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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Emevor Ward 7 in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, have endorsed Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for re-election come 2027 general election.

Rising from a meeting held at the Emevor Country home of the Chairman, Delta State Hospitals Management Board, HMB, Dr Paul Oweh, the party passed a vote of implicit confidence on Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for his infrastructural development of the community and other parts of the state.

The party also resolved to work and support the re-election of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori come 2027, sequel to a motion moved by Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Dr. Nelson Egware and seconded by Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media and Strategy, Dr. Palmer Nathaniel.

Moving the motion, Egware noted that the Oborevwori administration had removed shame from the faces of the Emevor people by constructing the most important road project for the community.

He said, “Having listened to all the speakers here today, from our leader to the ward Chairman and to all stakeholders that has spoken in respect of the good works of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori in our community.

“The most intractable road project the Emevor people have been so concerned about from time immemorial, we have been worried that the only road we have was impassable, we virtually became a laughing stock in the commity of nations across the state.

“But on the arrival of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, we have seen the completion of the first phase of that road and on the day of inauguration he graciously approved the construction of the phase two leading to Egbahe.

“So as Emevor PDP Ward 7, I therfore move that that we pass a vote of implicit confidence on Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for what he has been doing for us in Emevor and by extension the entire State.

“I also move that we stand by him come 2027, that we vote no other person than Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for second term,”

In his remarks, leader of the Ward and Chairman Delta State Hospitals Management Board (HMB), Dr Paul Oweh, emphasized the need for total loyalty to the party and the Governor, adding that it was very imperative for all sons and daughters of Emevor to remain faithful in support of the PDP.

“You will recall that in the last general election particularly the Governorship election, we had issues and our result was destroyed and we never believed that we will be recognised because we had nothing to show.

“However God brought Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to us and appointed some of us into various positions. He also came to our rescue and expeditiously completed the Phase I of the Emevor-Orogun road which was started under the administration of former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.

“During the inauguration ceremony he graciously approved the construction of Phase II of the road up to Egbahe and we are all witnesses to the quality of job as well as the speed of construction on the road.

“So our campaign for Governor Sheriff Oborevwori is not based on the Julius Berger bridges in Warri or the Ughelli-Asaba Expressway but based on what he is doing for us as a community.

“Therefore we have every reason to continue supporting Governor Oborevwori and the way to do that is to cooperate with ourselves, work under constituted authority under the party and deliver every unit to the Governor and other party candidates and not to fight ourselves.

“For us we are totally committed to following the man Governor Sheriff Oborevwori who has recognised us despite our shortcomings.

“So let us shun anything that will bring division in our party, the watchword of every Emevor person is that we should be united.

“This is not about party but about the billions being spent in our community and we have no reason not to support Governor Oborevwori again,” he added.

Earlier in his welcome remarks, Chairman of the Ward, Eruore Edoso commended party leaders and stakeholders for attending the meeting and for their support for the party and the Governor Oborevwori-led administration.

He added that Emevor people have no reason not to support the PDP and Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s re-election in view of the massive construction of Emevor-Orogun Road Phase I & II.

“Here in Emevor, there is no room for any opposition to the PDP because the state government is constructing the Emevor road to Orogun.

“Without any equivocation, we remain loyal and committed to the leadership of Dr Paul Oweh in Emevor Ward.”

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Dennis Guwor as he clocks 46 years on April 1.

Governor Oborevwori in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon on Tuesday, joined the state parliament, Warri South-West constituents, friends and family of Guwor in celebrating a man destined for greatness.

He stated that Guwor had played a crucial role in promoting good governance and contributing to the state’s growth and development.

He praised the Speaker for his astute leadership of the legislature, highlighting the continued harmony in the House, which has fostered a strong and positive relationship between the legislature and other arms of government.

Governor Oborevwori said; “Under your keen leadership, the state parliament has maintained a peaceful atmosphere and consistently prioritized the timely passage of Bills that directly improve the lives of our people.

“On behalf of my family, the government and people of Delta, I celebrate with you, our dear Speaker, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, on the occasion of your 46th birth anniversary.

“Mr. Speaker, I commend your wisdom in carrying out the duties of your office, and as Deltans, we appreciate your commitment to enacting people-centered legislation.

“I take great pride in the outstanding achievements you and your colleagues have made in passing people-centered Bills and Resolutions that promote good governance and the growth of our state, in alignment with our MORE Agenda for Deltans.

“As you joyfully celebrate this special day, I pray that you continue to mark your birth anniversary in good health, with greater fulfillment and long life dedicated to serving our state and humanity.”

