The ravaging impact of the flood in Delta have caused the victims who could not access any of the 12 Government established Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps to create 10 new Camps for themselves.
However, the Flood Management Committee created recently by the State Government and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said they were on top of the situation.
The agency said that it would cater for the needs of the people in both the government and the private camps.
The Director, Relief and Rehabilitation, NEMA, Mr Kayode Fagbemi, in a statement on Monday in Asaba, commended the state government after inspecting some of the IDPs Camps and areas affected by the flood.
He noted that government had been proactive in the setting up of the camps to handle the impact of the flood across the state.
He expressed his sympathy for the people for their suffering and inconveniences particularly for those in the private camps and gave the assurance that the challenge was being addressed.
The director expressed hope that the effect of the flood would not be as devastating as that of 2012.
In an interview, Mr Walson Brandon, NEMA Incident Coordinator for 2018 Flood Emergency Operations Centre, Anambra and Delta States, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), that NEMA was handling the situation.
According to him, NEMA had on Friday delivered truck loads of relief materials for distribution to the IDP Camps in Delta.
He said that the material supplied included rice, tin tomatoes, blankets, mattresses, mosquito nets, sanitary pads, pots, children’s wears, women and men’s wears, water purifiers, others.
Brandon said that when the agency reviewed the situation in the camps there might be additional supply of relief materials to complement and to ensure that the victims’ needs were met.
He said that the agency was working with other partners to ensure that the people had good life while at the camps.
He said that after the flooding the next line of action would be on how to resettle the victims back in their homes.
“Now, what we are doing is purely response and the most important need of the people now is how to eat.
“This is why, as you can see today, we are handing over some relief materials and medications.
“As we speak, we are waiting for a truck load of drugs billed for the victims of flood in various IDP camps in Delta.
“In managing the camps, there are gaps that have been identified in various camps such as shortage of health personnel and water supply; but as the days go by most of these issues would be addressed.
“After this stage, our focus will be on how to put the people back to normal life to enable them to go back to their homes,” Brandon said.
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Flood: New IDP camps rebound as NEMA deploys relief materials to Delta
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Delta Govt to mitigate corps members inconveniences in camp
The Delta Government says it will mitigate the inconveniences faced by corps members in camp during their orientation period.
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa said this at the swearing in ceremony of 2018 Batch ‘B’ stream 11 orientation course for corps members deployed to Delta.
Okowa, represented by Mr Jude Someone, the state Commissioner for Higher Education, said the state government would ensure that the scheme succeeded in Delta.
He said that the state government was determined to strengthen and deepen relationship with the scheme to drive rural transformation and achieve prosperity for all.
He said that government must steadfastly engaged youths and ensure the creation of enabling environment for them to exercise their talents.
He said that government would continue to be magnanimous even in the face of economic recession.
The NYSC Coordinator in the state, Mr Benjamin Omotade, said that 2,123 corps members were registered as at the close of registration on Wednesday night.
Omotade said Bayelsa had 464 corps members, Edo 476 and Delta 1,183, adding that the number in Delta consisted 1,197 males and 926 females.
He advised corps members to make positive use of the camp period which could launch them into path of responsible leadership.
Omotade said that the scheme was designed to groom youths to take up leadership roles and positions in order to build strong, peaceful, united and prosperous Nigeria.
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Delta Assembly approves appointment of 2 nominees
The Delta House of Assembly on Wednesday screened and approved nominees for appointment of chairman and secretary of the State Bureau of Local Government Pensions.
The screening and approval of the nominees followed a motion moved by the Majority Leader of the Assembly, Mr Tim Owhefere, and was seconded by Mr Daniel Yingi, representing Burutu I Constituency in the Assembly, during plenary in Asaba.
The motion for the approval of the nominees for the appointments was unanimously adopted by the Assembly, when it was put to voice vote by the Speaker, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori.
Mr Benjamin Igo, a retired Permanent Secretary is to be chairman, while Dr Frank Atube, former Director of Personnel Management, got the nod as secretary.
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta had earlier sent the names of the nominees to the House of Assembly for screening and approval.
The Assembly also adjourned plenary until Sept. 25.
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Gunmen kill ex-councilor in Delta
Gunmen on Tuesday shot dead, a former councilor in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta, Mr Blessing Oguori.
The Commissioner of Police in Delta, Mr Muhammad Mustafa, confirmed the development in an interview with newsmen in Warri.
