The Wife of the Olu of Warri, Her Royal Highness, Olori Atuwatse III, has provided free medical services to the people of Warri Kingdom.
The three days wuwu ore 6.0 medical outreach took place at the Cottage Hospital, Upper Erejuwa, in Warri South Local Government Area.
The event which was organised in collaboration with Safari Pharmacy and Laboratory had many beneficiaries of the Queen’s gesture in attendance.
Speaking with our reporter during the medical outreach, The Head of strategy for the Royal Iwere Foundation, Mr. Joshua Eze said the Royal Iwere Foundation, owned by His Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III and Her Royal Majesty Olori Atuwatse III had impacted lives in the past.
He said the Wuwu ore Initiative was one of the arms of the foundation that seeks to meet the health care needs of the people in the society, adding that it seeks to bridge the gap of the health care need in Warri kingdom.
He said the three days medical outreach provided health care service to thousands of persons.
He said the Safari pharmacy had graciously collaborated with the Royal Foundation coming here to dispense the right kind of drugs to people, right? We have different drugs for different ailments right here on ground.
He said the gesture was not the first of its kind as Her Royal Majesty has been championing the initiative for a long while.
The Head of strategy for the Royal Iwere Foundation, said they were practically bridging the gap between the people in the region and the people in the riverine region, as transportation was made available to bring adults and children from the riverine areas for medical attention.
While thanking the project’s lead and coordinator, Dr Otake ovier for ensuring that the beneficiaries were all attended to, he said Her Majesty in her drive for peace coexistence had ensured that those from other tribes, benefit from her kind gesture.
Part of the services rendered were surgeries for persons with fibroid, cataract, abnormal growths, abdominal pains, adding that dental care, pediatric, Laboratory investigation, general medical outpatient care, eye, ear and surgical care were administered to the beneficiaries as there was a well equipped pharmacy at the hospital for the purpose of dispensing of drugs.
Highlight of the event was the presentation of eye glasses, scaling, polishing of teeth, crown replacement, fractured tooth replacements, gifting of toothpaste, toothbrushes, ear drops, eye drops.
Olori Atuwatse III Extends Free Medical Outreach To Community
Delta Huge Monthly Allocations Should Reflect In Our State, Says Mulade
…task governor to retain Julius Berger for significant projects
Following increased monthly allocations accruing to Delta State from the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), environmental activist, Comrade Chief Sheriff Mulade has called on the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, to invest the huge resources on physical and critical infrastructure across the State.
Chief Mulade, who is the National Coordinator for Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), made the call shortly after he was decorated as Patron of Indigenous Correspondents’ Chapel (ICC), Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council in Warri, recently.
Expressing his opinion on the increased federal allocation to the state, he said Oborevwori, is privileged to govern the state at the moment, as he is the most richest governor in Nigeria.
Hear him, “Delta State today, is the most richest state in Nigeria and our governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, is privileged to govern the most richest State, that qualifies him to be the richest governor governing the richest state in Nigeria.
“It is my personal thought and opinion that at this point, Deltans want to see these huge resources to reflect in terms of infrastructure and in all areas of the state so that we can in turn appreciate and thank the governor for doing well.
“Some of us will not commend him for political reasons, as an activist who is the voice of the voiceless and hope of the hopeless, we are not anti-government but we will continue to express the plights of the people to the government.
“The governor should translate the resources in the state into development. This state at this moment, is not expected to borrow money from any institution either locally or international because we have the resources to run Delta.
The governor has informed Deltans that in the last one year, he has not and would not borrow to run the state.
Speaking further, the ICC Patron hinted, “Delta is rich enough to even borrow to some other states with the current economy, we are well blessed to even lease to other states with interest as also the form of investment that comes to the state.
“We appreciate the governor today, for embarking on some projects across the State. One of such, is the populous or famous Julius Berger flyovers and we can see the work; we don’t expect anything less from Julius Berger, from what they are doing because we know them.
“When you visit States like Akwa-Ibom, Rivers State – Port Harcourt and even Abuja, you can see what Julius Berger is doing. So, we are not surprised that they can work in this speed.
“This projects should not be the project that Julius Berger will embark on in Delta State. This should be a pilot project, just N78 billion”, it should be a pilot project, the UN Peace Ambassador reiterated.
