delay in constituting Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board on excuse of ongoing forensic audit of the commission, saying it was deplorable. Okowa, who stated this while receiving the South-South Zonal Working Committee of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Asaba, said that the forensic audit…
Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, has said that the governor was not averse to zoning of governorship of the state contrary to insinuations in some quarters. Speaking to journalists at Government House, Asaba, on Thursday, Ifeajika said that it was also not true that the governor came to…
By Osoro Tina Mr. Charles Aniagwu has again assumed duty as the Delta State Commissioner for Information, following his reappointment and swearing in by the state governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa. Addressing the the staff of the ministry and the various agencies under the administrative purview of the ministry at the conference hall of the…
Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu has said that the Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi rode to the Senate on the political craftsmanship of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. Speaking on Arise Television NewsDay programme monitored in Asaba at the weekend, Aniagwu said Senator Nwaoboshi was a selfish politician who never…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh Trainers engaged by the Delta State Government to train beneficiaries of its Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) have been called upon to adhere strictly to the code of conduct guiding the implementation of the programme. The Chief Job and Wealth Creation Officer in the Delta State Job and Wealth Creation Bureau,…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday, said ongoing Kwale-Beneku Bridge project across Ase River linking Ndokwa West and Ndokwa East would be ready for use in February, 2022. The governor disclosed this while speaking to newsmen shortly after inspecting the project, and said that the bridge was of great significance to the government…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday, reiterated his commitment to encouraging increased visibility in politics as he swore in five women among 18 new commissioners in the state. Okowa made this known at the ceremony at the Events Centre, Asaba, and stated that his resolve on the issue was a deliberate attempt towards…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday, said College of Medicine of University of Delta, Agbor, would be sited at Agbor, not Owa-Alero as being speculated in some quarters of the state Okowa made the clarification when he led the former Governor of Cross River, Senator Liyel Imoke, to inaugurate the reconstructed 10.2-kilometre Alihame/Agbor-Nta/Oki…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday said the state government spent N1.3 billion monthly in servicing pension obligations to its retirees. Okowa made this known while swearing in nine Special Advisers and Chairman, Bureau of State Pensions, at Government House, Asaba. He said the state was facing lots of challenges as a result…