The Chairman of Isoko North Local Government Council, Hon. Prince Godwin Ogorugba, has charged factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, in the council area to unite and resolve their leadership crisis within three months.
Ogorugba gave the charge in Ozoro, on Monday, when he met with the leadership of the two factions in a bid to resolve the factional crisis facing the union for some time now.
Hon. Ogorugba while declaring that the park belongs to the council, said there was no need fighting over it and gave the two warring parties three months to resolve issues among themselves with the supervision of their counsels.
The Chairman also ordered that no party should sell tickets to drivers hence, free loading for three months within the affected area and instructed security agencies to ensure compliance.
The Council boss further said he would be carrying out major renovations in the park to give passengers some level comfort within the period.
Earlier, leaders of the two factions, Comr Charles Ogba and Comr Joshua Ogu presented their grievances with both laying claim to the park.l
The apex socia-cultural body of Isoko nation, the Isoko Development Union, IDU, Friday, endorsed the PDP Chairmanship candidate for Isoko North Local Government Council, Elder Prince Godwin Ogorugba for July 13, Local Government Council election in the state.
The IDU leadership poured encomium on Ogorugba for his selfless service and commitment to anything that concerns Isoko leaders and people.
The President General, Isoko Development Union, IDU, Prof Chris Akpotu gave the commendation in his remarks during a courtesy visit by Elder Godwin Ogorugba, accompanied by members of the Isoko North Campaign Council at IDU house, Oleh roundabout.
Akpotu said “Ogorugba’s coming is just to fulfill all righteousness, if not, he has been committed to doing good to all men of Isoko origin.”
Earlier, the Chairman of the Campaign Council, Dr Paul Oweh and Director-General, Hon. Emmanuel Egbabor, while introducing the party candidate, said Ogorugba, the immediate past PDP Chairman in the local government has been a household name and has been chosen as the chairmanship candidate of the party, adding that they thought it wise to visit the IDU President and the Exco to intimate them on the development.
In his remarks, Ogorugba thanked the IDU President and the union for the warm reception accorded him and his entourage.
He pledged to listen to meaningful advice from everybody and implement his “GOD WINS” Agenda in line with the MORE Agenda of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Isoko North Local Government Area Chapter, has announced Sunday, July 7, 2024, for the Ward rallies ahead of the July 13, Council elections in Delta State.
Director-General of the Isoko North PDP Campaign Council, Hon. Emmanuel Egbabor disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
Egbabor said that the 13 Wards in the Local Government Area would simultaneously hold their Ward rallies at 1pm on Sunday.
The Campaign DG urged all ward leaders and party stakeholders to mobilise adequately for the various campaigns at the wards to ensure victory for the party’s Chairmanship candidate, Hon. Prince Godwin Ogorugba, his running mate, Dr. (Mrs) Evelyn Aluta, and the 20 Councillorship candidates of the party come July 13.
The statement read: “Rising from a meeting of the Campaign Council, we have resolved that the 13 Wards in the Local Government Area will hold their Ward rallies at 1pm on Sunday, July 7.
“All ward leaders, elders, party faithful and stakeholders have been directed to mobilise massively at the various wards to ensure victory for our Chairmanship candidate Prince Godwin Ogorugba, his running mate Dr. (Mrs) Evelyn Aluta and the 20 Councillorship candidates of the party come July 13.” he stated.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Isoko North Chapter has constituted the campaign council for the July 13, 2024, local government council elections in the state.
The campaign council was inaugurated, Friday, at the Otor-Igho country home of the Member representing Isoko Federal Constituency Hon. Jonathan Ukodhiko by eminent lawyer and notary public, Vote Umukoro Esq.
The Campaign Council has Dr. Paul Oweh as Chairman, Dr Joseph Onojaeme, Deputy Chairman, while Hon. Emmanuel Egbabor is the Director General of the Campaign, Chief Jonathan Umukoro is Deputy Director General and Hon Mike Ogwah is the Secretary. Former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Leo Ogor and former National Vice Chairman South-South PDP, Chief Emmanuel Ogidi are to serve as leaders.
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Other members include Hon. Jonathan Ukodhiko, member representing Isoko North State Constituency, Barr. Bernard Odior, Commissioner for Health, Dr Joseph Onojaeme, Executive Director Finance and Administration, Chief Kome Okpobor, PDP Isoko North Council Chairmanship candidate, Prince Godwin Ogorugba, Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Okoro, Hon. Jude Ogbimi, Engr Goodnews Agbi, Hon. Christian Iteire, Sir Patrick Ferife, Barr. Isaac Atikueke, Hon. Richard Isagba, Dr. Nelson Ejakpovi, Chief Fred Obe, Hon. Oviemuno Oghoore, Comrade Zino Onaemor, Comrade Felix Ofou, Professor Usiwoma Enuku, Dr Evelyn Aluta, Evelyn Avro, Chief Emmanuel Edevor, Dr Patrick Akporuno, Chief Mike Ogwah, Chief John Araka, Chief Emmanuel Erezih, Innocent Osifihor, Daniel Omita and Timothy Ezue.