Continuing, he said: “N78 billion is just about two or three months Delta State money. Julius Berger should be engaged to embark on significant projects. I expect that the governor will use Julius Berger to kick off the Ayakoromo Bridge, leading to Burutu and Forcados terminals.
“Forcados terminal under Burutu local government area, is the economy life wire and base of Nigeria’s oil and gas. Escravos terminal is there, these are two terminals and if you go to some States, they struggle to get one terminal but Delta State is blessed with two terminals that Nigeria, is struggling with.
“So, if these two terminals are connected to the upland, Delta will be a designation for development. The governor should retain Julius Berger in this state and use them to embark on important projects”, he restated.
Tosca Money Celebrates Birthday In Grand Style
Renowned instrumentalist and footballer, Tochi Emmanuel also known as ‘Tosca Money’ will today celebrate his birthday in a grand style.
Tochi disclosed this in a press release made available to Journalists in Asaba, Delta State.
The August 13 born celebrant on his birthday extended cash give away to friends online, via his social media handle.
He later came online to thank friends and family who in their special ways did visual content to celebrate him.
Amongst those who thrilled the celebrant to a surprise birthday gifting was one of Nigerian’s best comedy and Nollywood actors known as Chief Imo.
Earlier today, at a church thanksgiving service, Tochi danced to the glory of God for preservation of his life and had photo shots with members of his Church, God’s Covenant Tabernacle Prayer Ministry (GCTPM) as prayers were made for him by the congregation.
According to Tochi, his birthday anniversary celebration will later take place at MG Way Hotel in Asaba.
Mulade Applauds Oborevwori Over Creation Of Riverine Infrastructure Development Agency
…predicts failure if not backed by law.
Foremost Delta Environmental Activists and National Coordinator of Centre For Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), Comrade Chief Sheriff Mulade, has commended the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, for yielding to the yearnings and needs of the riverine communities in the State by creating a ministry that will fill the gap of development deficit in the areas.
Comrade Mulade who spoke to journalists in his office recently, expressed his gratitude to the governor over what he described as a welcome development that is long expected.
He said; “I am so elated and want to thank and appreciate the governor for being proactive to the call of the riverine people and for taking a bold step in expressing his feelings and concerns about the riverine area by creating this agency or ministry to cushion the development deficit in those areas”.
Mulade recalled, how Rt. Hon. Oborevwori, as the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly (DTHA), supported and welcomed a proposal they initiated for the creation and establishment of an agency or ministry to be called Coastal Area Development Agency (CADA), but said, unfortunately, the executive led by the immediate past Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa didn’t give it support.
“I am not surprise because then as Speaker, he gave a lot to that proposal because he knew and understood the plights and pains of the riverine people”.
Reiterating the importance of the ministry, Mulade, noted that the riverine area has suffered a lot even when it is the life wire of Delta State and Nigeria economy.
He added that the state governor, Oborevwori, was able to achieve this feat because he had community leadership qualities and understands the plights of those living in that area.
“Rt. Hon. Elder Sheriff Oborevwori, was able to do this because he has community leadership qualities, and also feel the pulse of the people”.
The Ijaw born environmental activists however appealed to the state governor to make the ministry one of the statutory ministries backed by laws enacted by the Delta State House of Assembly, maintaining that if not backed by law, subsequent government may come and perhaps abolish or change its name.
“It is very imperative that this ministry is backed by the law as a ministry or agency supervised by a commissioner. I am calling on the governor to as a matter of urgency, send an Executive Bill to the Delta State House of Assembly and create the ministry as a statutory one to enable it stand firmly.
“This legacy established by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has made his name written in gold for the people of the riverine areas, and must be given all necessary supports that will make it stand the test of time”.
Seven Months After, Resident Doctors Protest Kidnap of Colleague In Kaduna
By Patrick Ochei
Resident Doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have staged a nationwide protest to drive home their demand for the release of their colleague, Dr (Mrs) Ganiyat Popoola from her bandit abductors in Kaduna since December 27, 2023.
In Delta State, doctors at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC Asaba chapter of the Association, marched round the hospital premises chanting songs of solidarity in procession and demanding of Government to urgently secure the release of their colleague from the kidnappers or have them down tools until the needful is done.
Speaking to the Press during the protest, the Chairman of the FMC Asaba Chapter of the Association of Resident Doctors, Dr Kenneth Okolie disparaged the attitude of Government towards medical personnel in the country, maintaining that the security of health workers has remained a less priority to the political leaders.
