Tag: Delta Assembly
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Okowa sends 7 nominees to Delta Assembly for approval as House of Assembly service commission members
Okowa sends 7 nominees to Delta Assembly
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Delta Assembly passes anti-open grazing bill
The Delta State House of Assembly has passed the bill Prohibiting Open Grazing, indiscriminate Breeding, Rearing and Marketing of Livestock in Delta State.
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New Exco: Delta Assembly screens, confirms Okowa’s 17 commissioner nominees, one absent
The Delta House of Assembly on Tuesday, screened and confirmed the appointments of 17 Commissioner-nominees forwarded to it by the State Governor, Mr Ifeanyi Okowa. Recall that Okowa, following the dissolution of his cabinet on May 18, had on June 17 forwarded the names of 18 nominees to the State House of Assembly for appointment…
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Delta Assembly passes State university amendment bill into law
The Delta State House of Assembly has passed the bill to amend the Delta State University Law 1998 Cap D47 of Delta State 2008 and for other matters connected therewith into law. The bill was passed into law during plenary on Tuesday, 15th June, 2021 in the chambers of the State House of Assembly. In…
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Delta Assembly approves concessioning of Asaba Airport
The Delta House of Assembly has approved the concessioning of the Asaba International Airport to attract foreign and commercial cargoes. The approval followed a motion moved by the Majority Leader of the House, Tim Owhefere, during its plenary on Tuesday in Asaba. Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa had earlier requested the Assembly to approve the concessioning of…
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Against paucity of funds, Delta Assembly grants Okowa’s request to build ‘gigantic’ complex in Ika
The Delta House of Assembly on Tuesday approved Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s request to build a N1.7 billion mother and child medical complex at Owa-Alero in Ika North East Local Government area of the State. The request for the approval of the money by Okowa was contained in a letter read during plenary by the Speaker…
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Delta Assembly confirms 7 commissioner-nominees
The Delta House of Assembly on Thursday screened and confirmed seven additional Commissioner-nominees forwarded to it by the State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. The screening of the nominees followed a motion moved by the Majority Leader of the House, Mr Tim Owhefere, during plenary in Asaba. First to be screened was Mr Martins Okonta, former Speaker…
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Delta Assembly directs state tertiary institutions to submit 2017, 2018 financial records
The Delta House of Assembly Committee on Education has directed all the state-owned tertiary institutions to furnish it with their records of incomes and expenditures for 2017 and 2018 financial years. The Chairman, House Committee on Education, Ms Angela Nwaka, gave the directive during the 2019 budget defence meeting with the heads of the state-owned…
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Gov. Okowa submits name of commissioner nominee to Delta Assembly
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has forwarded to the State House of Assembly the name of Mr Joseph Utomi, for appointment as Commissioner and member of the State Executive Council. A letter stating the name of the nominee was read during plenary of the Assembly in Asaba by the Speaker of the State House of…
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Delta Assembly expresses concern over irregularities in MDAs budgets
The Delta House of Assembly on Wednesday expressed concern over irregularities in the documentations of budget performances of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state. The Chairman House Committee on Commerce and Industry, Mr Festus Okoh, made the remark during 2019 budget defence meeting with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in Asaba. Okoh…