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Niger Delta Human Rights Activists Comrade Steven Luke Congratulate Comrade Ezekiel Kagbala as the acting spokesperson of Ijaw people's Development Initiative ( IPDI) Comrade Steven made the statement in the early hours in Asaba that the IPDI have made a very good choice by choosing comrade Ezekiel Kagbala as the acting spokesperson of the IPDI group because he is a vibrant and true fighter of the betterment of the Ijaw nation and Niger Delta region. Comrade Steven also thank the group national president Comrade Ozobo Austin for giving Comrade Ezekiel Kagbala opportunity to serve in the group which he know that Comrade Ezekiel Kagbala as a journalist and a publisher with is experience in the field of journalizing that he will take the IPDI group to a standard that they have never experience. Comrade Steven Luke also warned comrade Ezekiel Kagbala that so many people are looking unto him as a Comrade that have been advocate for the betterness of the Ijaw and Niger Delta ...

Anti corruption group in Nigeria, led by Comrade Steven Luke has joined force with Concern Bayelsa Youths (CBY) to call on the federal government to ensure that the Bayelsa State government gives account of its expenditure of the N38 billion reimbursement approved for the state recently. Last month, the federal government approved the fund as reimbursement for its spending on federal roads in the state. The approval was granted at the virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, yesterday made declaration that the state received 27billion instead of 38billion. As a group we don't want to drag words with the state government but we are calling on the federal government to publish the details of the amount refunded to Bayelsa as stand for transparency The CBY convener, Comrade James Ebikeme, on Tuesday, urged the federal government to ensure accountability on the fund. “The Bayelsa...

Group seeks accountability on FG’s N38bn reimbursement of Bayelsa State An advocacy group, Concern Bayelsa Youths (CBY) has called on the federal government to ensure that the Bayelsa State government gives account of its expenditure of the N38 billion reimbursement approved for the state recently. Last month, the federal government approved the fund as reimbursement for its spending on federal roads in the state. The approval was granted at the virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, yesterday made declaration that the state received 27billion instead of 38billion. As a group we don't want to drag words with the state government but we are calling on the federal government to publish the details of the amount refunded to Bayelsa as stand for transparency The CBY convener, Comrade James Ebikeme, on Tuesday, urged the federal government to ensure accountability on the fund. “...

The battle for 2023 Delta state governorship is causing ripples as Governor Okowa's appointee vigorously attacks former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, Oyovbaire warning them not deceive to Urhobo people, stating that Ijaws are heavily set to take over Delta govt house – Ijaw.    A press release signed by  Signed: one Okporu Ebi Augustine said "If Chief Ibori is too busy to probe into his archive then let him engage his aides to simply do the research for him about the PDP primary elections in Delta State since 2007". "As Chief Ibori and Prof. Sam Oyovbaire know very well, every transitional elections in the state is opened to every qualified Deltan from the three Senatorial Districts to participate. 2023 elections cannot be different. We did it in 2007 and 2019 and winners emerged in the persons of Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan from the Delta South and Sen. (Dr.) Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa from the Delta North respectively. On the claim by Chief Ibor...

New Delta Initiative Urges Gov. Okowa to Attract Investors, Economic Opportunities to Delta State A Nigerian based Development advocacy group, New Delta Initiative has appealed to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State to Attract investors and Economic opportunities to the State. In a statement made on Friday by the Coordinator in Asaba, Comrade Ezekiel Kagbala noted that creating a conducive environment for companies to return to the state is key to attracting investors and boosting the economic fortunes of the state. Ezekiel Kagbala noted that the state will be attractive for investors if the government create durable infrastructures. He said, "24 hours electricity, good roads, bridges drinking water Clean Environment, aesthetic environment and street lights will breed life in Delta cities as Modern infrastructure remains a basic need in Delta State. "It will be near impossible for Investors to invest in a state with dilapidated infrastructures of bad roads, pit...

It's as come to my attention, the acclaimed road master, His Excellency Dr, Sen Ifeanyi A Okowa the Governor of Delta State. Yourself acclaim road master and constructing roads for only one part of the state.  It also not advice for a Governor to only create well being for a particular environment. A State Governor who is to supervise and develop every Conner of the state and not just satisfied one jurisdiction and dump other area most especially the Ijaw nation and it's a slap to the entire Delta Ijaw local government areas. If I may asked, Okowa's projects are they made for only Northern part state or for all over Delta State at large? If it's for Delta State as whole the SSA's and SA's should advice him to amend himself as road master as he rightly promised. I Comrade Timipre Ndoni, being the Mouthpiece Of Ijaw Nation I hereby call on Sen Ifeanyi A Okowa, Governor of Delta State to be deligent in his promises, it's very obvious that Okowa negl...

Niger Delta Human Rights Activists Comrade Steven Luke have call on the Federal government of Nigeria do something meaningful concerning the NIMC that more centers should be made available because if truly the president Muhammadu Buhari administration is really fighting covid-19 in Nigeria. Comrade Steven Luke made this statement in Isoko North when he visited the local government secretariat for is NIN registration yesterday that there was a large crowds with what I experience yesterday at the NIN center, the Nigeria government is a joke that they are playing with the citizens of this great nation Nigeria. He also mentioned that the federal government have to make use of those polling unit centers as the NIN centers so that the citizens of the great nation Nigeria will know they are serious, he also statement that the federal government should order the nigeria police or state CID to move around those centers to arrest those collecting money from Nigerians before they coul...