Archives for November 18th, 2019

ON THE DELTA STATE ASSEMBLY RECKLESS BILL ON SAM OBI’S PENSION

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By Zik Gbemre With regards to a report that the Delta State House of Assembly intends to pass a bill that will make Sam Obi, who was Acting Governor some years back under Uduaghan Reign, to start enjoying pension benefits of a Governor but reduced to Deputy, we believe this is another senseless and preposterous bill ...

ON EXPOSING THE EVILS IN THE NDDC: THE NEED FOR EVERY PERPETRATOR TO BE BROUGHT TO BOOK

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By Zik Gbemre ...NEED FOR OIL COMPANIES TO BE MADE TO ASK/DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THE NDDC LEADERS FOR THEIR 3% ANNUAL BUDGETS’ CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMISSION   While we had recently added voice to reiterate the urgent need for the new NDDC Board, which have been screened and confirmed by the Senate as required by the NDDC Act, ...

INEC declares APC winner of Bayelsa guber poll

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Mr David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the winner of the Bayelsa State governorship election which took place on Saturday. Announcing Lyon as the winner, the Returning Officer, Prof Faraday Orumwense, stated that the total votes cast stood at 505, 884 while the total valid votes were 499, 551. He added that ...