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Delta State All Progressives Congress, APC leader, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, has address the massive supporters of the senator representing Delta Central senatorial district, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege stating that, “Omo-Agege was at no time the candidate of the party nor was he at any time the Senator-elect” for the district.

Olorogun Otega Emerhor Emerhor’s reaction is coming on the heels of the ruling by the Federal High Court, Asaba, which upheld the legitimacy of the Chief Cyril Ogodo led executive as the authentic APC executive in the state, saying, “Omo-Agege knows I’m now the Senator-elect.”

Emerhor in a statement yesterday explained that the mainstream of the APC in Delta State which he led, produced the Ogodo led executive which accommodates over 70 percent of leaders and members of the party alongside over five governorship aspirants in the state. Based on the ruling, Emerhor who emerged as candidate for Delta central under the Ogodo led executive, said: “The Ogodo-Exco produce by the mainstream has always been the authentic executive. We only had a period when an illegal Exco was foisted on the party. What the court did on its Monday ruling was just to restore the legal Exco into its proper position. “I emerged as the Delta Central senatorial candidate against Senator Ovie Omo-Agege who emerged from the Prophet Jones Erue Exco which the court has now declared illegal. Legally and physically, you can’t build anything on nothing.

Omo-Agege built his candidature on nothing and it has given way and has collapsed. But this is beyond just me and Omo-Agege as the mainstream also had a governorship candidate, Prof Pat Utomi, 3 senatorial candidates, 10 House of Representatives and 29 houses of assembly aspirants. “This case is testing the rule of law and party due process. APC won a number of positions during the general elections. Recall that the Asaba high Court on October 17th 2018, restrained the APC national not to submit any candidates list to INEC and INEC not to accept any candidates list from the APC before the determination of the case. Any list APC went ahead to submit and INEC accepted respectively was in contempt of court order.

Omo-Agege as a lawyer cannot boast that the ruling has no consequences as the so-called consent judgment they keep building their hope on only dealt with the congress election of wards and LGA Excos and not the primaries of candidates and in any case, was dealt a death blow at their own appeal to the appeal court in Benin and at the Asaba federal high court.

Omo-Agege knows I’m now the Senator-elect! “So, legally and in reality, Omo-Agege was at no time the candidate nor was he at any time the Senator-elect. Same for the other positions were APC won in Delta State. Not until the court ruling on Monday when the court authenticated me and others from the Ogodo Exco primaries can anyone legally claim to be the Senator-elect or any other position in Delta APC. “Omo-Agege as a lawyer cannot boast that the ruling has no consequences. The so-called consent judgment they keep building their hope on only dealt with the congress election of wards and LGA Excos and not the primaries of candidates and in any case, was dealt a death blow at their own appeal to the appeal court in Benin and at the Asaba federal high court.”

By Emeka Nwokocha

Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU), Delta Broadcasting Service, Warri Chapter, has finally suspended all work activities at the station following a work-to-rule action commenced by its members today, Wednesday 20 March, leading to a shutdown of the Delta Rainbow Television (DRTV) and Melody FM radio station.

A visit to the DBS, along NPA Express way, Edjeba-Warri, in Warri south local government area, tells the story better, as the workers diligently wear a red ribbon on their wrist, signifying unalloyed solidarity to their union in its effort to righting the many wrongs bedeviling the Delta state owned station, and getting it take its pride of place in the broadcasting industry.

Commenting on the development, Comr. Isaac Oboh, Chairman of RATTAWU, DBS, Warri, lamented the decrepit state of the station in recent time, even as he attributed the protracted woes bedevilling the broadcasting house to poor management.

Comr. Oboh noted that DBS had been enmeshed in administrative quagmire, a development he said seriously hinders the growth of the state owned broadcasting house over the years.

Reeling out some of the inherent challenges in the station, Comr. Oboh said the operational vehicles have broken down, except one, which often breaks down anytime it goes for operation. Stating that the absence of functional equipment at the broadcast station is enormously limiting its operations.

Continuing, the RATTAWU Chairman said “the radio signals “go off and on” during the rainy season for nonavailability of thunder arrestor, a basic protective equipment.

