Tag: Ifeanyi Okowa
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Uduaghan’s defection: ‘We are Stronger,’ Gov. Okowa’s aide reacts
Personal Assistant to Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has reacted to the recent defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) of Emmanuel Uduaghan, immediate past governor of the State. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Uduaghan defected from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (APC) on Tuesday and immediately attended with President Muhammadu Buhari the APC national caucus meeting that…
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Delta Assembly approves extension of tenure of DESOPADEC board
The Delta Assembly has approved Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa’s request for the extension of the tenure of the current board of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) by six months. The approval of the request followed the motion moved by the Majority Leader, Tim Owhefere, which was seconded by Mrs. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu (PDP-Ethiope…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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Okowa calls for engagement of youths to check restiveness
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has called for spirited efforts to get youths engaged in order to check restiveness and criminality in the country. Governor Okowa made the call on Wednesday in Asaba when he received a team of World Bank, European Union and Federal Government officials. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the officials were in the…
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Okowa urges non-indigenes to partner with Delta Govt.
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called on all the non-indigenes of the state, to partner with his administration to sustain peace for development to thrive. Okowa made the call on Wednesday in Asaba when the leadership of the Arewa community in the state paid him a courtesy visit as part of activities marking the…
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Array of aspirants on PDP platform is good omen – Gov. Okowa
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has described the array of aspirants for the presidential ticket of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 general election as a good omen that will give strength to the party. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the stated this on Tuesday in Asaba during a consultation visit by the former Governor…
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‘I have not decamped,’ Adolor Okotie-Eboh declares
Chief Adolor Okotie-Eboh says he has not defected to the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State that he remains a staunch member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State. Reports emerged on Tuesday that Chief Okotie-Eboh and a number of his followers had left the APC at the visit of former Governor…
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Okowa congratulates Paul Usoro on his emergence as NBA President
Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has congratulated Mr Paul Usoro, (SAN) on his successful election as President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA). Okowa who described Usoro’s emergence as thoroughly deserving and an inspiration to young lawyers who look up to him for mentorship in their quest to make a name in the legal…