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I support PDP’s guber candidate in Delta – Gov. Okowa
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta says he will continue to support the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Mr Sheriff Oborevwori. He told newsmen in Asaba on Monday that his decision was premised on the fact that Oborevwori was democratically elected at the party’s primary election. He recalled that Oborevwori scored 597 votes to emerge…
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Okowa berates opposition candidate, says ‘lies can’t make you governor’
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has berated an opposition governorship candidate for the March 11 Governorship elections in the state for alleging that his (Okowa) administration borrowed N850 billion. The governor, who did not name the candidate, debunked the claim as a lie, saying that a governor’s seat is a decent office and that only the truth would take any…
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Elections: PDP vows to retrieve mandate
The Atiku-Okowa Presidential Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party has vowed to challenge the outcome of the February 25 presidential election that returned the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, as President-elect. The campaign also urged party supporters to be worry-free as efforts are being made to retrieve the party’s mandate. Speaking on Wednesday evening through…
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Delta PDP chieftain dumps Okowa, joins APC after Tinubu’s victory
A prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Delta State and the Koromotiemowei of Ogbe Ijoh Warri Kingdom, Chief Aribogha Johnny, on Wednesday formally dumped the PDP and defected to the All Progressives Congress. Johnny, alongside his supporters, defected few hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the APC the winner of the…
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Okowa receives ADC defectors to PDP in Lagos, says “help coming to Nigerians”
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and the PDP Vice Presidential Candidate on Sunday received hundreds of defectors from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to PDP in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some Lagos ADC Ward and Local Government Executive members on Sunday officially announced collapse of their structures in the state, ahead of the general…
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Naira scarcity protests: Okowa appeals for calm
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has appealed to Nigerians to remain calm, amidst scarcity of the new naira notes. Okowa, the Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made the appeal in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, on Wednesday in Asaba. The governor’s appeal came on the heels of protests by some citizens…
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NEWSUnknown gunmen attack Gov Okowa’s security aides in Anambra, kill three
Unknown gunmen operating in the South-East struck again on Friday, killing three policemen from the department of Explosive Ordinance Device, (EoD), Delta State Police Command, Asaba. The victims, who were attached to the State Government House, were murdered in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. The policemen were on their way to Abia State. They were an advance team…
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Atiku, Okowa working to secure debt relief for Nigeria – Campaign spokesman
Spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Charles Aniagwu, says PDP’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is already working to secure debt relief for Nigeria. Aniagwu, also Delta Commissioner for Information, stated on Thursday in Asaba that Atiku and his running mate, Delta’s Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa were adequately prepared to transparently manage the nation’s economy and create…
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Dame Edith Okowa distributes food items to 2,900 indigent women
The Wife of the Delta Governor, Dame Edith Okowa, has distributed food items to 2,900 indigent women across the state, as part of activities to celebrate the yuletide. Presenting the food items to the 29 candidates of the State House of Assembly under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Asaba, Dame Okowa said, “these food items may not mean much…
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economy
Delta Assembly passes N571.6bn 2023 budget
The Delta House of Assembly on Wednesday, passed the state 2023 Appropriation Bill of N571.6 billion. The passage of the Appropriation Bill followed the adoption of the report of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation during plenary of the Assembly in Asaba. The budget is made up of Recurrent Expenditure of N235.5 billion and Capital Expenditure of N336.1 billion.…
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Nigeria
Nigeria @61: Okowa says we have made progress despite odds
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta says that Nigeria has made good progress in spite of security and economic challenges. The governor, represented by the deputy governor, Mr Kingsley Otuaro, stated this at the event to mark Nigeria’s 61st Independence Day celebration on Friday in Asaba. According to the governor, many people may not see the need to celebrate but for…
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education
Commissioner warns schools in Delta against collecting unapproved levies
Delta Commissioner for Secondary Education, Mrs Rose Ezewu, warned in Asaba on Friday that public and private schools must stop the collection of unapproved levies. She gave the warning when the state’s chapter of All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools led by its chairperson, Lady Winifred Emeni paid her a courtesy visit. Ezewu said that any public or…
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News
End poverty, Okowa urges political appointees
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has urged political appointees to be repository of ideas that will end poverty and social vices in the country. The governor stated this on Tuesday while inaugurating eight newly-appointed special advisers at Government House, Asaba. He noted that the times were difficult for Nigerians and that this was not the time for them to be…
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Asaba Specialist Hospital ready for launch on June 15 — Okowa
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has announced that Asaba Specialist Hospital had been completed and would be inaugurated soon. According to him, he would lead his Adamawa State counterpart,His Excellency, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 to officially inaugurate the ultra modern Asaba Specialist Hospital, located along Midwifery Road, Okpanam community in Asaba, beginning from 11am. Okowa stated…
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Gov. Okowa dissolves cabinet, sack aides
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Tuesday dissolved the State Executive Council, sacked the Secretary to the State Government, his Chief of Staff, Special Advisers and Chief Strategist. The immediate past Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, announced this while briefing newsmen on some of the decisions reached by the executive council in Asaba, before the cabinet dissolution. According to Aniagwu,…
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NEWS
COVID-19: Delta PDP empathises with Okowa, family
The Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has empathised with the Delta State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa and his wife Dame Edith, following the governor’s revelation that they tested positive for the Coronavirus. In a statement signed by the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, the party expressed its support for the governor, his…
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COVID-19: Patient goes missing from facility in Delta
The Delta State government has announced that a Coronavirus patient in one of its treatment facilities in the state has escaped. The state Commissioner for Information Charles Aniagwu, who disclosed this to the media on Tuesday, when he visited the Delta Chapter of the Association of Community Newspaper Publishers of Nigeria (ACNPN) and Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) in Asaba,…
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