Mustafa said the incident occurred on Monday at Osubi Road in the Okpe Local Government Area of Delta.
He said that investigations had commenced, adding: “we are looking for the suspects whose identites are known”.
Witnesses said that the deceased was with the son of one Newton Agbofodo and that the boy was also shot.
“Oguori was a former Personal Assistant to Agbofodo and was with the son of his former boss, who was also shot but bullet did not penetrate him,” the witness said
The police chief said that Oguori’s remains had been deposited at an undisclosed morgue.
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Amazing! 30-year old survives ghastly accident, vehicle split in 2 [PHOTOS]
A young man of about 30 years on Tuesday survived a ghastly and terrifying motor accident in Delta state.
TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the accident occurred on the NPA expressway in Effurun.
The vehicle splitted into two halves from the force of collusion with a palm tree with the young man in the front side neatly strapped on the driver’s seat.
According to eyewitness, the young man walked out miraculously without any assistance to the Navy hospital adjacent to the point of the accident.
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Early morning fire kills 2 kids, destroys property in Delta
Two children were on Monday feared dead in an early morning fire at Igbudu in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta.
The fire, which occurred at about 2 a.m, also destroyed property, worth millions of naira.
The victims included one-year-old Wealth Enorke and four-year-old Kesiena Lucky, said to be children of two sisters, Elohor Lucky and Ufuoma.
Eyewitness account said the incident might have been caused by a lighted candle allegedly put by the grandmother of the deceased children.
The account further said that the grandmother, a kerosene retailer, might have purchased adulterated kerosene, which caught the flame from the burning candle.
It was learnt that the woman succeeded in rescuing four of the children in her custody before she raised the alarm that attracted their neighbours.
The fire was said to have spread to other parts of the building and trapped the deceased before help could come to them.
Speaking on the incident, Lucky’s mother said that she left their apartment at about 1 a.m. for one Mama Sola’s apartment before she was alerted about the fire.
“I later left Mama Sola’s apartment for Tuwere place and while I was still there, a neighbour alerted me about the incident at about 2 a.m.
“Before I got there, everything had been razed down completely,” said Elohor, who was reported to be a single mother.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Mohammed Muatafa, confirmed the incident to NAN and described it as unfortunate.
“It’s true. It is an unfortunate incident. Two children, one-year-and-four-month with four-year-old died in the fire,” he said.
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Delta at 27: Gov. Okowa attributes peace in Delta to unity
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has said that Deltans are celebrating unity and peaceful co-existence as a people.
TheNewsGuru reports the Governor stated this on Monday in Asaba at an interdenominational thanksgiving service held to mark the 27th anniversary of the creation of the state.
Governor Okowa went through memory lane and thanked traditional rulers, religious leaders and all Deltans for agreeing to live together as one and in peace.
“There is a lot of reason to thank God; if you can recall when the state was created, you knew how the state was, but the peace that we witness today is more than enough reason to thank God,” Governor Okowa said.
He continued, “the peace that we witness in the state today does not just indicate peace alone, but proof that we are united, our traditional rulers are united and they are speaking with one voice; it was not so in 1991, but we thank God for where we are today, you can feel the impact of that unity and peace in the state.
“We have come to realize that we are one people and that we have to work, grow and think together and that whatever development will come to this state has to be one in which it involves everyone and I give God all the Glory,” he added.
The governor at the occasion, attended by his wife, Dame Edith, his Deputy, Barr. Burutu Otuaro, Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Chief Judge of the state, Justice Marshal Umukoro, former Deputy Governor Benjamin Elue, national and state law makers, traditional rulers, religious leaders, among other prominent Deltans, congratulated all Deltans and urged them to continue to support his administration, assuring, “we will continue to do the best that we can to make our state better”.
He also, stated that the Warri Port would be made fully functional in the next few months and called for support for the companies that will engage in the dredging of the river, disclosing, “a lot of politics have been played in the past concerning the Warri Port, we thank God that the contract for the first phase for the dredging has been awarded, my prayer is that our youths, and our people should not seek for that which is self-serving and disrupt the work; we as a government, the traditional rulers and the security agencies will not allow that.”
Governor Okowa expressed confidence that with the signing of the Delta State Public and Private Properties Bill 2018 into law, property developers and investors will see the state as a safe haven for their investments.
