Delta State Government on Wednesday said it has recorded 22 new born babies at the various Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in the state.
Secretary to the State Government and Chairman of the Inter-ministerial Flood Management Committee, Chief Patrick Ukah disclosed this at a news conference in Asaba.
He said that the loss recorded by the state would have been more catastrophic if not for the proactiveness of the state government.
According to him, it is interesting to note that this year’s flood is far more than what we experienced in 2012 but we give God the glory that the proactiveness of the state government has really helped us in managing this year’s flood.
“We started our sensitization very early and we had stakeholders engagement with traditional rulers, community leadership, school and everybody that we needed to meet.
“Many people responded by moving away from the low planes but as expected some people who hold some traditional beliefs held on to their ancestral homes.
“But through our proactiveness the Ministry of Environment was directed to open up the cannals leading to the Niger River and DESOPADEC was also handy in this regard as they opened up cannals around their own operational areas.
“We were able to set up 4 camps by DESOPADEC and 8 camps by the state government and we had about 21,000 IDPS in those eight camps and over 17000 in areas where DESOPADEC set up their own IDPs camps,” he said.
He said the South and Central Senatorial Districts were most impacted by the flood but thanked God the state government was able to move the affected victims to the IDP camps.
He commended the private sector response to the flood disaster, assuring that the state government would soon publish the names of the private sector donors in a full page advertorial in the newspapers for the state to appreciate them individually.
“Now that the water has started receding and we have started planning their exit, by the grace of God we will do whatever it takes to assist them to get back to normal life irrespective of whatever they must have lossed to the flood.
“We thank God that we didn’t have so many deaths and we hada lot of deliveries up to 22 babies in the different camps.
Yes we recorded some deaths and we are still compiling bt we recorded one death at Onne camp and it had nothing to do with the flood it was basically the personally illness that the person had before now.
In Patani, some travellers lost their lives while travelling towards the Port Harcourt Bayelsa Road, while 4 deaths were recorded in Isoko and one in Ugbolu.
“Apart from these deaths our camps remains very active and by the grace of God we have continued to keep them very happy and we hope to continue doing so until we come to the end of camp which by the grace of God is in sight,” Ukah stated.
He said the loss associated with flood was unquantifiable adding that the state government was yet to receive any money from FG other than some relief items from NEMA.
He said the NIMET flood projection for 2023 would be bigger than that of 2022 and called on the Federal Government to consider dredging the River Niger and Benue as well as building holding dams to cushion the effect of flooding in the country.
No fewer than 350 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Uwheru, Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, on Monday, November 7, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) with a vow to deliver all their votes to the governorship candidate of the party, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, Delta Central Senatorial Candidate of he party, Olorogun Ede Dafinone, House of Representative member for Ughelli/Udu Federal Constituency, Hon. Francis Ejiroghene Waive and the Ughelli North Constituency I House of Assembly candidate, Barr. Spencer.
The defectors during a chat with news men said, the APC government have done much for them in terms of effective representation by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, stating that even though the APC is not the ruling party in Delta State, yet, it had performed far better than the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which they alleged abandoned them after working hard to push them into victory.
The commended the efforts of one their own, Hon. Innocent Umukoro whom they described as a thorough grassroot politician who believes in dividends of democracy.
“He contested the House of Assembly elections, but he couldn’t make it, but he has not given up nor turn his face away from the party and his people. He has been canvassing seriously for the election of the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege as the governor of Delta State and Barr. Spencer as the House of Assembly member representing the people come 2023.
“Innocent Umukoro has on his own donated books and writing materials to pupils of Uwheru community in the primary schools and also donated monies to flood victims recently. So he is a great politician, and having studied him carefully, we in Egbo quarters Unit 12 and 27, have decided to tow his path because Uwheru community has benefitted massively from party in terms of infrastructures like solar streets lights, provision of new transformers and replacement of obsoletes ones through the representation of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege.
All who spoke during the exercise disclosed that their decision resulted from their conviction in the development strive by the APC led federal government in the state.
Receiving the defected members, Mr. Innocent Umukoro, said he is happy and overwhelmed with the number of people that has accepted the APC, and called on them to vote the APC 5/5.
He noted that the APC has what it takes to change the narrative in the state, and that they are much ready to wrestle power from the ruling PDP, which he alleged, has impoverished the state in the years, adding that, though he could not make it at the primary elections, but believed strongly in the APC
He maintained that the likes of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, Okakuro Ede Dafinone, Barr. Spencer and others are candidate that are far sellable compare to the oppositions candidate.
