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By Steve Temienor

Popular politician and Ughelli north born activist Hon Ramsey Edigbue has dissociated himself from the zoning matra in Delta State politics, describing it as undermocratic and also non existent in the history of Delta state.

Edigbue who was speaking with newsmen in Orogun recently called for the isolation of the zoning formula from the politics of Delta as similar governorship elections in the state has been keenly contested with full participation of the three senatorial districts.

“Emergence of successive governor’s is a mere coincidence not product of zoning because other zones actively participated.”

According to Edigbue who is also the codinator of new Nigeria movement, in 2003 when democracy was incubating, Prince Ned Nwoko, Chief James Ibori, Chief Ogboru contested, similarly in 2007 when the eronous mantra began every senatorial districts enmassly participated which negate zoning formular. “In light of the above, it will be criminal for zoning to be selfishly introduced because it will not only encourage mediocrity and inferiority but also pave way for certain cabal to gimmickly retain power which will impede development.”

The unwritten zoning arrangement in Delta has seen power rotating through the three senatorial districts of the state, and expected to go back to Delta central in 2023 but political bigwigs from other districts have been seen indicating interest in the position with others describing it as rather too early for campaign.

While encouraging all Deltans to join hands with okowa to finish strong ahead of 2023 he also advocate for full participations of all senatorial district accros board in 2023 and trash zoning erroneous insinuations, for unity to thrive in the state.

By Akpovoke Otiti – Editor

T H E – Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria, OMPAN , Delta Chapter boss, Comr. Peter legecy, CEO, Online24 said that youths are still unaware of the implications and risks involve in human trafficking, that once a human traffickers got a victim’s consent by force , fraud or coercion , such person is usually made to take an oath of secrecy and allegience before their local witch doctor in a shrine who perform rituals to them.

According to him, must of the rituals are performed on the victims where the potentials victim’s urine , pubic hair, finger nails, eye lashes, menstrual blood , Under wears and many other personal belonging are been taken from them.

Human traffickers, their major targets are sales girls, in Restaurents, beer parlours, house girls etc, that once the rituals were done , it bears bond mark between the victims and traffickers, ” inspite of the oath of agreement the victim must reach his or her destination point only to realized the farce behind the early mouth watery promises of their white collar jobs overseas.

“And in this circumstance, such victims are told in strict terms not to renege on the oath of secrecy as it cannot be ‘reversed’. The OMPAN Delta Boss said.

The group pledged their total commitment and determination to defeat the scourge of trafficking in persons in their partnership with the Agency .

A church congregation tired of sowing seeds and not being able to harvest anything have unleashed their wrath on their pastor who came to the church in a new range rover.
Church Members Beat Pastor For Buying Range Rover With Tithe Money

The Ghanian pastor is said to have continuously asked his church congregation to give out tithe to receive more blessings. The church gave all they could but as days went by, their blessings showed no signs of knocking on their doors.

The young pastor was nabbed while entering a government building compound with his wife seated at the passenger’s seat. Fruriated, the youth of his church pounced on the preacher and his wife and gave them a thorough beating.

While roughing them up, they demanded that the pastor gave them back the tithes they had given at the church or else face their wrath. His wife tried pleading with the youths as his husband was clobbered mercilessly.

Here were some reactions:

Samgoody Okwuta Great. More of this may help stop the money Hungry thieves called pastors in Africa

EagleMan Joseph Kutuley Greg Nwoko This pastor runs an investment company that has not been able to pay the returns to those who put money in there.

Kamogelo Doda Modiselle Tithing is meant for church-related services and the benefit of the congregation. If the need and disparity in the church live far from the image and possessions the pastor acquires through tithes then people are at liberty to demand their money.

By Akpovoke Otiti – Editor

ABUJA – The Honourable Commissioner For Justice and Delta Attorney General, Barr. Peter Mrakpor is endowed with significant natural professional resources in handling his job efficiently. It will be incumbent on the Governor that his victory was an affirmation of Delta collectives voices and votes, that it would be best for him to harness these assets for the good of Deltan’ s interests in the state and be magnanimous in victory. Let him reach out to the polity who mounted a spirited and energetic campaign. They too must be gracious in defeat. The governor must be a leader for all and work for all Deltan irrespective of party affiliations,.