He said this behaviour has led to the Japa syndrome in the medical profession, because most practitioners could no longer put up with the insecurity around them in addition to the poor working environment and inadequate welfare packages they are also faced with.
He called on the Federal Government and the Government of Kaduna State to secure the release of Dr Ganiyat Popoola with immediate effect or have them shut down their services to the society.
According to him, “No doctor is well remunerated, there is brain drain and Japa syndrome has taken over the profession, yet our lives for those of us here, are no longer guaranteed. We need the attention of management, health ministry, security agencies and government to come to our rescue”.
Speaking also was the National Assistant Secretary of NARD and immediate past Chairman of FMC Asaba Chapter, Dr Asore who confirmed that the national body had done everything necessary to secure the release of their colleague but to no avail.
He said, “We have done everything possible to get Dr Ganiyat Popoola released. It has been promises upon promises by security agencies. We intended doing a nationwide protest but for the fragility of the country at the moment coming from the End Bad Governance protest, we decided to shelve it by asking our members at individual states to restrict the protest within their hospital premises.
The Public Relations Officer of the Chapter, Dr Silva Juliet equally lent her voice by calling on the media and well meaning Nigerians to support the agitation of the Resident Doctors to ensure that their colleague is released unhurt to reunite with her family and colleagues. She added that no place is safe again in the country if the hospital environment that is supposed to be safe for everybody is no longer safe for health workers and patients.
In solidarity with the protesters at the Administrative complex of the hospital, Dr Omo Ekeneam (CMAC) representing the MD, Dr Victor Osiatuma, addressed the Resident Doctors, assuring them that management would support them and work with them in synergy to advance calls for the release of Dr Ganiyat Popoola.
Dr Popoola, a nursing mother was abducted alongside her husband and her nephew from their official quarters at the National Eye Centre Kaduna, on the December 27, 2023.
It was gathered that the husband whose health condition was fragile was later released on March 7, 2024, after series of negotiations and payment of over #60 million and foodstuff as ransom, while the wife and nephew had remained in the custody of the bandits ever since.
Meanwhile, some psychologically inclined persons had imagined that because the woman is a doctor, the abductors must have found her useful to be rendering medical services to the bandits and their captives.
ICC Decorates CEPEJ Nat’l Coordinator, Mulade As Patron
Indigenous Correspondents’ Chapel (ICC), Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council has decorated one of Delta-born activist, Comrade Chief Sheriff Mulade an environmental activist of note and National Coordinator, Centre For Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), as one of its patrons.
The United Nations (UN) Ambassador, who doubles as the Ibe-Serimowei of Gbaramatu Kingdom) Kingdom Lifter of the Great Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri south west local government area of the State, was honoured for his commitment towards peace in the Niger Delta, youth empowerment, media support and for always seeking for improved welfare of the people.
Chief Mulade was decorated as ICC Patron by the Chapel Chairman, Kenneth Orusi, on Thursday August 15, 2024, at CEPEJ Corporate Office, Ugolo-Okpe, Okpe local government area of the State.
While speaking, Comrade Orusi hinted that “we are here today, to decorate you as a patron of the Chapel.
“You were not selected because we wanted to fill a vacuum but because we have followed your antecedents as not just the voice of the voiceless but your tentacles spread across not just the State but across Nigeria, and the globe.
“As a Chapel, we are critics of government policies and programmes that are meant to benefit the grassroot and we see in you, someone that is actually trending on same path of activists that are doing their jobs.
“We equally looked at you campaigns for the welfare of the people around the coastal areas where the crude oil that actually feeds the nation comes from. So, we didn’t have any issue selecting you as our Patron”.
Orusi, expressed believe that Comrade Mulade’s strong advocacy for the creation of an agency known as Coastal Areas Development Agency (CADA), to look into the development of the coastal communities in the State, may have led to the creation of the Directorate of Riverine Infrastructure by the Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration, following the support he gave to CADA, while he was Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly (DTHA).
He called on the Chapel Patron to rise up to the challenge and put the government on its toes so that the Directorate won’t suffer under funding as seen in previous governments.
“We are using this opportunity and platform to call on you that you should not rest particularly now that this ministry has been created, it gives you more opportunity for more advocacy. We have seen situation where government create agencies or parastatal but were not funded.