He, on behalf of the party welcomed the defected members and urged them to vote for the APC beginning from the presidency down to the councilors.
“We want you to believe in the APC, and appeal to you to give all your votes to APC as it will transform the lives of the citizens and create a better living environment for both indigenes and residents of the state”.
Those who defected promised their total loyalty and support to the APC and assured Hon. Umukoro of their preparedness to working together with the party leadership to ensure its success in the forthcoming general elections.
Innocent Umukoro who is a leader of the party in Uwheru community, promised to carry the new members along, while calling on them to use their wealth of experience in politics and business activities to ensure the party’s success at the forthcoming 2023 general elections.
The Nigerian Dental Association, Delta State Chapter (NDA-DELTA), has published and launched the maiden edition of It’s newsletter titled NDA- Delta, Newsletter.
The launching took place at the College of Health Sciences Complex, Delta State University, Abraka, on Wednesday 6th October, 2022.
It was piloted by Dr. (Mrs.) Mabiaku Yvonne Osaretin, Chairman of the Nigerian Dental Association, Delta State Chapter, the Secretary, Dr. (Mrs.) Tivere Emore, Dr. (Mrs.) Anibor Ese (Chairman of the Committee for Research and Ethics, NDA Delta) and Prof Dennis E.O. Eboh, a member of the Editorial board of the newsletter.
Speaking on the launch, Dr. (Mrs.) Mabiaku Yvonne Osaretin stated that the idea of publishing a quarterly newsletter was one of the major goals set out to be achieved during her tenure in office alongside with her executives.
This she said, was one of the targets given to the Committee for Research and Ethics to achieve.
The Committee eventually ran tirelessly with the vision and made the dream a reality.
Speaking further, Dr. (Mrs.) Yvonne Mabiaku said the aim of the quarterly newsletter is to serve as an inventory that will capture all the activities of the association within each quarter for the knowledge of all members and non-members alike.
It is also designed, to help create awareness of the presence of the association in the state and open up opportunities for Deltans to be better informed about their oral health.
Speaking further, she stated that the newsletter is available both in hard copies and online soft copy versions.
She revealed that, the ultimate vision of the association in this regard is the birthing of the State research journal, which the committee, under the leadership of Dr. (Mrs.) Anibor Ese is currently working assiduously to achieve before the close of the year.
Donations accrued therefore from this launch will be channeled in attaining that goal.
Also speaking was Dr. (Mrs.) Ese Anibor, Editor-in-Chief of the NDA-Delta Newsletter; she described the success of the newsletter launching, as a dream come true and a great accomplishment.
She said this edition captured events of the “World Oral Health Day 2022” celebration among other events.
Dr. (Mrs.) Ese Anibor stated that the newsletter is a stepping stone towards the actualization of the publication of NDA- Delta State Journal, hopefully before the end of the first quarter of next year hence the call for papers is discussed in the newsletter.
Amongst those launching the newsletter was the Head of the College of Health Sciences, the Provost, Prof. Lawrence Omo-Aghoja, a professor in Gynecology and Obstetrics.
Speaking on the newsletter launch, he emphasized the relevance of documentation, stating that it was a very important item for associations to possess because, it served as an evidence of the level of activities of that association.
Without documentation, he said, “nobody will know what efforts and activities have been engaged in within a given time”.
He stressed that documentation was a very important means of evaluating the performance of an organization, both governmental and non-governmental agencies as it may apply.
He revealed that such documentations are usually requested for in grants or for collaborations being sort by organizations, as well as annual reports. These are rated as the evidence of an organization’s level of activity.
He applauded the idea of NDA- Delta State Journal, stating that it was an important means of documenting research work and findings and for disseminating knowledge.
In his conclusive dialog, he advised the Editor- in- Cheif to work towards attaining and maintenance of international best practices in documentation, especially with regards to journal publications.
Moving forward, Prof. P.S. Igbigbi, Professor of Anatomy Delta State University Abraka, commended the team for the initiative, stating that coming out with this newsletter which was intended to aid in birthing the association’s journal eventually was something worthy of emulation.
He appraised the newsletter to be of high quality and a very beautiful design, this he encouraged them to keep up.
He also advised them to sustain the production and to encourage people to subscribe to it.
He stressed the need for more articles in the next edition since it was a quarterly production, because it would aid in improving a positive image of the University institution where the secretariat of the magazine was currently domiciled.