“In this era of technological innovation, instead of using microwave links to connect to our transmitters, we use physical lines that are vulnerable to lightning and thunder strike,” he stated.

Adding, “the situation is so pathetic as DBS, Warri currently depends fully on public power supply. Meaning, when power is interrupted, our TV and Radio signals automatically go off air because we can no longer transmit our programmes, until whenever power is restored.”

Comr. Oboh however noted that the broadcast station has a brand new 500KVA power generator which has not been installed, including a relatively new 350KVA power generator whose problem is simply lack of maintenance. He wondered why power supply would be a hectic and insurmountable issue that regularly brings the operations of DBS, Warri to a halt.

He called on governor Ifeanyi Okowa to intervene urgently in the epileptic operation of the broadcast station, stressing that the station has dedicated and efficient manpower to deliver quality service if the right equipment and comfortable work atmosphere is put in place.

Reacting to the role of the administrative board of the station in recent time, Comr. Oboh said, “no meaningful development has been attracted to the station since the board was inaugurated.

Speaking on the work-to-rule action, Comr. Sonia Unobunjo, Chairman, Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), DBS Warri Chapel, said that the exercise was meant to compel the management of DBS, Warri to put its acts together to ensure the operations of the broadcast station are improved in all ramifications.
“We have decided to embark on work-to-rule action in the hope that it would bring to fruition the work tools and conducive environment we seriously demand to make us efficient in our duties.

“Recall, we have some pending issues since February 2018 which we have presented to management but still, nothing has been done till date. The reason the management has kept mute over the issues, I do not know. Again, It will surprise you to know that we don’t have water in our toilet facilities, even the smallest work tool, “broom” for cleaning the environment is a scare resource.”

Continuing, Comr. Sonia expressed concern about the untidy condition of the station, saying “the environment is taken over by weeds to the extent that reptiles invade offices.”

Lamenting the state of the News and Current Affairs Department of the station, Comr. Sonia said more than 20 dedicated senior and junior reporters, including senior correspondents come to work without basic work tools to do their duties.

“Would anybody say that the two cameras Delta State government gave to the station not quite long ago, is all the news department needs? As a media house, the news and current affairs, marketing and programmes departments need cameras to function optimally. The truth is, if there is a breaking news, we cannot get to the spot with our full work paraphenelia, because vehicle is a challenge, even cameras too.”

She continued, “even papers and ink to print reports are often not available at the news department. These are minor materials needed for the day-to-day running of the station. We don’t need governor Ifeanyi Okowa to provide this little materials for the station. We don’t need the governor to provide water pumping machine for the station.”
Comr. Sonia said, “since the instrument of dialogue had exhaustively been used to call the attention of the DBS board, and the management to the pressing issues, still nothing had been done, then the work to rule action becomes inevitable.”

“Perhaps, our crying out will bring the long expected change,” she stated.

By Felix Igbekoyi

ASABA – Barrister Ovie Omo-Agege, Senator Representing Delta Central, has vowed that no one remotely connected with Senator Bukola Saraki agenda will be allowed into the leadership of the Senate.

Omo-Agege, who also gave an insight into how the next leadership of the National Assembly would be selected, lamented that for almost three of the four years of Buhari’s first four years, those he termed as Saraki’s relegates regime made sure all agenda of the government were shot down.

According to him, this was necessary to avert a repeat of events of the out-going Assembly, where the agenda of the All Progressive Congress (APC) was truncated due to the Saraki factor.

Omo-Agege maintained that the APC leaders were determined to ensure that there was no repeat, and that the only way to do that was to ensure that President Buhari, as leader of APC, would consult with the party’s caucus on who should emerge Senate President.

While saying there was no time he said Buhari would handpick the next Senate President and other principal officers for the Ninth National Assembly, he also said he had not told anyone that he would run for the Senate Presidency.

“For that reason, we are saying, it is the party’s caucus that will meet in consultation with Mr President and decide and recommend for the leadership position. And Mr President is the head of that caucus. We’ll no longer allow relegates to govern the National Assembly. When they did the last time, you saw what happened,” he stressed.

