Tag: okowa
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You are a man with good heart, Okowa tells Wike on birthday
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, on his birthday on Dec. 13. Okowa joined National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, wife of former Vice President, Mrs Titi Abubakar and other dignitaries at Rivers Government House to felicitate with Wike. He said the Rivers Governor was…
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[TNG Analysis] Delta Assembly Controversial Pension Bill: A legislative absurdity of the highest order
…Sam Obi to earn over N100m life pension …Delta lawmakers really did the unthinkable …will Okowa assent this Bill? By Emman Ovuakporie Laws all over the world are designed to stand the test of time and the passage of a Bill to accommodate an acting governor to earn life pension who acted for six weeks…
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Delta: Okowa appoints 11 permanent secretaries
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has approved the appointment of eleven permanent secretaries for the Delta State Civil Service and the Post Primary Education Board (PPEB). TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Lucky Omokri, Deputy Director of Information in the State Ministry of Information made this known on Tuesday while stating that the date for the swearing-in ceremony will be…
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Okowa inaugurates 42-member state advisory council
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Tuesday inaugurated a 42-member State Advisory and Peace Building Council with a charge on the members to sustain and deepen the peaceful atmosphere in the state. The council has Prof. Sam Oyovbaire, former Minister of Information, as Chairman. Okowa named former state Deputy Governors – Chief Benjamin Elue and…
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Okowa commissions Shell projects in Ogulagha, advocates peaceful coexistence
Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has commissioned 34 projects in Ogulagha kingdom, Burutu Local government of Delta state executed by Shell Petroleum Development Company and its joint ventures partners. The projects which were executed through the Global Memorandum of Understanding GMoU of Ogulagha Kingdom Cluster Development Board, OKCDB includes renovated Obotobo 1 Community…
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Nigeria@59: Time to rebuild our nation is now – Okowa
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called on citizens to eschew divisions and unite to rebuild the nation as the nation marks its 59th independence anniversary. The governor made the call in a goodwill message to Nigerians on the anniversary as conveyed in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika on Monday…
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Okowa swears-in Emuoboh Gbagi as Special Adviser On Youth Development
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Tuesday sworn-in his new Special Adviser on Youth Development, Chief Emuobor Kenneth Gbagi Jnr. The governor during the brief swearing-in ceremony however urged the youth to look inward and jettison the rush to other countries of the world, so as to reduce the inhuman treatments and deportation as…
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Okowa hails Team Delta for winning 5th NYG
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Tuesday congratulated the victorious Team Delta for winning the 5th National Youth Games (NYG). The governor’s congratulatory message was conveyed in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, on Tuesday in Asaba. Okowa praised the team for doggedness and determination which culminated in its back-to-back victory…
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Okowa condoles Okonjo-Iweala over father’s death
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Saturday, commiserated with the Okonjo family and Ogwashi-Uku community on the death of the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom, Prof. Chukuka Okonjo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Okonjo, the father of a former Minister of Finance, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala died on Thursday at 91. The governor’s condolence…
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Okowa felicitates with Asagba of Asaba at 95
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Saturday felicitated with the Asagba of Asaba, HRM Obi, Prof. Chike Edozien, on his 95th birthday and 28 years coronation anniversary on July 28. The governor’s message was conveyed in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Charles Aniagwu, on Saturday in Asaba. Okowa said that the…