Speaking further, he said, an academic institution grows He revealed that the reward for all the labours invested into research studies is in it’s publication, because, that is when the impact if the work can be recognized and benefited from globally.
Conclusively, he stated that” research and publications are keys for Universties progress,”.
Prof. Dennis Erhisenebe O. Eboh, of the Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, was next in line during the interview for the newsletter launch.
He said the idea was plausible and encouraging. He advised that everyone in general and members of the association specifically should learn from it while participating in birthing new ideas because it was not an easy task.
He went in to say that, once an idea is sold and bought by members of a group, it becomes interesting and encouraging to the leadership of that association.
On the contrary, he said, the absence of members active participation in events, can grind the zest of the leadership of that group to a halt.
Prof. Dennis Erhisenebe O. Eboh went on to further express his appreciation of the efforts of current chairperson, Dr Mabiaku Yvonne and her executives, as well as the chairman of the committee, Dr Ese Anibor and her members, for all the efforts put in to the work so far.
He then pledged his determined support for all their collective future goals towards excellence for the association.
Speaking further, he equally emphasized the need for global recognition of the activities of the association through online version of the newsletter and the upcoming journal of the association.
He encouraged the group to maintain an online publication for better visibility and subscription.
He expresses the fact the Dental profession requires more visibility in Delta state and in Nigeria generally for greater impact to be made in the aspect of oral and general health.
Another prominent personality interviewed at the occasion was, Prof. Peter C Aloamaka, of the department of Human Physiology, in the Faculty if Basic Medical Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka.
In his speech, he stated that anything big and mighty starts in a day and that this has come to stay.
He pledged his determination to always encourage the NDA, because anything that relates with our oral structures was of great importance.
He said the mouth was the major entry to our bodies and so was really important.
Prof. Peter C Aloamaka further explained that a man whose mouth was paralyzed, or had a cancerous disease was definitely in a serious health crisis, except a rapid solution was found.
He explained further that, feeding a sick person by alternative routes, could not be relied upon for very prolonged periods such as in years and also does not provide a satisfactory quality of life.
He celebrated the production of the newsletter, stating that it will help in creating better oral health awareness in the state and internationally through the publication of oral studies.
In his conclusive speech, he encouraged the association to pursue the creation of a research centre for oral studies in the university, in order to encourage more oral human studies for better oral health and general health.
The head of the department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology, Dr. J.I Wilson, during the ceremony said that the newsletter was a good start as far as the Nigerian Dental Association is concerned. He said it was a great initiative and that it would help in dispelling the ignorance of people about their oral health, while creating a better bond between the dental professionals and the general population.
Also commenting was Dr. Anthony T. Eduviere, a lecturer in the department of Biochemistry, he commended the Committee for the newsletter stating that it was the first time he was coming across such an initiative in the South-South region of the country unlike the south-west, where he had encountered a similar association for certified Oral Health Specialist.
He commended the Chairman and her executives as well as the editorial committee for a job well done on behalf of NDA-Delta state.
Conclusively, he expressed confidence that the initiative will definitely go a long way in assisting the re-establishment of the faculty of Dentistry in the Delta State University, Abraka Delta State.
The ceremony came to a successful end some hours after mid day, with everyone fully content with the outcome of the event.
Delta State Governor and Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has approved the participation of the Ministry of Environment in Cop 27 Conference in Egypt.
Chief Godspower Asiuwhu, Commissioner for Environment in the state, made this known to newsmen in Asaba, the state capital.
He said the move was to tackle the global challenge of climate change in the state.
Chief Asiuwhu led the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr. Mrs Mininie Oseji, with other delegates from the state to the United Nations Framework Convention ( UNFCCC- Cop 27 ) Conference, holding in SHARM EL-SHEILK, Egypt.
Asiuwhu said the conference would have delegates from different part of the country to take action towards achieving the world’s collective climate goals as agreed under the Paris Agreement and Convention.
He said that it was expected at Cop 27 that Government would evaluate progress on climate pledges, centered around cutting emissions, phasing out of fossils fuels, ramping up renewable energy used and ensuring that richer countries support poorer nations in bearing the impact of climate change.
He added that with the Lifestyle for Environment at COP 27, delivering for people and the Planet, that the ongoing convention was to impact knowledgeable ways on Climate Change on the environment.
The commissioner said that “a collaborative climate and innovation exchange-zero-carbon future pavilion is where climate advocates believed that government officials, industry leaders and experts from around the world would take on the hardest climate and energy questions, explore solutions and highlight opportunities to transform the global energy to address climate change.”