“It is time for you to raise your voice to see that the Directorate of Riverine Infrastructure is adequately funded and our brother is given the opportunity and privilege to do the work behind the establishment of the agency.”
Orusi, tasked him on the need for peace to return to Okoloba and Okuama communities in Bomadi and Ughelli south local government areas of the State and other communities were there are pockets of crisis and insecurity particularly in the Riverine communities.
In his response, the UN Peace Ambassador and Environmental activist, Comrade Mulade, thanked the leadership of the Chapel for finding him worthy to be considered as patron of the Chapel.
“Let me congratulate your Chapel for this laudable initiative. I am a bit short of words because I didn’t expect this.
“I am open to every progressive forum. My vision and calling is to support every progressive organization, movement, society or nation. I have not even contributed enough to the society as I want. However, I want to thank you for finding me worthy of this position.
“I want to assure you that I will not disappoint you, I will not fail you. We will do everything humanly possible to support and assist the Chapel.
“Like I said, my organization’s door, is open and as a person, my individual door is also open. Whenever you need our attention, do not hesitate to reach out so that we can continue to move together to contribute to the betterment of the State”, he said.
Delta Takes Step On Implementation Of New Minimum Wage
…Approves Construction Of multiple roads
Delta State Government has taken a firm step on the implementation of the new minimum wage with a directive to the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr. Kingsley Emu, and the Commissioner for Finance, Chief Fidelis Tilije, to hold talks with the State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on its implementation in the state.
The State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, announced this on Wednesday while briefing newsmen after the State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting presided over by the Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori at Government House, Asaba.
Dr. Osuoza said the talks between the government and the organized labour would revolve round the consequential adjustments of the new wage.
The Commissioner also said the State Exco also approved the payment of N3.55bn as counterpart funding for the 2024 Universal Basic Education Programme in the state. He said Exco also approved the appointment of Obi Sunday Ubaka Ogboli as Obi of Issele-Mkpitime in Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state.
The Information Commissioner disclosed that Exco also approved the reconstruction of Ohoror-Bomadi Road; construction of Olomoro-Igbide Road; construction of Emevor-Ivrogbo-Orogun Road Phase 2; Otekpo Road in Ellu and Idumu-Etiti Street with a spur to market Road, Owere-Olubo.
Others include; the rehabilitation and asphalt overlay of failed sections of NNPC Housing Complex Road, Uvwie Local Government Area; Ekeye-Ovedhe close in Okumagba Layout, Warri; General Hospital Road, Oghara in Ethiope West Local Government Area; Old Sapele/ Warri Road from Amukpe Junction to Ikwuehu, with a spur to Ayemidejor Close in Sapele Local Government Area, and Orerokpe-Okulohor-Oviri Road; and Osubi- Okuokoko road and environs, Phase 1.
Also approved are internal roads and drains in Kurutie, Obitobon-Elolo-Ajaokurogbo-Orubu Road Phase 2, Ogidigben; Kurutie internal roads Phase 2; Old Sapele Road to Amukpe to Ikwewu Community with a spur to Ayemidejor Close in Amukpe, Okeye and Iyke Oputa Street, Aboh in Ndokwa East Local Government Area and Issele-Azagba-Otulu road in Aniocha North and South Local Government Areas.
The Commissioner also said Governor Oborevwori decried the prevalent hardship in the country and directed the Commissioner for Agriculture and the Chief Job Creation Officer to bring up programmes that would cushion the effect of the hardship, especially on youths across the state.
Speaking to journalists at the briefing, the State Commissioner for Works (Rural and Riverine Roads), Mr. Charles Aniagwu said the approvals buttress Governor Oborevwori’s Meaningful Development plans across the state with 23 out of 25 local government areas directly impacted by the Exco new approvals.
Speaking on the approval for the reclamation of gully erosion site along Okpanam-Ibusa bypass Road, the State Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Comrade Reuben Izeze, said the approval would enable the state government reclaim areas affected by gully erosion for the sustainability of the new road.
Also speaking during the post-Exco briefing, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Onojaeme, said the state Exco approved the purchase of two Computerised Tomography (CT) scanning machines, one each for the Central Hospital, Warri, and the Delta State University Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH), Oghara.
Dr. Onojaeme disclosed that the approval for the purchase of the medical equipment was very significant as it is used for diagnosing diseases and internal injuries in the health care delivery sector, adding that the CT scan is for the benefits of all Deltans.