Delta State Governor, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has reiterated the state government’s willingness to partner with the Federal Government for the overall socio-economic development of the state.

Governor Oborevwori disclosed this in his remarks at the inauguration of the reconstructed 9.6km Abraka – Oben Road and flag-off of reconstruction of failed portions of Abraka – Agbor Road (Phase 1) in Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state.

Represented by the State Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Comrade Reuben Izeze, Governor Oborevwori said his administration remained irrevocably committed in its partnership with the President Bola Tinubu led federal government for the transformation of the state.

He said the Oborevwori governance philosophy believes that if the Federal Government succeeds it would dovetail in the success of the subnational governments.

He commended the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC for the initiative to reconstruct the all important access road from Abraka to Oben and called for the completion of the road to Benin.

“I thank the board of the NDDC for the vision and for acknowledging the challenges and for giving the policy guideline for the execution of this laudable project.

“I am glad that the NDDC is giving special attention to reconstruction of failed portions on roads across the region.

“The Government of Delta State believes very strongly and firmly that we are partners in progress with the Federal Government led by President Bola Tinubu.

“We believe in the success of the Federal Government because of the nature of our Constitution and its operations, the success of the Federal Government will naturally translate to the success of the states as well.

“Governor Oborevwori therefore wishes to commend President Bola Tinubu for his support for the board of the NDDC thus far and urging him to continue to do more for the people of the Niger Delta,” he added.

On comments by former Speaker of the State House of Assembly and member representing Delta State on the NDDC Board, Governor Oborevwori said the Delta State Government had shown verifiable commitment in its interventions on federal roads across the state, recalling the state of the Benin – Warri Road before the state government intervened.

“I recall vividly that Mr Speaker as he then was approved funds for the rehabilitation of the Benin – Sapele road by the Delta State Government.

“While he was Speaker, the Delta State Government saw the need to intervene on the Benin – Warri highway particularly from Amukpe to Effurun.

“It was important we intervened at that time because vehicles were spending days to commute from Benin to Warri.

“The Government as at that time rehabilitated that road under his watch as Mr Speaker, therefore to give the impression that Delta State Government was leaving everything for NDDC is a fallacious misrepresentation which I needed to correct here and now.

“Let me inform you that the bridges coming up in the Warri area is a Federal trunk A road and the state government is intervening there to reduce travel time.

“The Ughelli-Asaba dualisation project is about 180km, I urge you to take a drive from Ughelli-Asaba and see the wonderful intervention of the Delta State Government on a federal highway.

“This road you have come here to flag-off I can tell you that we have intervened severally on this road.

“Governor Oborevwori’s good works have been acknowledged by THISDAY/ARISE News and now New Telegraph Newspaper as Governor of the year (Infrastructure).

“I don’t know if the NDDC mobilises contractors but today in Delta State we mobilize our contractors up to 40 percent so that they will not suffer from the vagaries of inflation.

“I thank Mr President for picking very good people in managing different ministries departments and agencies for the good of Nigerians.”

Minister of Regional Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh, thanked the NDDC for heeding to President Tinubu’s directive to reconstruct section one of the road from Abraka – Oben.

While commending Governor Oborevwori for his interventions on federal roads in the state, the Minister urged Governors across the country to see interventionist agencies as partners in progress and not as competitors.

Chairman NDDC Governing board, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, commended the executive management for giving vent to the board’s directives, adding “we are glad that work has started along the Abraka – Agbor Road and the Uromi junction at Agbor.

Managing Director of NDDC, Chief Sam Ogbuku said NDDC was working well under the full guidance of President Bola Tinubu to improve on infrastructure in the Niger Delta.

“Before reconstruction of this road, we intervened in some areas of the East West Road to ensure the people do not suffer unnecessarily.”

He commended state governments for their contributions to the development of the Niger Delta, adding that the NDDC was just an interventionist agency aimed at complementing the state governments.

Action packed Delta State Governor, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Friday night, emerged New Telegraph Newspaper “Governor of The Year, 2024” for his efforts in the infrastructural development of the state.

The award which is coming on the heels of a similar honour by THISDAY/ARISE MEDIA Group for fiscal discipline and infrastructural development of the state, was presented at a well attended ceremony held at Oriental Hotels in Lagos.

Governor Oborevwori who was represented by his Deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, said the award meant a lot for the Governor and Deltans as it would deepen the partnership with the people of Delta State in delivering democratic dividends.

He said the Oborevwori administration had done well in improving infrastructure across the state by completing inherited and newly initiated projects without borrowing a dime.