Delta State Governor and Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Dr Ifeanyi Okowa in his proactiveness and responsiveness towards climate change issues has approved the participation of the Ministry of Environment in Cop 27 Conference.
Chief Godspower Asiuwhu the Commissioner for Environment made this known to Pressmen through phone interview in Asaba, the state capital.
He said it was in a view to building on previous success and paving the way for the future ambitions to effectively tackle the global challenge of climate change, that the governor gave the approval.
The Commissioner for Environment, Chief Godspower Asiuwhu led The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Dr Mrs Mininie Oseji with other delegates from the state on Sunday, November 6, 2022 to the United Nations Framework Convention ( UNFCCC- Cop 27 ), Conference holding in SHARM EL-SHEILK, Egypt.
Asiuwhu said the Conference would have delegates from different part of the country to take action towards achieving the world’s collective climate goals as agreed under the Paris agreement and the convention.
He said that it was expected at Cop 27 that Government would evaluate progress on climate pledges centered around cutting emissions, phasing at fossils fuels, ramping up renewable energy used and ensuring that richer countries support poor nations bearing the burnt of climate change.
Adding that with the Lifestyle for Environment at COP 27, Delivering for people and the Planet that the ongoing convention where to impact knowledgeable ways on Climate Change in our environment.
The Commissioner said a collaborative climate and innovation exchange-zero-carbon future pavilion is where climate advocates, it is believed that government officials, industry leaders and experts from around the world would take on the hardest climate and energy questions, explore solutions and highlight opportunities to transform the global energy to address climate change.
… As FELD Foundation Celebrates 10th Anniversary In Grandstyle
By Christy Aboghe/ Olayitan Alayande
Delta State governor and Vice Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa has harped on the need for brotherliness towards a sustainable society.
Sen. Okowa who was represented by the Deputy Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Ochor Christopher Ochor during the 10 years anniversary of the Foundation in Ogwashi-uku, Delta State.
Commending the effort of the convener of the Foundation, for giving meaning to the lives of every Deltans, he said it was what other well meaning Nigerians should emulate.
The founder and Pioneer of Foundation for Effective Leadership and Development (FELD), Hon. Paul Adingwupu said his growing days experience was what informed his choice of philanthropy, adding that the support by his mother to train him into becoming a great person was also what motivated him to helping people.
Adingwupu said he was optimistic that in the next ten years, the foundation would have become a bigger organization that has a microfinance bank and many other benefits to the people.
He called on every Deltans to extend kind gesture to needy persons around them.
Earlier, the minority leader of the House of Representatives representing Aniocha and Oshimili Federal constituency, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, while commending the effort of the Foundation for reaching out to the people in a different way, promised to support the foundation with the sum of 100 million for the welfare of the members.
On his part, the Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) Barr. Godwin Okoh said the foundation has being a blessing to a number of people.
While speaking on the genesis of the Foundation, Okoh, said the founder ensured that the poor were not left behind, by making them wealthy and live a better life.
He said the foundation started with what he tagged as small scale loan and reaching out to traders, market women and students and years after metamorphosed into a big one that political party can use as a medium to reach out to people.
The LOC Chairman said many of the beneficiaries of the foundation used the benefits to improve their trading so as to train their children with it.
According to Okoh, the foundation, In the last decade has been a blessing in the economy and the educational aspect to the people of Delta State, adding that they had given loans and monies for people to grow their businesses and given women food items and wrappers to make them look presentable.
Also, the Foundation has encouraged and helped many scholars by giving them money to fund their academics, scholarship to study and conducted a lot of quiz with awards to the intelligent ones.
Okoh advised the beneficiaries to make good use of the benefits given to them.
While giving a brief history about the foundation, the Project Director of the Foundation, Mr Godfrey Osakwe, said it all started in Lagos, but now dwells in Delta State, adding that the man behind the vision and pioneer of the Foundation had kept the vision alive in the past ten years.
Osakwe said the legacy the founder had laid was one that would last forever and which he would be remembered for.
One of the beneficiary from ward 1a, from Ogwashi-Uku and also a poultry farmer, Mr Andrew Okaka expressed joy and gratitude towards the foundation for counting him worthy to be part of the beneficiaries, he prayed God to continually bless the founder of the Foundation.
Okaka said with the financial support given to him, he would be able to develop his business and get more gains.
Highlight of the ceremony was march past parades and cultural dances by different dancing troopd from the various political wards represented.