Delta peoples vote is a proof of the confidence that the people of delta retain in his leadership. He must now re-double his efforts to do even more for the people in his second term.

“Okowa must focus on the development of the state as he is the person, more than anyone else, who will determine the fate of Delta .

“He must do all he can to realise the potential of the state. He must take advantage of the state’s agricultural richness as well as its proximity to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and the commerce resulting from that closeness.

“I urge the opposition party to bring ideas for partnership and rally round Okowa for speedy development and growth for us all to work together in the interests of our state.

“Above all, I commend the people of Delta who came out to perform their civic duty and express their sovereign will in a clear and decisive manner. They have done their part; Okowa must now do his by providing good leadership and progressive governance to his people.” he said;.

The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, congratulated Governor Okowa on his victory at the Supreme Court, Abuja.

According to the Speaker, the victory of the Governor at the Supreme Court was well deserved and expressed gratitude to God for making the Governor coming out victorious.

In a Press Statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Dennis Otu, the Speaker said that he was very sure that the Governor was going to pull through at the Supreme Court where he was dragged to by Chief Great Ogboru of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

” Am so happy today that the election of His Excellency, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa was today affirmed by the Supreme Court, Abuja. This is a well deserved victory, it is a sweet victory and we give God the glory for everything”, he said.

He added that; ” I wish to use this medium to congratulate our Governor, His Excellency, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa on this victory at the Supreme Court, Abuja. The Governor is committed to a Stronger Delta State and we should all join hands with him in his determination to give our state the best. This victory at the Supreme Court, Abuja is for all and is a good one for our democracy”.

By Akpovoke Otiti

Olorogun (Mrs) Grace Aghoghovbia on Wednesday hailed the Delta State Governor re-sounding supreme verdict victory

She equally, congratulated Delta State People’s Democratic party, pdp, especially party faithfuls for the success story of Gov. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa Victory at the supreme court .

Mrs Aghoghovbia congratulated the governor in a statement she issued in abroad, tasking the governor and all newly appointed political officers on the platform of the PDP to uphold the tenets and values of the Peoples democratic rights, thereby affirming PDP’s political control in the Delta state is the best thing to must have done for the good people of Delta.

With this performance, Mrs Aghoghovvia noted that Delta “is the nerve centre of Pdp politics in Nigeria. We, thus, urge all those elected on the platform of the pdp to uphold the tenets and values of the peoples Democratic politics in the area as known for.”

She lamented that is too early to drag the state governor to issue of who succeed him, based on the rumour been padle on social media by some individual who do not mean well for delta people.

She, therefore, appreciated the team of the attorney and all party leaders, especially the party state Chairman, Barr. Kinsley Esiso, chief James Ibori for their contributions to the party’s victory in Delta.

Aghoghovbia also, thanked, Chief John Oguma, Dr Richard Kofi and host of many Others PDP chieftains in Ughelli South for their show of unity and love . , party leaders at all levels and all Olomu people, who contributed to the sterling performance of the PDP in the just concluded elections.

By Akpovoke Otiti – Editor

LAGOS – The former House of Representative member, and the People:s Democratic Party, National Leader, Chief Solomon Urhobojiyovwin Ahwinahwi , on Wednesday lauded the affirmation of Governor, Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa election victory by the governorship Supreme case held recently .

Ahwinahwi said the Supreme verdict was “a resounding judicial vindication of Okowa’s personal character and his electoral victory.”

The forme House of reps and national leader said in a statement entitled: “governorship supreme Verdict, Justice Served, Democracy Saved.”

“With the unanimous ruling of the Supreme Court ruling dismissing the All progressive Congress Election Petitions of the APC candidate, Chief Great Ogboru , today (Wednesday), the rule of law came to the defence of democracy by affirming the sovereign will of the people.