The lawmaker said though he was as qualified as any other ranking senator to be Senate President, “I have not told anybody that I am interested in running for the Senate Presidency. But, having said that, I am just as qualified as any other ranking senator of the Ninth Senate.

“So, when the time comes, depending on the decision made by the caucus of the party – Mr President and other relevant stakeholders – and depending on where it is zoned to. After the zoning, we consult ourselves and comply with the rules.”

A 63- year-old businesswoman, Mrs Mabel Alli, on Friday prayed an Igando Customary Court in Lagos, to end her 41-year-old marriage to husband, Richard, alleges that he sleeps with their daughters and has impregnated her sister.
She told the court that her husband sexually molested all their three daughters and was a womaniser.

“After impregnating my sister, he took one of our daughters to the hospital to have an abortion.

“My 13-year-old girl also reported to me that he always sneaks into her room to have intercourse with her.

“I have caught my husband red handed on top of our third daughter. My friends and domestic staff are not exempted, I have caught with them too” the petitioner alleged.

The petitioner said that her husband was fetish and also wanted to use her for money ritual in order to finance his political ambition.

“He has taken me to various herbalists in Badagry, Sango and other places for money ritual; I followed him because he said it was for goodwill.

“I stopped following him to herbalists when the last herbalist he took me to asked me to come alone the following day but I went with one of our daughters.

“He told me that I should stop following my husband about and should run for my life as he wanted to use me for ritual or make me mad, so he can inherit my properties which include cars and houses.

“My husband collects money from me using charms, spent it on his political ambition but he eventually lose the election.

Mabel alleged that her husband does not take care of the children.

“Everything rests on me, I shoulder all his responsibilities of feeding the family, paying the children school fees among other responsibilities.

”I beg the court to terminate this union. I am no longer interested because my husband wants to kill me,” she told the court.

However, Richard, who denied all the allegations, welcomed the divorce suit, saying he too was no longer interested in the marriage.

He claimed that he was the source of his wife’s wealth.

After listening to the submissions of the estranged couple, the President of the Court, Mr Adeniyi Koledoye, adjourned the case until May 2, for judgment.

NAN

The Executive of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Delta State Council, wishes to on behalf of the entire journalists in the state, congratulates His Excellency, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State, on his re-election victory at the just concluded 2019 gubernatorial election.

Reports from across the state, adjudge the process leading to the re-election of the governor as free, fair and transparent, and therefore credible. Thankfully to God almighty, the outcome is contrary to fears of threat to peace, order and security of lives and property.

The victory is a bold endorsement by Deltans of the principle of equity and rotation of the governorship seat among the three senatorial districts in Delta State. It is also an endorsement of continuity of the development strides of the governor owing to the overwhelming votes he got from all the nooks and crannies of Delta State.

The council salutes the patience, tenacity and doggedness exhibited by Senator Okowa all through the electioneering period and thank God almighty for crowning his efforts with victory.

The Council also congratulates all other parties and their candidates, particularly the All Progressives Party (APC) and its candidate, Chief Great Ogboru, on the concerted efforts put in the campaigns, which the council believes, have helped to make for engaging and robust electioneering campaigns in the state.

While the council calls on all political parties and their candidates that participated in the gubernatorial election in the state to accept the outcome with gallantry, it equally urge the re-elected governor to be magnanimous in victory by extending hands of fellowship to all stakeholders in the Delta State development project.

The council believes that after election, governance should follow; which is why the governor must endeavour to concentrate on the continuation of development and progress in the state. Deltans and politicians should also allow for governance, development and progress after the elections and avoid politicking for the next elections.

As a body, the leadership of the union in the state pledge to contribute objectively to facilitate the success of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa administration and look forward to an ever robust relationship with the Government of Delta State in deepening democratic tenets and good governance.