The Attorney-General of Delta State and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Isaiah Bozimo Esq has described Mr. Omamuzo Erebe as a formidable partner in Ministry of Justice .
Mr. Bozimo also said that his appointment/confirmation as a substantive Solicitor-General of the state and Permanent Secretary was well deserved.
The Attorney-General stated this in Asaba during a reception party for guests and well-wishers shortly after the swearing in of Mr. Erebe as Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary.
He said that Mr. Erebe had continued to bring meaningful impacts to the State Government and Ministry of Justice in particular, adding that Mr. Erebe had been very effective in every critical assignment.
While congratulating Mr. Erebe on his appointment as Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Mr. Bozimo lauded his wife , Mrs. Peace Erebe and his family for giving him the expected support at all times.
Speaking with journalists, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology, Mr. Bernard Okonta said that Erebe was one of the finest lawyers the state had ever had and advised him to system his commitment to duty.
In their separate remarks, the immediate past Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Peter Mrakpor (SAN) , Delta State, wife of the celebrant, Mrs. Peace Erebe, the mother , Mrs. Esther Erebe and Prince Alex Ufuoma Oyoro described Mr. Omamuzo Erebe as a very intelligent and meticulous lawyer.
The wife, Mrs. Peace Erebe specifically said that she had always had confidence and thanked the Governor for appointing her husband as Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary.
Responding, Mr. Erebe commended the State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa for finding him worthy to serve the state as a substantive Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, adding that the confirmation would spur him to contribute more to service delivery.
Mr. Erebe , who noted that every individual needed determination to succeed in life, appreciated his wife, children and other family members as well as the Ministry of Justice for their support.
The Director General of Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency, Hon. Joan Onyemaechi a.k.a Ada Anioma has pledged her support to the Sheriff Free Medical Project For All Deltans (SHEFMEPAD), adding that such people oriented reachouts need no negotiation for assistance.
She made this pledge when the Project Team paid her a courtesy visit at her office in Asaba, to intimate her of the free medical programme which is billed to hold between 19th and 20th of November, 2022, at Ubulu-Uku in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State.
Hon. Onyemaechi commended the group for their belief in the Governorship Candidate of PDP, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, thereby tagging a free medical project to his name.
Onyemaechi who herself is a strong supporter of Sheriff for Governor, recognised the immense humanitarian services the group had been rendering to the people of Delta State in these past months leading to actual kick-off of the campaigns in support of the candidacy of the Speaker and Governorship Candidate of the PDP.
The SHEFMEPAD Team was led by its astute Coordinator, Dr. Alexander Chidubem Awunor who said that Hon. Onyemaechi was recognised to pay a courtesy visit to, as a result of her position as the DG, Aniocha South PDP Campaign Council.
He stated that the visit was to intimate her of the plans of the group to host a 2-Day Medical/Surgical Outreach in her town of Ubulu-Uku.
Awunor therefore presented the amiable politician with the official template of the programme which includes free consultation and counselling, free laboratory tests (blood sugar, hepatitis B), drugs distribution, free eye screening and dispensing of eye lenses, free dental examination and dental surgeries, surgical procedures (herniorraphy, appendectomy, excision biopsies, etc), physiotherapy care and counselling and adequate referrals.
The programme is sponsored by SHEFMEPAD TEAM and proudly supported by the Supervisory Councillor on Environment, Aniocha South Council, Hon. Chidi Ikediashi and will hold at the General Hospital, Ubulu-Uku.
Peoples Democratic Party Vice Presidential Candidate and Governor of Delta, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday said the All Progressives Congress, APC has led the country into becoming world poverty capital.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Delta State PDP Campaign Council in Asaba, Okowa said only a party with relevant experience like the PDP could truly rescue, rebuild and reset the country into working again for the good of citizens.
He said that with the very poor state of the country only experienced leaders like Atiku Abubakar could bring Nigeria out of the current state of despondency caused by the incompetent and inept APC led Federal Government.
“There is only one team that can deliver Nigeria out of where we are and that is the Atiku-Okowa ticket.
“I have looked at all of them and ordinarily they would have been capable in a country that works but we are now in a country that is not working so you need those who know what to do.
“It is the Atiku-Okowa ticket of the PDP that can take us out of where we are and move us forward.
“PDP won’t lie to Nigerians, we have a difficult task but working with Nigerians we will get the country working again,” he said.
He said the APC had led the country into a downward slide and assured the people of PDP’s mission to rescue and rebuild the nation.
