In apparent display of the popular saying that “Charity begins at home,” the All Progressives Congress (APC) Delta South Senatorial District candidate, Hon. Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, officially informed his ancestral family on his ambition to run for the senate. Hon Joel-Onowakpo made his ambition known to the Kalama Royal family of Aviara, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, his roots, barely 24 hours after he was declared winner of the APC Delta South Senatorial District ticket. He said it was only proper and fit to visit his ancestral family to formally inform them of his ambition haven secured the…
Author: Spade Nigeria
I heartily congratulate His Excellency, Atiku Abubakar, the former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on his election as the Presidential Candidate of our great Party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general elections. I commend all the other Presidential aspirants at the PDP National Convention for their courage, patriotism and remarkable spirit of sportsmanship which they displayed throughout the consultation period up to the National Convention. There is no gainsaying the fact that all our Presidential aspirants are eminently qualified and that their aspirations were driven by patriotism in line with the mission of the…
On behalf of the people of Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency and Deltans in general, I congratulate and celebrate our beloved Governor, His Excellency, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, the Governor of Delta State, his amiable wife, Her Excellency, Dame Edith Okowa, the Government and people of our dear State, on this auspicious occasion of Governor Okowa’s 7th anniversary on the saddle. Within this period, God has used Governor Okowa to bring about all-round transformation in all sectors of the economy of our State, through his intensive implementation of his unique and well-thought-out Smart Agenda and Stronger Delta mantra. I celebrate Governor…
“I am not the impressionistic type, the Lord asked me to contest the Governorship seat, I have peace of mind following the directive of God”. The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barrister Kingsley Burutu Otuaro hinted the above statement during his thanksgiving service for his successful outing in the Governorship race. The Thanksgiving service was held at the Christ Embassy Church, Airport Road, Warri. According to Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” It is with this understanding that the Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barrister…
Boardroom Merchant and chairman of Nigeria Manufacturers Association, Chief Ede Dafinone has won the Delta Central senatorial primaries for the 2023 elections. The primary election was conducted at the Ughelli Kingdom Hall in Ughelli north local government area of Delta state saw Ede, the sole candidate winning with a total of 383 votes. A total of 425 delegates were accredited to vote at the primaries and 387 voted where four votes were void. Declaring Dafinone the winner, national officials of the APC led by Prince Eke said, “We all witnessed the transparency of today’s APC primaries in Ughelli north and…
The attention of the Movement for Stronger Delta (MSD), has been drawn to a recent press statement titled: “OKOWA AND ESISO’S JOURNEY TO MURDER DELTA PDP: THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS”, issued on May 27, 2022, and signed by Engr. Aruoture M. Efe, Spokesman, Delta State Concerned PDP Leaders’ Forum. As far as we are concerned, this statement is distasteful, uncharitable, totally unnecessary, annoyingly unbecoming, and unfortunately immature from a group which calls itself ‘Concerned PDP Leaders Forum’, especially at this auspicious time, when the party has just concluded its hugely successful primaries for all elective positions across the State.…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA Indicating his Party’s readiness to win all elections in the State next year, renowned grassroots politician and technocrat, Hon. Joel-Thomas Onowakpo, MBA, FCA, FCTI, who emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) Delta South Senatorial District candidate yesterday, said the APC, was hungry for power to develop Delta State. The Harvard trained business mogul stated this while responding to questions from journalists after he was declared winner of the APC Senatorial District primaries conducted yesterday, at the Civic Center Oleh, in Isoko South Local Government Area of the State, While debunking the rumour of existing fractions in…
By Sunday Wale Adeniran Wike was never going to be the flag bearer of any of the two major parties. Of course, he almost got it but that’s where it ended – almost. Of course, it is true that our system is no where close to perfection. It’s not even close to being average but a person of such character can never be allowed to be on the ballot of a major party as president. Being a governor itself was a grief error by Mr Patience Jonathan and his husband, Goodluck. That’s why I wasn’t carried away by the…
National Leader of All Progressives Congress and frontline presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for emerging as the flag bearer of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, following the primary conducted at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Saturday. Tinubu commended Atiku for his patriotism and commitment to Nigeria’s progress. Tinubu also congratulated the other contestants for the orderly and peaceful way they conducted themselves and for pledging to rally round the winner, in the true spirit of democratic sportsmanship. He expected the former Vice-president , who was also the…
By Ena OFUGARA John 11:35 Jesus Wept James was running for Governor. The elites, including the Edewors, Ibrus, et al had chosen Engineer Kragha, a known institutionalist. My family is close to the Ofotokuns, a ruliing family of Oghara, resident in Sapele. The day James Ibori came to see Gabriel Ofortokun, (something they may deny) Gabriel looked out his window and said he was not home. And that was how James Ibori decided to go with the STREETS over the elites. It was BRUTE FORCE over the panache and sophistication of the elites. And with that, the elites were pushed…