The council prays for God’s continuous guidance, grace of insight like that of King Solomon on Governor Okowa and the will-power to fully accomplish the content of his administration’s blueprint tagged the SMART Agenda

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UGHELLI -The Chairman of the Delta State Health insurance contributory scheme , Olorogun Dr. Isaac Akpoveta and also a top party Chieftain of the people’s Democratic party, pdp have congratulated Senator Dr. Ifaenyi Okowa for his re-election in last Saturday’s gubernatorial election.

In his congratulatory message, Akpoveta described the gubernatorial election as a fair and honest exercise that permitted the full expression of the sovereign will of the Delta people.

The Chairman of the health insurance scheme said in re-electing Okowa , the people had shown that the Governor believes Delta should move forward to its better future instead of returning to the mistaken ways of the past.

To Deltans, Akpoveta said: “You have chosen victory over defeat, hope over despair, prosperity over poverty. You have elected the path toward a greater Delta instead of that toward our lesser selves”.

“With this election, Delta signals to Nigeria and the world our unalloyed embrace of democracy and our unflinching determination to perfect this democracy. While this election was free and fair, we also must acknowledge the isolated incidents of violence. Deltans were killed and injured during what otherwise was an exemplary democratic procession. Such things should never happen and do us no good,” he said.

Akpoveta stated that Delta will be stronger today again under the leadership of Dr. Ifeanyi who he said has continued to lay the critical reforms that constitute the foundation for durable, broadly-shared economic development.

Akpoveta congratulated the pdp and Okowa saying with the Governor at the helm for four more years, the state would achieve greatness.

“More importantly, congratulations to the Delta people for the wisdom and courage shown in deciding that the best of Delta still resides in our future and that Gov. Okowa is the man you best trust to lead us into that future. Posterity shall reward you for what you established on election day,” he added.

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OVIRI – OLOMU, As the governorship and Assembly elections figures poured in from across various unit in the state after many months of campaigns heeding the clamour and cries for Okowa and Izeze re-election, it has finally become a reality with the formal announcement by INEC declaring Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa and Comr. Reuben Izeze, DTHA , Ughelli South constituency of the PDP winners.

I congratulate Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa on this historical and unprecedented victory, and urge him to view this triumph as the will of God, translated through the resilience of the people. I call on Okowa and Izeze to be magnanimous in victory and use his unique stature as a statesman to reunite the Ughelli South and Delta state at large and heal whatever, crack that maybe in the political demography due to the electioneering process.

I also congratulate all pdp Candidates who won, every one who participated and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), for a keenly contested race. The Governor has no doubt earned his place indelibly, in the history of the Delta. Deltans home and abroad have spoken in an unmistakable terms that Deltan’s unity is guaranteed and that the people’s will must remain the compass for attaining power and exercising constitutional authority. Undoubtedly, this victory belongs to all Deltans and we all look forward to a more inclusive government, where all Deltans irrespective of their party, religious or ethnic leaning will freely without hindrance contribute to the new government that will take office on May 29th, 2019 .

Today’s election results marks the beginning of a new chapter in our state’s democratic history. As we turn the pages, with the emergence of Okowa re-election as our governor again, I want every Deltans to know: “This is your victory.” This is your victory because many of you have waited for a day like this, when your votes would truly matter – when your efforts would truly count. That day has finally come. We have shown that though we may disagree on the way to the road to get to the promise land we have shown that our differences will not tear us apart. That though we are of different religion, tongues and tribe, we are first and foremost Deltans and will remain so through thick and thin.

Deltans, this is your victory. All those who believe in inclusive equitable and prosperous Delta this victory is yours. This is the victory for all Deltans of principle who like some of us want to see the completion of project started by Okowa in his first tenure and where all seen completed, and where government serves not just the interest of a select few, but rather dedicated to uplifting the lots of the teeming masses irrespective of tribe, religion or party. That Okowa re-election will bring succour and prosperity to all Deltans.

This is our collective victory. There is no victor no vanquished. Starting today; the democratic principle of “Of the people, for the people, by the people” is finally enthroned. Everyone must benefit from the dividends of democracy, Okowa re-election is a divine mandate.

