[responsivevoice] Outrage and scathing criticisms have trailed Wednesday’s concessioning exercise of the ₦40 billion Asaba International Airport by the Delta State government to a Consortium, Asaba Airport Company Ltd. The concession is for a 30-year period and would fetch the government ₦4 billion. The Asaba International Airport was one of the legacy projects of the…
Uduaghan Cites Regional Development as Reason for Defection
The most commonly advanced reason for Emmanuel Uduaghan, immediate past governor of Delta State to dump the People’s Democratic Party, PDP for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has been his ambition to go to the Senate. At least that is the refrain from his associates and sympathisers. But those who say this perhaps forgot…
Uduaghan Sends Jitters to Major Opponent In Own Territory
For Emmanuel Uduaghan, the immediate past governor of Delta State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC for Delta South senatorial district in the February 16 National Assembly polls, it’s been harvest of goodwill all the way as he traversed the various communities and ethnic groups making up the senatorial district canvassing for votes.…
2019: Ibori’s Political Family in Disarray
Desperate moves by forces loyal to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in Delta State to whittle down the political influence of one-time governor of the state and acclaimed godfather of Delta politics, James Ibori, which led to the exit of Emmanuel Uduaghan, the immediate past governor from the PDP now threaten the cohesion of the hitherto…
Uduaghan Presents Deltas 2015 budget
Emmanuel Uduaghan, Delta State Governor, has presented a budget proposal of N327.68bn for the 2015 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly in Asaba. Uduaghan said the estimate contained a recurrent expenditure of N161.6bn and N166.07bn capital estimates, representing 49.32 and 50.68 percent respectively. He added that the 2015 proposed budget was lower than…
Commonwealth: Uduaghan vows to reward Delta athletes
Emmanuel Uduaghan, Delta State Governor, has promised to reward athletes who bring honour to Delta State at the ongoing Commonwealth Games. He disclosed this on his visit to the on-going Commonwealth Games in Scotland. “In Delta, we appreciate and reward all our athletes who bring honour to the state. You can see the marvelous…
Unlocking Economic Potential of Delta
The Uduaghan administration is transforming the economy of Delta State from one that is dependent on oil revenue to a diversified one Juliana Idafum is a petty trader in perishable fruits. In all the years she had been hawking in the neighbourhood of Nnebisi Roundabout in Asaba, life has never been as good as it…
Our Democracy Is Maturing – Governor Uduaghan
He once had cause to describe himself as the “guinea pig” of Nigeria’s democratic experiment. For seven out of the 15 years of Nigeria’s unbroken democratic journey, Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, a medical doctor and Commander of the Order of the Niger, CON, has been on the driver’s seat as the third executive governor of the…