According to him, “this award means a lot to us because what it means is that it’s making us to have that confidence that what we are doing as a government is what our people actually want us to do, and the whole world is seeing it.

“So, we are very happy and we thank the management of the New Telegraph Newspaper for recognizing what we are doing for our people in Delta State.

“This government made promises when we were coming on board. We told the people that this government is going to be government for the people, that we are going to do more, more in the area of infrastructure, which has just been stamped today.

“We have so many infrastructure projects in Delta State. All the ones we have inherited, we have either completed, or near completion. No one was abandoned.

“We have initiated new ones, which are also either completed or ongoing. So, we are doing what we were elected to do, to make life more meaningful for Deltans, that is why we are very happy with this award.

“To shock the whole world, all we have done to date, we have not borrowed a dime, that is to show the financial capability of our able governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori.

“All the areas that the government set out to work on, we are working on all. If you look at the field of education, I think we are the only state that has four public universities running very well.

“All these universities have been strengthened, day in, day out. A lot of projects going on. We have recruited teachers to ensure that our children get the best of education.

“When you go to the area of health, in the health sector, we are also strengthening all the health facilities that we have in the state and even building new ones.

“Right now, I can tell you that there’s a giant ongoing project for the College of Health Technology in Ovrode, in Delta State.

“In every field that we make Delta great, in the field of agriculture, we are there, in the area of human capital development, we are raising new entrepreneurs through the D-CARES programme and people are happy with us,” Onyeme added.

Chairman of the occasion, Chief Olabode George, said the award celebrates those who have contributed to the unity, growth and development of the country.

While calling on the coming generation to have a contrite spirit and to live their lives by contributing to the growth and advancement of the nation.

Publisher of the newspaper, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, congratulated the awardees on their well deserved honour, adding that the newspaper had done well since inception.

Earlier in his welcome address, Managing Director and Editor-in-chief of New Telegraph Newspaper, Mr. Ayodele Aminu, said the award was put in place to assess and reward hardworking Nigerians in governance, industry and other spheres of life.

He said the newspaper believes that such honours would spur the awardees to achieve greater accomplishments in national development.

At the ceremony, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, was awarded Minister of the year, while Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo was honoured for securing Nigeria’s oil assets with integrity and patriotism.

Delta State Governor, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Friday, commiserated with the Clark family over the demise of their patriarch, Pa Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, describing him as a patriotic Nigerian with robust integrity.

Governor Oborevwori, who paid a condolence visit to the bereaved family at the Kiagbodo country home of the late elder statesman, said the deceased nonagenarian was a household name in the country, adding that he lived a fulfilled life.

According to him, Pa E.K. Clark, as he was popularly known, was very committed to the development of the Niger Delta and the country at large, adding that he had left indelible mark in the history of the country.

The Governor, who was accompanied by the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor, and other top government functionaries, disclosed that the foremost Elder statesman was always very bold, courageous, focused and articulate.

“Looking at the faces of the people here today, you see that they are celebrating our father who passed on recently.

“It is with profound sorrow that l extend my deepest condolences to the family of Pa E.K. Clark, the people of Kiagbodo, the Ijaw nation and the people of the Niger Delta, over his demise.

“Papa was somebody that is a household name in this country; he has lived a very fulfilled life. He was a man with robust integrity and was very committed to the development of the Niger Delta and the country at large.

“He has left indelible an mark in the history of this country. If you look round the Niger Delta today, you can hardly see anyone that is vocal like him.

“If you read his book, ‘Brutally Frank,’ you will know that he is a man with sharp memories. He was somebody who while alive, when you call your name in this Niger Delta, he will tell you the lineage of your family. So, he was somebody that was very bold and courageous.

“When we spoke last, Papa said to me that l am doing very well as Governor and that if l was not doing well, he would tell me as well.

“He don’t mince his words. He was very very focused and articulate at all times. His memory was very sharp and l know that throughout this period, we are going to be the host state,” he said.

While assuring members of the family that the state government would stand behind them and the Ijaw nation throughout the mourning period, the Governor, also, commiserated with the entire Kiagbodo, Burutu Local Government and Ijaw nation over Pa Clark’s demise.

Responding on behalf of the family, the eldest child of the deceased nonagenarian, Mrs. Rebecca Okorodudu, who was joined by her uncle, Prof. Collins Clark and other family members, expressed appreciation to the Governor for the condolence visit, even as she assured him that they would continue to support the policies and programmes of his administration.

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has been honoured by the Ethiope Baptist Conference in recognition of his numerous contributions to human capital development, the advancement of good governance in the State and for the growth and advancement of God’s kingdom.