According to him, the Ministry of Health had got approval to renovate over 150 primary health centres (PHCs) across the state because of its importance in the health care delivery system, saying “if Primary Health care facilities are properly taken care of, more then 80 per cent of health challenges would have been addressed.”
Stay Calm, As More Opportunities Awaits For You, Trakiriowei Tells Youths
Youths in Delta State have been advised to stay calm and key into the agenda of the state governor, Rt Hon. Sherrif Oborevwori.
The state Commissioner for Youths Development, Barr Thankgod Harry Trakiriowei gave the advise today during a broadcast on the occasion of the International Youth’s Day at his office in Asaba.
He said, the MORE agenda of the governor was not just a policy framework but a bold declaration of his aspiration for a better, brighter Delta.
He assured Deltans of the ministry’s open door policy, adding that youths should be expectant of the dividend of democracy via empowerment that will run through the 25 LGAs, as the return of RYSA and STEP was about to start.
According to him, the governor had impacted upon the lives of many Deltans, reason why there was so much peace in the state, despite the violence that took place across the country during the last protest.
The Commissioner called on youths in the state to engage in meaningful use of digital clicks like the social media and online communities in birthing a brighter Delta.
He said “digital clicks such as social media and online communities allows young people to share innovative solutions to pressing issues and developing tech wise solutions”.
According to him the theme of the annual youth celebration day, from clicks to progress: youth digital pathway for sustainable development gives them the opportunity to celebrate and mainstream young voices, action and initiatives.
He said the year’s theme has its background on digital clicks towards achieving sustainable development goals.
In commemoration of the annual celebration, the Commissioner said that the ministry will be having a physical fitness walk and a conference to mark this year’s theme.
The APC Lacks Credibility To Discuss Debt Management In Delta State
The recent misguided propaganda by the Delta State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to misinform the public on the debt management measures being undertaken by the administration of His Excellency, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, was, at best, a shameless act of its characteristic duplicitousness.
In the release signed by its Publicity Secretary, Valentine Onojeguo, the APC merely tried to disinform the public by attempting to play down the significance of Governor Oborevwori’s act of responsibility in reducing the debt profile of the State to ensure greater financial stability and sounder economic health.
It is indeed strange that the APC in Delta State would pretend not to know the origin and the truth about the debt profile of the nation and the States. Let us remind them that through the mismanagement of the national economy by the APC-led Federal Government, from 2015 when it took over the reins of government with President Muhammadu Buhari, it has presided over heavy and reckless borrowing, escalating the national debt stock from about N7 trillion after the 16 years of the PDP governance, to over N90 trillion under its eight years, leading to a situation in which 97% of Nigeria’s national revenue was devoted to debt servicing and the attendant reduced revenue allocations to States and Local Governments.
While it failed woefully in managing the crude oil production capacity of the nation which it brought from over two million barrels per day to a low of about one million BPD, a huge chunk of the revenue receipts from even the low output had been devoted to their corruptive importation of petroleum products and payment of fuel subsidy, by which little or nothing was being returned to the federation account.
The situation was further worsened by its poor fiscal and monetary policies which steadily and increasingly devalued the Naira and posed inflationary difficulties across all sectors and segments of the nation.
The former Minister of Finance under Buhari, Zainab Ahmed, openly admitted in 2021 that, revenues were low and so were federal allocations to the States and Local Governments.
“The crash of the crude oil prices really hit us very hard in terms of revenue. We have very low revenues, we have very high expenditures. What we have done so far is just to provide some stability to make sure salaries are paid, pensions are received every month; that we send funds to the judiciary and the legislature; that we meet our debt service obligations. That’s what we are doing. It also means we have had to borrow more than we have planned.
“It is a very difficult time. I cannot explain to you how difficult it is, not just for the Federal Government but also for the States. We see increasing reductions in our FAAC revenues. So, FAAC reduces and whenever FAAC reduces, it is a very difficult situation.”
Those were the words of the former Minister of Finance of the APC government on the national economy.
Not only did the federal government try to sustain the economy purely on loans and more loans which were not applied to productive sectors nor effectively and equitably to infrastructural development, it also resorted to printing money which is the worst style of economic management.
During a Senate Committee hearing in March 2024, the current Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, gave a sordid picture of how the APC mismanaged the national economy, from 2015 to 2023.
