Tag: Delta State
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Photo: Protest in Delta
Protest by people from Origin/Kokori host communities, who shut the NPDC-run Erhoike flow station
Protest by people from Origin/Kokori host communities, who shut the NPDC-run Erhoike flow station
Protest by people from Origin/Kokori host communities, who shut the NPDC-run Erhoike flow station
Protest by people from Origin/Kokori host communities, who shut the NPDC-run Erhoike flow station -
Senator commended on projects, health bill
A political pressure group, known as Patriotic Isoko Ame Youth Movement in Ndokwa-East local government area of Delta State, has commended the Senator representing Delta North, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, for facilitating some projects to the area.
The group which spoke through its National President, Comrade Emmanuel Okezino Udogu, said it was happy and proud with, “the impressive performance of Senator Okowa at the floor of the Senate, especially in the area of debates on bills and motions. He has consistently displayed intelligence, maturity and good intention in contributing to debates on issues of national importance as they affect the well being of the citizens.”
Udogu expressed the group’s appreciation over the projects so far attracted by the federal legislator to Ndokwa-East and the entire Ndokwa land, which he said include water projects, internal roads drainages and construction and solar-powered street lights, adding that the projects have impacted positively on residents of the area.
He also commended Okowa for sponsoring the National Health Bill, which he observed would revolutionise the country’s health sector, while calling on all stakeholders to ensure the bill is given due attention.
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Delta State to immortalise Ojidoh
The Delta State Government has said the late FIFA-badged referee and former Football Association (FA) chairman of the old Bendel State, John Ojidoh would be immortalised.
This was disclosed by the Chairman of the Delta State Sports Commission, Amaju Pinnick .
Pinnick and the Edo State Commissioner for Sports, Christopher Okaeben paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Ojidoh at Illah, Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State on Friday.
The late Ojidoh died last week at the age of 87.
Pinnick described Ojidoh as a legend that contributed a lot to sports development not only in the old Bendel State, but the country as a whole.
“He left behind an indelible mark on sports development in Edo, Delta, the old Bendel State and the country in general.
“I always ran to him whenever I needed any advice and most of his pieces of advice are the success stories of sports development in Delta today.
“Just a few days before he passed on, I visited him and he expressed happiness with sports development in the country.
“While urging those he left behind to emulate his good virtues, I want to tell you that Delta State will immortalise him. We are going to have a physical legacy to remember him for,” he stressed.
On his part, commissioner Okaeben said the old Bendel State had lost an icon and posited that Ojidoh’s legacy and vision for sports development in the old Bendel State would never be forgotten.
While stressing the need for the late Ojidoh to be immortalised, Okaeben said: “This is because he has not only impacted knowledge but asset to future generations.”
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Community distrupts varsity examination in Delta
According to a student of Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun Delta State the host community of the insitution is protesting over inability of the school management to consider them for employment.
Below is the details of the situation as sent by the student who pleaded anonymity:
“I am a student of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Nigeria. Since yesterday Tuesday, the 7th of January, 2014, there has been a riot by the community where my university is located, together with other universities, concerning an employment issue.
“Our 2nd semester exams started on Monday 6th of January 2014. After Monday’s paper, on getting to school the following day (yesterday), we d students were surprised to see what was happening. We had prepared for the exam of that day, hoping that we will soon be ending d session after d exam. But the youth and women of d community where my school is located were busy rioting and protesting because they were not employed during d recent employment intakes.
“They said the school had neglected their host community in place of outsiders. So they disrupted normal activities of the school, and up till today 08/01/2014, we have not written d exam. They have gone violent, they put coffin covered with red cloth in front of d sch, with a black pot with palm oil inside, with other charms.
“Currently, academic activities in my sch has ended until further notice. And they’re ready 2 continue d protest until d Federal govt comes to their aid. We the students are angry because our efforts made in preparing for d exam are in vain. The school administration told us that they have seen d king of Uvwie kingdom to resolve the issue but it has worsened today, and d rioters are ready to continue d protest for a long time.
“I believe d cause of the riot is beyond what the angry mobs claimed. There must be some undercover things that the sch administration has been doing since, which d community happened to be aware of.
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Madam Ekpre-Olomu dies at 97
A community leader, Madam Adu-Awote Dorcas Ekpre-Olomu, has died at the age of 97 years.
Born in 1916, Madam Dorcas hailed from Igbide town in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State.
According to a statement from the family, there will be a Christian wake-keep and service of songs for the deceased at the African Church, Igbide at her husband’s compound, Ekpo Quarters on Friday, 27th December, 2013.
Madam Ekpre Olomu is survived by children, grand children and great grand children, among whom is Mrs. Fumilola Solomon.
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Delta Assembly recalls suspended lawmaker
The Delta State House of Assembly on Tuesday recalled its suspended lawmaker, Mr Edoja Akpodiete, representing Ughelli North I State Constituency.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Akpodiete was suspended on Sept. 26 over alleged gross misconduct, for a period of six months.