Also constituted are the various directorates, which include: Comrade Zino Onaemor- Security; Comrade Ovie Umuakpor – Youths Mobilization; Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Okoro – Finance; Mr. Richard Isagba- Field Operations/Works; Mr. Felix Ofou – Publicity; Ven. Robert Oziwele – Religious Groups; Ms. Evelyn Avro – Women Mobilization; Chief Kome Okpobor – Election Management; Chief Isaaç Atikueke Legal; and Chief Timothy Ezue, Contact.
Other Campaign Council members are: all PDP Elders and Leaders; all former and present elected members; all former and present political appointees; all former and present PDP LGA EXCO members and all Ward Chairmen and Secretaries.
Also appointed as Ward Coordinators are Hon. Frank Ozue Iyede 1; Mr. Mike Ekakitie, Iyede 2; Hon. Victor Oyibotha, Emevor; Hon. Benson Ubogu, Otor-Owhe; Sunday Ejoke, Otor-Igho; Hon. Francis Udubra, Owhelogbo; Mr. William Ejema, Ozoro 1; Odior Matthew Amudede, Ozoro 2; Hon. S. O. E Inonoje, Ozoro 3; Anthony Ugoji, Ellu/Ovrode/Aradhe; Omamuzo Ighoroje, Ofagbe; Hon. Fredrick Efeh, Okpe and Nathaniel Akemu, Oyede.
In his remarks, Hon. Bernard Odior thanked party leaders and stakeholders for their support for the party and appealed for patience among aggrieved persons.
He charged the Campaign Council to ensure victory for all party candidates come July 13, 2024.
Responding, Dr Oweh thanked leaders of the party for finding them worthy to serve, assuring that the Campaign Council would work assiduously to deliver the Chairmanship candidate, Prince Godwin Ogorugba and the party’s Councilorship candidates across the LGA.
Dr Oweh who is Chairman, Delta State Hospitals Management Board (HMB), said elections were done at the wards and units and charged ward coordinators to work hard in consonance with leaders and stakeholders to ensure landslide victory in all the units.
There was massive turnout of voters in Saturday’s Isoko North Local Government Area Constituency by-election for Delta House of Assembly.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that distribution of election materials from the Registration Area Centres (RACs) to the various polling units started at about 7:00 am while accreditation of voters began at about 8:30 am in some of the polling units.
The voters which included youths and elderly were happy to exercise their civic rights.
A participant, Mrs Aghogho Elias, said: “I want to cast my vote because I am alive.”
There were few vehicles and persons on the roads while security personnel manned various strategic locations and polling units across the state constituency.
This was in fulfilment of the directive of the Commissioner of Police (CP), Delta Command, Ari Ali, who had earlier issued an order restraining movement of persons between Friday midnight and 4:00pm on Saturday in the area.
However, there was complaint by some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over failure of the card readers in some of the polling units.
They described it as deliberate attempt to manipulate the results.
Mr Godnews Agbi, an APC chieftain, said that the failure of the card readers was a calculated attempt by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to thumbprint ballot papers.
“In Ozoro Ward 2, they tore the clothes off one of our agents and it is a deliberate plan of the PDP to thumbprint,” Agbi alleged.
In a Swift response, Mr Nelson Egware, Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa on Media, said that PDP should not be blamed for the failure of the card readers.
“When someone is falling, he usually look for something to hold on to.
“In my unit, card readers are working and people are voting, there is nothing like thumb printing of ballot papers.
“l believe that it is the same thing across the wards in the constituency,” Egware said.
The Chairman of PDP in Isoko North Local Government Area, Mr Godwin Ogorugba, expressed satisfaction with the turnout of voters.
Ogorugba, who voted at Otibio, unit 3, expressed satisfaction with the by-election.
Also, Mr Jude Ogbimi, PDP candidate in the by-election expressed joy at the peaceful conduct of the election while he voted at Otibio, unit 2.
TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the by-election was for the vacant Delta House of Assembly seat created by the death of Tim Owhefere, its former Majority Leader, in January at the age of 57.
The Commissioner of Police (CP), Delta Command, Mr Ari Ali has announced restriction of movement for Saturday’s Isoko North Local Government Area Constituency by-election in the State.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Commissioner of Police made this known in a statement issued by the acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Edafe Bright, on Friday in Warri.
He stated that 2016 police personnel have been deployed for the Isoko North Local Government Area Constituency by-election.