To those youths, mother’s , father’s who stood in line, braved the weather, and waited behind to cast their ballots, count their votes and protect their votes, you must celebrate yourselves. You are the champions of this democracy. You are all the lifeblood of this great nation of ours. We promise you all Development and dividends of democratic ruling.

I reiterate: this is a new chapter therefore, the work starts now. I enjoin every Deltans regardless of what divide of our numerous political divides that they stand on, to join us in working to establish a stronger, and more united Delta

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ASABA – Following the Gubernatorial election of Delta State, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, the Delta state governor re-elect and first citizen of Delta state. Delta state Attorney general & Commissioner for Justice , Barr. Peter Mrakpor has sent his congratulatory message to Okowa.

The congratulatory message which was issued on Monday, immediately after Okowa Thanksgiving praise at government house Chapel, ASABA, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Comr. Akpovoke Otiti, rejoiced with Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa on his re-election after a keenly contested but peaceful electoral process on Saturday 9th march 2019, and confirmation on Monday morning by the Independent Electoral commission, INEC.

The Attorney general called on state Gov. Re-elect to be prepared to put his new position as the governor re-elect to build bridges of prosperity for all Deltans. That his victory is not only for the party, pdp but for the entire deltans. He should use good office in the service of his people and country as well as to dedicate himself to building on and surpassing the worthy legacies of his predecessor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, and working with party Chieftains and traditional rulers across the state to foster greater harmony, peaceful co-existence and faster socio-economic development of his people and all Nigerians.

Mrakpor however prayed that God will grant Okowa immense wisdom and courage required to oversee further progress and greater prosperity of Delta

UGHELLI: Crisis brewed in Ughelli as the candidate of the Accord party, Hon. Chief Christopher Obiiwevbi Ominimini proceed to Abuja to stop INEC from issuing certificate to the APC Candidates who won the DTHA seat of Ughelli constituency 11.

The Executive Director / Project of Niger-Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Engr. Samuel Adjogbe and Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege conspired to work against me, molest and intimidate all my party agents, direct the Election Officers (E.Os) to make sure all my units result from in Evwreni are been cancelled and all been made in favor of the APC candidate.

” just the way Adjogbe boost on telephone conversation with me. “I have to exposed our secret meetings , how Adjogbe was begging me and threatening to stop my payment of my NDDC contracts if I fails to deliver Barr. Evelyn Oboro and Barr. Samuel Mariere of the People’s Democratic party, pdp. Which I reluctantly refused, that I cannot work against Omo- Agege , if I do he will definitely work against me in Orogun, but I and my supporters should vote for President Buhari but he told the NDDC EDP that he cannot work against Sen Ovie Omo-Age because if i work against Ovie Omo-Agege definitely he will work against me in my own election, I bluntly decline Adjogbe:s offer.

Ogoni Olomu was thrown into festive mood following the announcement of the governorship and States house of Assembly elections yesterday with sen. Ifeanyi Okowa and Hon. Reuben Izeze of PDP as winners in Ughelli South local government area.

A PDP youths mobilizer, Prince Sony Ogbon Jifas who was exerted over the results from Asaba and Ughelli south LGA congratulated Gov. Okowa and Izeze for their victory saying it’s a victory deserved.

Jifas also commended the good people of Ughelli south Constituency for their massive support and votes for the People’s Democratic Party PDP in the local government and Delta State in general.

Prince Sony Ogbon Jifas in his congratulatory message to Governor Okowa and Hon Reuben Izeze, described the PDP victory in Ughelli south and Delta State as divinely motivated and called on the opposition parties to work with the Governor and Izeze for the progress and development of the state and constituency

Once again congratulations your Excellency Dr Ifanyi Okowa and Hon. Reuben Izeze member-elect Ughelli south constituency.

comrade Ogbevire Efekoha who thanked Olomu people for their commitment towards the reelection of Reuben Izeze and gov Okowa commended the youths for the peaceful conduct.

He stated their second mandate is going to bring us all better experiences, fortunes and prosperity; for the path of the just shines brighter and brighter to a perfect day.

Expect a better representation, better and more empowerments and other dividends of democracy in Delta State and Olomu in general.