The recall of the lawmaker followed a motion moved by the Deputy Majority Leader of the House, Mr Johnson Erijo.
Erijo said that the lawmaker had shown some signs of remorse, adding that “he has also demonstrated that he is thoroughly remorseful for his actions, having realised his mistakes and also in the spirit of the yuletide season.’’
The motion, which was unanimously supported, was seconded by Mr. Efe Ofobruku, representing Uvwie constituency in the House.
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Delta to invest N1bn in agriculture
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State recently called for concerted efforts towards the growth of the agricultural sector and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) development in the state.
Uduaghan, while declaring open the Delta State Trade Fair 2013, in Osubi, near Warri, said his administration, as part of measures under the Delta Beyond Oil Initiative, had set aside N1bn market intervention fund.
The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Prof. Amos Utuama, said advanced countries of the world grew by developing their SMEs and agricultural sector, which served as a springboard for industrialisation.
He said, “Conscious efforts should therefore be geared towards the improvement of agriculture and SMEs in Nigeria to harness and channel production in industrial sector towards non-oil products backed by local materials.
“Trade fairs provide the needed platform to expose locally-made goods. They also afford local entrepreneurs the opportunity to interface with their counterparts from other parts of the world with a view to harnessing the various investment windows available and adopting international best practices in doing business.”
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‘Ughelli Power Plant can only boast of 300 MW’
Only 300Megawatts out of 972 Megawatts of electricity at the Transcorp Ughelli Power Plant, Delta State is dependable, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Adeoye Fadeyibi, has said.
He told The Nation that the company met 972 megawatts on ground, but discovered that there is only 300 megawatts capacity.
He said the company has enough gas to run its plant, despite that the product poses a problem to the growth of the industry.
“Though gas in an issue in the industry, it is not a general concern across all the power generation companies (GENCOs). What we have done in Ughelli Power Company is to look at the gas in place and see how far we can go. Based on our business model, we have enough gas to run 400 mega- watts. We have excellent personnel at the plant. I’m talking about existing resources in addition to support from international organisations. We are putting the right resources in place to foster the growth of the company,’’ he said.
Fadeyibi said the company has a rehabilitation plan, adding that it is committed to the transformation of the sector. He said this is the time to invest in power because there is market for it.
“We have to give the market a credit. We have a national bulk trader ( the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET). It is a party that sits between us and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). We have a suitable market in place to operate,’’ he added.
Similarly, the Chairman, National Electricity Regulatory Commission, Dr. Sam Amadi, said the coming of the 14 power generation and distribution companies would help in developing the sector. He said the firms would help in improving power supply and boosting socio-economic activities.
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Kidnap girl’s parents cry out over delay in suspect’s trial
The parent of a kidnap victim, Miss Tejiri Jegede-Ikpen has cried out over the alleged delay in charging the kidnap suspect to court by the Delta State Commissioner of Police.
The 11-year-old victim and a JSS 3 student of Presentation National High School, Benin-City, Edo State was kidnapped on June 28, 2013 on Adonophe Road, Ughelli, in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.
The father of the victim, Mr. Samuel Jegede-Ikpen, stated that on June 28, 2013, his daughter, Miss Tejiri Jegede-Ikpen returned from school after her JSS 3 examination and was kidnapped the following day.
Narrating the incident to reporters, Mr. Jegede-Ikpen explained that he took his daughter from school on June 27, 2013 after she had finished her examinations and on June 28, she went to her mother’s shop where a motorcycle rider who came under the pretext of buying drinks, deceived the little girl and took her away after telling her that her mother asked him to bring her.
Jegede-Ikpen said: “The suspect, on a motorbike, came to our shop and asked the salesgirl that he was buying drinks worth N11,400 and he paid only N10,000 and requested the salesgirl to come with her for the balance. While they were going, the salesgirl complained that the distance was much that she could not go further and the bikeman dropped her and demanded that his money be given back to him.
“The bikeman immediately returned to the shop where he asked little Tejiri Jegede-Ikpen to come with him that the mother asked him to bring her. She followed him until they got to a village called Ophorigbala in Olomu, Ughelli South Local Government Area before she realised that she was being taken elsewhere. She started struggling on the bike until she was taken to an abandoned building in the village in a vehicle in the company of three persons.
“It was a man who was going through that path that heard my daughter’s screams and confronted the suspect. Before then, they had asked my daughter to hide somewhere, but the man went ahead and saw the little child in the house and immediately alerted the community people who came and apprehended the suspect and handed him over to the police in Ughelli A Division after a face-off with the man.”
Jegede-Ikpen, who lamented that since the suspect was taken to Asaba, nothing has been heard about the case, even upon promises and expectations that the boy was going to be charged to court.
He alleged that the boy who allegedly confessed that another person gave him information that led to the kidnap of the girl, was neither investigated nor did the house the girl was taken to demolished, adding that he does not even know if the suspect has been released or not since there was no information about the present state of the suspect.
When contacted on the incident, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer Mr. Lucky Uyabeme said that the suspect would soon be charged to court.