Ali said that the personnel were expected to provide adequate security for the electorate and INEC officials.
He said that they would also be at all the polling units and some identified hot spots in the local government.
The CP said that movement had been restricted around Isoko North LGA effective from Friday, April 9, midnight till 4:00 pm on Saturday.
The statement reads: “Following the Isoko North Constituency by-election scheduled for Saturday, the CP has deployed 2016 personnel to provide security during the election.
“The CP assures residents of the command’s commitment to ensure adequate security for everyone throughout the voting period.
“Front runners in the bye election should please caution their supporters and foot soldiers to refrain from causing chaos as such will not be tolerated.
“No Police aide or security agent will be allowed to escort their principals or any important personality to polling unit or on any movement while the bye election lasts.
“Any security aide violating this directive will be arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law”.
The statement quoted the CP as assuring the electorate that the police personnel would be professional in discharging their assigned duties.
The by-election is for the vacant Delta State House of Assembly seat created by the death of Tim Owhefere.
Owhefere died on January 27 at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba after a brief illness, at the age of 57.
He was the Majority Leader in the Delta State House of Assembly.
As part of measures to mitigate the effects of the two weeks’ lockdown ordered by the Delta State Government to check the spread of the ravaging corona virus (covid-19), a former Secretary to the Delta State Government (SSG), Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay has provided food items for his people.
Specifically, he handed over 20 bags of beans, 110 tubers of yam and 15 numbers of 25litres of palm oil to the Chairman of Isoko North council, Mr. Emmanuel Egbabor for onward delivery to the very needy in the council area.
Besides, Macaulay who is the Director General of Warri, Uvwie and Environs Development Agency (WUEDA) handed over 15 bags of 50kg rice, five bags of beans and four numbers of 25litres of palm oil to Owhelogbo community to be shared by the indigent ones irrespective of their political leanings.
Also, similar gesture was extended to the Children Revolutionary Foundation Orphanage in Irri.
Receiving the items for the Council area at the secretariat in Ozoro, the Chairman who was represented by Mr. Onome Eboh commended Macaulay for the gesture and urged other well-meaning individuals from the area to emulate him.
Similarly, the President General of Owhelogbo community, Chief Owo Ovuakporie said the presentation of the food items was timely noting that since the lockdown the poorer segment of the society has been finding it difficult coping with feeding.
He applauded the efforts and urged the people to pray for Macaulay who incidentally is the Okiroro of Isoko nation.
The Peoples Democratic Party in Isoko North on Saturday held its local government congress to elect new leaders for the party.
The congress which held at the Isoko North Council Secretariat field in Ozoro, was very peaceful.
The exercise which was conducted by Mr Appearance Esiso as Returning Officer, was also monitored by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC).
Mr Esiso said he was pleased with the peaceful conduct of the congress and commended leaders of the party for their good leadership.
He explained that the conduct of the Congress was in line with the provisions of the PDP constitution and described the exercise as peaceful and well organised.
Speaking during the congress, Member representing Isoko Federal Constituency, Hon Leo Ogor said he was pleased with the outcome of the congress and thanked party faithful for their support over the years.
“Today is a great day and I thank God for keeping me alive to witness this day. Let me thank you all for being here and for your support over the years. At the appropriate time, we will definitely sit down and celebrate and when I celebrate people will hear that I am celebrating.
“For those I have offended, let them forgive me as I have also forgiven all those who offended me. Let us be one and remain united as God has destined us,” he said
In his remark, Majority Leader of the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon Tim Owhefere congratulated the new executive and urged them to work hard to deliver all candidates of the party just as the immediate past executive performed wonderfully well.
“We thank God for a wonderful and peaceful Congress from the Ward to the Local Government Area. We observed all our party guidelines and we now have a new executive.
“I must thank our former executive for delivering all our party candidates just as I advise the new executive to emulate the activities of the past executive
“Let me assure those who couldn’t return to the executive to be patient with us as we are compiling names of those who didn’t make it and we will empower them. I am sure that Isoko North will continue to take first in this kind of activities,” he said
A total of 18 officers were elected by affirmation as the new local government executive committee members with Prince Godwin Ogorugba re-elected as the chairman.
Ogorugba, in his acceptance speech, commended leaders and party faithful for the peaceful conduct, saying that it was devoid of rancour.
The Congress was attended by leaders of the party in the area including Commissioner for Transport Hon Oviemuno Oghoore; DESOPADEC Commissioner Dr Paul Oweh; Federal Commissioner, Public Complaints Commission Hon Joseph Otheremu; Special Adviser to the Governor on Community and Rural Development Rt. Hon Emmanuel Okoro; Chairman Isoko North Local Government Council Hon Emmanuel Egbabor among others.
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