“It came from eight years of just printing money not matched by productivity. It’s not like when you earn dollars, and you free the naira alongside it. We are going to audit even the N22.7 trillion printed aimlessly. The consequence of the eight years of printing money without productivity is high inflation confronting the country now,” he said.
Given this background of APC management of the economy from 2015 to 2023, as we have seen attested to by its Ministers of Finance, it can only be shameless pretence, though in line with its usual deceitfulness, for the APC to question why component States of the federation had to source market funds, including loans and bonds, to be able to function effectively in the service of their people.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, Lagos, an APC State, led in the borrowing with close to N1 trillion.
“Lagos State recorded the highest domestic debt in Q2 2023 with N996.44 billion (and) recorded the highest external debt with US$ 1.26 billion, followed by Kaduna with US$569.38 million.”
In a statement signed by the State Secretary of PDP, Engr. Dan Ossai, MNSE, it stated that Delta State, like all other States could not have been an exception in seeking ways and means to serve its people. With a total exposure of about N450 billion accumulated through the years into the first quarter of 2023, as forced mostly by consequence of APC mismanagement of the national economy, Delta State holds neither the highest domestic nor external debt, and the immediate past administration of His Excellency, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, clearly outlined the infrastructure projects on which borrowed funds were applied, as are visible across the State.
However, in the current dispensation, even when the APC federal government and some other States have continued to borrow, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has decided not only to hem borrowing but also to pay up and reduce inherited loans and interests in order to safeguard the State from the kind of debt service burden that has crippled the nation under the leadership of the APC.
Such commitment is not only noble, but can only be executed through a deep sense of leadership responsibility and financial prudence as Oborevwori is demonstrating.
In his 2024 budget appropriation, he was emphatic about keeping the State expenditure within revenue limits, reducing its debt profile and ensuring that the administration does not build new inflationary pressure through extra budgetary funding. In simple terms, his government is averse to borrowing, profligacy and expenditures that are not planned nor budgeted for.
It was for this reason that he cut down on various items relating to executive cost of running government while he increased the budget volume for projects and programmes directly related to providing for the people, communities and workers.
This was demonstrated in the reduction of Overhead Cost by N9.7 billion or 8.35%, from N116.2 billion in 2023 to N106.5 billion in 2024; the reduction of the vote for Grants and Contributions by N4.7 billion or 32%, from N14.7 billion in 2023 to N10 billion in 2024; the reduction of the capital vote for the Administration sector by N20.9 billion or 48%, from N43.6 billion in 2023 to N22.7 billion in 2024; and the drastic reduction of Contingency provision by N8.2 billion or 61.7%, from N13.3 billion in 2023 to just N5.1 billion in 2024.
While the budget made a provision of N50 billion for possible receipts from loans, it is on record that the administration has not borrowed a dime in its almost fifteen months, notwithstanding the financial requirements for the execution of high level infrastructure projects, workers and social welfare investments, and human capital development programmes being churned out across the State.
Rather, Oborevwori has saved over N205 billion through financial efficiency and gone on to reduce the State debt profile by N180 billion.
It is these achievements in the financial management of the State that the APC is quarreling with.
But see why we will not bother about their charade: They want the State to be run the way APC has misrun the national economy since 2015, in which through their reckless borrowings they led Nigeria into servicing its debts hanging with over 97% of its national revenue, and borrowing evermore in the attempt to sustain the economy on borrowed life wire, while actually crashing it. God forbid that to happen in Delta.
On the contrary, Oborevwori is determined to manage Delta into a debt-free State.
Thankfully, from the relative increase in oil production output, especially in Delta as occasioned by Oborevwori’s efficient management of relations with oil producing communities, there is increased allocation to the State and he is focused on managing the State economy within its means, including intensified IGR, to administer the State in such manner that debts would not be left for coming generations and administrations to inherit as the APC does and would want to see in Delta State.
Sir Okwe Emerges As Aniocha South PDP Chairman
Sir Peter Kaneneuwa Okwe, JP has been declared Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Aniocha South Local Government
Okwe who was announced as Chairman during the PDP Local Government Congresses which held in Aniocha South, Delta State.
The new Chairman, and his entire executive council were returned by affirmation in the presence of the INEC representative and amongst other relevant civic institutions whom were also present.
The event was climaxed with a reception which took place at the Chairman’s residence.