“Their wills were expressed during the governorship elections when a vast, compelling majority of the electorate cast their ballots for Okowa to serve a second term as their Governor

“Whatever partisan side one might take, all must agree that today was a bright day for the administration of justice,” Ahwinahwi said.

I , Okakuro, Hon. James Augoye , the Agadagba of Okpe kingdom and the Hon. Commissioner for works, Delta State , rejoice wihth Delta state government, His Excellency, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa over his victory at the supreme Court judgement today in Abuja.

The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.
In an unanimous judgment delivered on Wednesday by Justice Centus Nweze, the court held that the appellant, Mr Great Ogboru failed to prove allegations of over-voting.
He said that the appeal is a waste of the precious time of the Apex Court.

A community leader, Mr. Francis Onobruchere of Afiesere, Ughelli North local government area of Delta state, has denied involvement over allegations of attempt to overthrow the community executives and shooting of two persons last weekend.

Onobruchere who made this statement while speaking to newsmen, said nobody had plan to overthrow any community executives or shot anyone as being alleged and speculated by the community exco, describing the allegation as false and blatant lie.

A group was alleged to have attempted to take over power from the community executives last Saturday but was swiftly resisted by the community youths and two persons were alleged to have been shot during the process and they were said to have escaped for fear of being attacked.

Onobruchere said, “The issue is about agitation by some leaders of the community demanding for the community constitution, opening of bank account, five missing transformers and money being paid by oil firm and contractors operating in the community to the present executive for the past years not accounted for.

Mr. Onobruchere who represents Afiesere under OML 30 Community Development Board (CDB), said, “What is generating this is because some persons want to continue to rule the community without a constitution or account but some of us whom are elites from the community are against it.

“The present executives and those benefiting from the corrupt system are responsible for the current crisis in the community. On 6th of Dec, 2019, we got a report that some persons including the immediate past president, (names withheld) and the present executives held a meeting at one of the hotels in Ughelli where they plan to fall some persons that are opposed to them.

“When we got the information, we petitioned to AIG Zone 5 Benin, myself and Sunny Akponana who are the major actors who requested for constitution and account for the community. Evans Akponana also petition to Zone 5 and to confirm their threat, on the 13th of December, 2019 Evans was shot and kidnapped while his security guard was killed.

“Over the years until 2014 our community has no constitution and no bank account. In 2014 a committee was set up to draft a constitution and after working for eight months they came up with a constitution that was adopted by the community.

“In the GMoU signed by 112 cluster communities that made up the OML 30 with Heritage Company, article 13h says, ” Every community shall open a Freedom to Operate Account (FTO) where all CDS elements shall be paid.

“The CDS elements paid shall be for the execution of the project proposed’. The money from the FTO is different from the one from the money paid by the company under the GMOU. The FTO is paid by contractors handling contracts for the company to the community.

“For the past three and half years of this present administration, over N200million has been paid as FTO to the community and this money is being paid nto private account because the community has no account.

“They are attacking anyone on the other side as the called us from entering into the community. I want to call on the Federal, State and local Government, Security agencies, to ensure that nobody is denied entrance to the community and to forestall further breakdown of law and order.”

By Akpovoke Otiti

There were palpable tension in Rev. Francis Ejiroghene Waive’s Camp, the member representing Udu/ Ughelli Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representative , over the week days when some aggrieved members of All Progressive Congress, APC, set to dumped the party for the Peoples Democratic Party, Pdp in his mandate area.

The aggrieved members of the out going APC’s , who were Waive’s die hard supporters , explained that they are no longer comfortable with the leadership of Rev. Francis Waive, stressing they have to quit.

The aggrieved APC’s alleged that the leadership of APC neglected most of them who work tiredlessly for the party victories during the last general elections. That the leadership of the party are for some group of people whom waive and others pay attention to , instead of those who campaign for him vigoriously in the three local govt.

They further said; we believed in the ideology of competition assuring that they would not be part of the polity where the future of the people would be morgaged on the alter of boy – boy (loyalty).