Fuel subsidy funds: “We are subsidizing more for the rich than the poor” – Okowa

Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to re-direct fuel subsidy funds to healthcare and education services to touch the lives of poor Nigerians, saying that continued subsidy on oil amounted to supporting the rich at the expense of the poor. Okowa made the call when he received the National […]

What we must do to manage current threats in Nigeria – Okowa

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Thursday said that Southern Governors’ Forum’s call for national dialogue was to discuss various issues and challenges currently confronting the country. Speaking when he received the National Coordinator and members of the Chartered Institute of Information and Strategy Management (CIISM) led by Dr Mustapha Olayinka, at Government House, […]

Nigerian Youth And Okowa’s Coming State Executive Council

It is now pedestrian information that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State recently dissolved the State Executive Council- an exercise that affected about 25 commissioners, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), the Chief of Staff, Government House, Senior Political Advisers and other advisers. It is equally a common knowledge that while explaining the reason […]

Why I sacked All Members of Delta State Executive Board – Okowa

Asaba – Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa on Tuesday, dissolved the entire state Executive Council. Also among those affected were the Secretary to State Government (SSG), the Chief of Staff, his Senior Political Adviser and all Special Advisers in the state. The immediate past Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu announced this while speaking to newsmen […]

Okowa’s Leadership Image and His 2044 Days in Office

For decades, no one says a report, around the world talked that much about the importance of a president’s first 100 days—until Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States took office in 1933. He took swift action to calm the nation’s crippling financial panic (cue the Emergency Banking Act and the “fireside chats” that became Roosevelt’s […]

774,000 Jobs: MURIC Fingers Delta State, Demands Transparency

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has demanded transparency in the implementation of the employment of 774,000 Nigerians in all the 774 local governments in the country which was flagged off on Wednesday by the Federal Government. The human rights group in a statement on Saturday by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, said: “We warmly welcome […]

Call for restructuring intensified as South-South leaders, FG finally meet

The earlier postponed meeting between Leaders of the South-South geopolitical zone and the Nigerian Government delegation, on Tuesday eventually happened, with the zone calling for restructuring, true federalism and devolution of powers to the federating zones in Nigeria. The consultative meeting involved a Federal Government delegation led by the Chief of Staff to the President, […]