“The APC has not done well for this nation, they have taken us into troubled times, they have made our people lose jobs, our people have lost their businesses, they have led us to insecurity.
“The only way they can possibly find a pathway to campaign is to lie but it is not good when people come out to lie in such a manner that even the blind will know that they are lying.
“They lied that we haven’t done anything in Asaba what about the storm drainages that prevented flood water from taking over people’s houses like it used to be in the past?
“What about the State Secretariat which is the best and most functional we have seen in the country.
“What about the Dennis Osadebay University, the Film Village and Leisure Park that will be inaugurated in January by our Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar? It will attract a lot of tourists to this state but they can’t see it.
“What about the roads, the flyover and interchange that we are helping the Federal Government to build?
“What we need to do is to pray for them that they may see because apparently they are blind and they are not seeing but if you pray for them they will start to see.
“So let us go put there and convince the people to vote for us because it is a great opportunity to rescue this country and take it up into greater heights.
“They have driven us down the valley, we want to rise, its a tough task but Atiku Abubakar and I have accepted that working with all PDP members and all stakeholders in Nigeria including the organised private sector collectively we are able to take Nigeria back out of that valley and take it to greater heights,” Okowa stated.
Governorship candidate of the party and Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori commended Okowa for his political sagacity and adroit leadership skills which he had deployed in managing the affairs of the party since 2015.
He said the massive achievements of Governor Okowa had made campaigns easier for the party in the state.
He took a swipe at Omo-Agege, saying his tenure as Secretary to the State Government was characterised by parochialism, greed, abuse of power, and undemocratic tendencies.
Deltans do not need a despot like Omo-Agege, but a liberal, broadminded, and selfless leader like myself who stands for equity and fairness.
He said his M.O.R.E Agenda: Meaningful Development, Opportunities for All, Realistic Reforms, and Enhanced Peace and Security was geared towards consolidating and extending the gains of the current administration.
“It is designed to continue and expand the infrastructural and human capital development programmes of the Okowa administration.
“The vision is to keep Delta State ahead in all aspects of social and economic well-being and it is my promise to all Deltans that I will listen more, do more, and achieve more,” he stated.
State Chairman of the party, Chief Kingsley Esiso said the ceremony marks the commencement of the party’s campaign to the Presidency and Government House Asaba.
He slammed the Deputy President of the Senate and APC Governorship candidate Senator Ovie Omo-Agege for not using his acclaimed capacity to influence the reconstruction of the various federal roads in the state.
He said Omo-Agege’s self-acclaimed capacity was to influence projects to his own Orogun community to the detriment of other communities in his Senatorial District.
He urged members of the Campaign Council to concentrate on their various units, wards and local governments and work hard to woo more people to the party.
“We have started our campaign that will lead to the rescue and resetting of Nigeria. There is no doubt that the APC has failed Nigerians as prices of commodities have gone beyond the reach of the common man,”
A pan-Anioma pressure group, Concerned Anioma Patriots has called upon the Attorney-General and Chief Law Officer of the federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), to disclose the whereabouts of Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, who represents Delta North at the upper chamber of the National Assembly.
In a statement by Iwebelua Fred Nwaokolo, the group said this call has become expedient in view of the fact that “Of the three Senatorial Districts in Delta State, it is only Delta North (Anioma) electorate is presently devoid of a functional incumbent representation quotient at the upper chamber of the National Assembly”.
He posited that though this blankness is the manifest impact of the Lagos Appeal Court’s ruling on the 1st July, 2022, whereby Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, was handed a seven year jail term.
He further asserted that the Senator was neither the first nor will be the last to walk this torturous path as the exact abode of his contemporaries, such as the Senate Chief whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu and of course Senator Joshua Dariye were not hidden.
Nwaokolo also submitted that “the eerie silence on Senator Nwaoboshi’s exact abode will invariably engender a plethora of speculative versions”.
The Coordinator averred that various suppositional versions making the rounds, opined that the Senator is either at a custodial centre, or at a secret health facility, while yet others say he currently enjoys convoy backed unfettered movement.
“It is a curious paradox that a Senatorial Zone with highest number of local government areas in the state and endowed with eminently accomplished personalities has been without a representative for upward of ninety-two days”.
He admonished Malami to reveal Senator Nwaoboshi’s dwelling place, as it will avail Delta North the deserved representation at the Senate, while equally dispelling the notion that he (Malami) believes in the Orwellian assertion “That all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.”