“Let our youths know that there is a law that will take them to prison for disturbing property developers, we pray for those who will be the first set of people to flout the law,” he said.
Senior Apostle Sylvanus Okorote in a sermon at the event, called for tolerance among the people, adding, “to boost our unity, common interests should at all times, supersede personal interest, we should live in peace because, peace makes leaders to concentrate on development.”
He commended the developmental efforts of Governor Okowa, observing that the delivery of the SMART agenda has made it such that the projects and programmes of the governor were campaigning for him ahead of the 2019 general elections.
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Gov. Okowa assents bill prohibiting deve fee in Delta
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Friday assented to a bill to outlaw illegal and forceful entry into development sites to collect development fees popularly known as deve in the state.
TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Sheriff Oborevwori, accompanied by Clerk of the Assembly, Mrs Lyna Ocholor and other principal officers presented the bill known as Delta State Public and Private Properties Protection Bill 2018 to the Governor for assent at Government House, Asaba.
The governor also, assented to a bill to amend the Delta State Oil Producing Area Developmental Commission (DESOPADEC) law passed by the House on Thursday.
The Governor at the occasion, promised to assent to other bills that have been passed by the Delta State House of Assembly.
Governor Okowa who disclosed that harassment of property developers in the name of deve had chased away a lot of developers, expressing confidence that with the signing into law of the bill prohibiting illegal and forceful entry into development sites, the state will witness speedy development.
“We will collaborate with the Delta State House of Assembly to ensure that laws are passed to impact positively on the lives of our people, I am glad that this bill to prohibit the forcefully entry into public and private properties has been passed into law as it will stop youths from trespassing into property development sites in the state and make investment to thrive. This prohibition will impact on the lives of our people and bring investment sanity into the state”, Governor Okowa said.
On the DESOPADEC amendment bill, the governor explained that the amendment was meant to ensure that no vacuum was created in the leadership of the Commission as government can now extend the tenure of the Board under given circumstances.
He commended the Speaker and members of the House of Assembly for their cordial relationship with the Executive arm in bringing development to the people and impacting on the lives of Deltans.
Earlier, Oborevwori had while presenting the bills for assent, told the Governor that the bills passed through all the processes required for them to be passed, stating that the bills were meant to impact on Deltans, create peace, boost the economy and bring development to the state.
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Delta Govt. gets nudge to spend N4.5bn on water supply in Warri
The Delta State House of Assembly has approved the sum of four billion, five hundred and forty nine million naira for Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to expend on a water supply project in the township city of Warri.
TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the House approved the sum at plenary sitting on Thursday after Speaker Sherriff Oborevwori read a consideration letter forwarded to the House by the Governor.
According to the letter, Governor Okowa said the State Executive Council at its 19th meeting held on 14th November in 2017 approved the sum performance guarantee by Fidelity Bank on behalf of the state government and for the Delta State government to enter a Federal Government Support Agreement in respect of the Warri/Effurun Water Development Project Concession.
He said the agreement essentially involved the state government granting an Irrevocable Standing Payment Order through the Federal Ministry of Finance to cover the termination amount pursuant to clause thirty one of the concession agreement among others.
The House approved the request of the Governor following a motion moved by the Deputy Majority Oboro Preyor and seconded by Efe Ofobruku.
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Breaking: Delta Assembly suspends Orders, passes DESOPADEC amendment bill
The Delta State House of Assembly has amended the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) law of 2015 giving powers to the Governor to extend the tenure of the Board for not more than one year.
TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the amendments were sequel to a motion moved by the Deputy Majority Leader and member representing Bomadi constituency, Hon. Oboro Preyor for the notice of presentation and first reading of the DESOPADEC amendment bill and was seconded by Hon. Daniel Mayuku and adopted.
Hon. Preyor, moving the motion, said the sections to be amended include Section Five by deleting the word “Communities” and replacing it with “Areas”.
While in Section seven sub section two, a new section was added which reads that the Governor may through a request to the House of Assembly, extend the tenure of the Board for a period of not more than one year only.
Honourable Preyor thereafter moved for the House to suspend Order 12 rule, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 and 80 in order for the House to take the third reading and pass the bill, and was seconded by Hon. Orezi Esievo.
The Speaker, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori who presided over plenary on Thursday, thanked members of the House for the timely attention given to the DESOPADEC amendment bill which was sorted by the executive.