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PDP governors have no preferred candidate – Okowa

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2017 0

The Chairman of the PDP Central Convention Committee and Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has dismissed as unfounded, the insinuations that the PDP governors are working for a particular national chairmanship aspirant. There have been accusations by some aspirants that the PDP

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Delta Assembly okays Okowa’s N4.5bn bond request

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2017 0

…APC kicks, alleges fraud, maladministration The Delta State House of Assembly has Okayed a request from the State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa for the issuance of N4.5 billion performance bond by Fidelity Bank for the Warri-Effurun Water Scheme concession on behalf of the state government. The Speaker, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori read the request from the […]

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Southern governors meet in Lagos today, 12 years after last meeting

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2017 0

….Fiscal federalism, devolution of powers top agenda Twelve years after their last gathering, governors from the Southern part of Nigeria will on Monday converge in Lagos to deliberate on how to forge stronger ties for the three geo-political zones. In a statement signed by the Secretary to the Lagos State Government (SSG), Mr Tunji Bello, […]

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Let’s respect party structure, Okowa tells PDP members

Ihesiulo Grace 25 February 2017 0

DELTA State Governor. Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to respect and support the party structure. The Governor who made the call Saturday in Asaba during an enlarged stakeholders’ meeting of the PDP, specifically, called on all political office holders to support and sustain the party in their […]

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PDP CRISIS: ‘We Have Hope In Supreme Court’

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2017 0

DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has expressed hope that the Supreme Court will upturn the judgement of the Court of Appeal proclaiming Alhaji Ali Modu Sherif as the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), asking party faithful not to waver in their belief in the party. Addressing members of the Delta Central […]

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Okowa calls for high moral standard in children

Ihesiulo Grace 23 February 2017 0

TO ensure a better future for Nigeria, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has urged teachers to inculcate high moral standards in children for the future of the nation. Governor Okowa made the call on Thursday in Asaba during the commissioning of the Royal Mira All Saints International School. According to him, “if there is no moral instruction […]

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NIGER DELTA: Okowa Urges UK, Others To Invest in Employment Generating Ventures

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2017 0

TO consolidate on the existing peace in the Niger Delta region, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has urged the United Kingdom and other countries who have stakes in the region to invest in employment generating ventures. The Governor was speaking when the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Arkwright paid him a courtesy […]