 

The award was presented to Governor Oborevwori during the 11th Annual Ethiope Delta Baptist Conference held at Orerokpe, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State.

 

Presenting the award to Governor Oborevwori, the President of Ethiope Delta Baptist Conference, Rev. Dr Friday Ejobee, said the Governor was honoured by the Baptist Church for his exemplary leadership and passionate interest in the development of Delta State.

 

He commended Governor Oborevwori for his passion for the church and assured him of the prayers of the church for a successful administration.

 

He said Governor Oborevwori was underrated but had surprised naysayers by his outstanding accomplishments in office.

 

Ejobee said, “we, as a people, at our Executive Committee meeting, while we were looking at those who had affected the church massively in the state and beyond, the name of Governor Oborevwori ranked number one and the Executive Committee unanimously voted and approved that during the 11th annual conference we extend a special invitation to Governor Oborevwori to be honoured by the Baptist people for his exemplary leadership and passionate interest in the development of Delta State.

 

“We have identified the role you have played, particularly the interest you have for the work of God and I must commend you for approving the sponsorship of 250 pilgrims to the Holy Land.

 

“I am a Pastor and not a politician but I know that, as of today, we are not aware that any other person is contesting to be Governor in 2027.

 

“We only know of Elder Sheriff Oborevwori and we are very sure that when the time comes, we will do what we know how to do best.

 

“The Ethiope Baptist Conference, therefore, presents this award to His Excellency, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, in appreciation of his numerous contributions to human capital development and the advancement of good governance in Delta State as well as the growth and advancement of God’s kingdom.”

 

Responding, Governor Oborevwori thanked the Ethiope Delta Baptist Conference for the award and acknowledged the Church’s pivotal role in his emergence and performance thus far as Governor.

 

Represented by his Senior Policy Adviser, Rt. Hon. Funkekeme Solomon, Governor Oborevwori said that the church had been quite instructmental to the success of his administration.

 

He noted that, as a man with the fear of God, he was always passionate about the advancement of the church as well as transforming the landscape of the state.

 

The governor attributed the successes recorded by his administration in the areas of infrastructural development, and other areas, to the fervent prayers of the church, and, thus, solicited for more prayers of the church to enable him do more for Deltans.

 

He added that his government was poised to restore the lost glory of Warri, bringing education closer to the people, ensuring the massive return of investors to the state, and the creation of jobs, amongst others.

 

He said, “The fervent prayers of the church have contributed immensely to the success of the Oborevwori administration in the last 19 months.

 

“Governor Oborevwori is interested in bringing education closer to the people and that is why he has established a campus of the Southern Delta University at Ozoro in Orerokpe. The establishment of these institutions is part of his M.O.R.E Agenda.

 

“Just last week we had the maiden Exco meeting for 2025 and lots of projects were approved across the three senatorial districts in the state.

 

“Governor Oborevwori is consistent in policy formulation and implementation and, on his inauguration day, he announced to the glee of the whole world that he will restore the lost glory of Warri and its environs.

 

“So far, he has pursued that vision unrepentantly by engaging construction giants, Julius Berger to construct flyovers and road expansion works so that Warri can regain its lost glory and for investors to return.

 

“Oborevwori was properly selected by God to advance Delta and it is my prayer that the church will continue to support his administration beyond 2027 to 2031.

 

“Do not be tired in praying for Governor Oborevwori who has shown capacity and compassion in the governance of the state,” he added.

 

In his sermon centered on evangelism, the guest Preacher, Rev. Gideon Oyibo, said evangelism was a key responsibility of all Christians and not for preachers alone.

 

The cleric remarked that the message was apt, going by the unwillingness of most christians to go for evangelism.

He noted that evangelism was very important to God who is more interested in seeing souls saved for eternal life, rather than being destroyed in hell.

Other eminent personalities, including Dr Caroline Unobunjo, were presented awards to for their contributions and support for the church and humanity.

…tasks workers on small subsistence farming

Delta State Governor, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Thursday, flagged-off phase three of the state’s grains palliative distribution exercise with a charge on civil servants and other workers in the state to engage in small – scale farming to mitigate rising hunger across the country.

Governor Oborevwori gave the charge at the Delta Agricultural Procurement Agency, (DAPA) Warehouse, Ibusa, Oshimili North Local Government Area of the state.

The Governor, who said food security was very important in the light of the rising incidence of hunger in the country, charged the subsidy palliative distribution committee to ensure that all farmers were carried along, insisting that not all farmers were members of the farmers’ association.