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Uduaghan condoles Amori...says mother lived a fulfilled life
NDDC commissions 25 projects in 5 states
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IGER Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commissioned the Walisi Street in Rumuigbo new layout in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, in furtherance of its effort to fast-track the development of the Niger Delta region. This brings to 25 the number of projects handed over to benefiting communities in Rivers, Cross River, Abia, Edo and Ondo states in the last two weeks. The projects inaugurated within this period included roads, solar-powered street lights, solar-powered water scheme, rural electrification and housing projects. Addressing the Rumuigbo community at the handover ceremony, the acting Managing Director of NDDC, Dr. Christy Atako, urged them to make good use of the road and ensure that it was properly maintained. She promised that more projects would be commissioned in the coming weeks in all parts of the Niger Delta.
Nubi Education holds UK boarding school fair
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UBI Education Counselling will hold her fourth UK Boarding Schools Fair from October 4 to 7, 2013, in Lagos and Abuja. According to a statement by its Coordinator, Mrs Rose Olubodun, “ the fair will focus on primary and secondary schools, creates a forum for UK boarding schools providers to interact with parents and their wards, principals and counsellors of schools. "The last three fairs have been successful and beneficial to parents considering UK education for their wards.” It added that the fair includes a seminar on “why choose UK boarding school? This is a great opportunity for parents, principals and counsellors in international schools preparing pupils for boarding schools to expand their understanding about the boarding schools and enhance their effective counseling.”
BY FESTUS AHON
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VISIT—From left: Chairman, UAC of Nigeria Plc and Japanese Honorary Consul, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma and Japanese Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Masaji Matsuyama, during Udoma’s visit to Japan, weekend.
Rivers earmarks N100bn for free healthcare services BY EGUFE YAFUGBORHI
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ORTHARCOURT—RIVERS State Government has spent about N100 billion on healthcare delivery system in the state. This was disclosed by the Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Dr Sampson Parker at an event organised at the Braithwaite Memorial Hospital, Port Harcourt to appreciate ophthalmologists (eye specialists) from United Statesbased Hospitals for Humanity, who performed successful surgery with eyesight restored to over 200 glaucoma and cataract patients in collaboration with the Rivers State Government, weekend. He said that Governor Amaechi had released almost N100 billion for the health care delivery,
describing him as having a very kind heart for the people of the state. He thanked God for enthroning Amaechi as the Rivers State governor, adding that the governor had judiciously expended state funds for the people’s benefits. Parker said: “We have to thank God because He is the One that has made all these things possible. He is the One that at the right time decided to bring back Amaechi from exile to govern Rivers State. He is the One that made him (Amaechi) have a kind heart for the people of Rivers State. “I have been a doctor in this system for a couple of years before becoming a commissioner, and I have
senior colleagues here, I don’t think it has been this good for the health ministry as Governor Amaechi has done. If I am lying, please somebody should oppose me. “Since we came, just last night we were having a small chat and we were looking at how much had been expended on the Ministry of Health; almost a N100 billion has gone into free health care service for Rivers people. “We have done about 150 primary healthcare centres, general hospitals and equipped them and in staff development we have employed over 200 medical doctors, with nurses, 400, and given incentives to doctors to work harder."
Delta central bye-election: Group urges Ogboru, DPP leaders to endorse Dafinone
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BY EMMA AMAIZE
ARRI—A group, Urhobo Leaders of Thought, in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, has asked Chief Great Ogboru and other leaders of Democratic People’s Party, DPP, to support Chief Ede Dafinone for the Delta Central senatorial district byeelection, holding October 5. National Coordinator of the group, Mr. Michael Akpomughe, in a statement, said “Chief Dafinone’s victory is vital to the development of Urhobo land.” Recalling the contributions of the Late Senator Pius Ewherido to Urhobo land, particularly his effort to give the Urhobo a sense of
belonging, the leaders appealed to DPP, that it would be a great disservice to the memory of this illustrious son to work against Dafinone’s interest. The leaders urged Urhobos at home and abroad to embrace politics anchored on credibility, competence and ability of candidates to perform and deliver the dividend of democracy to the people. The group claimed that if the proper indices of assessment were used, “the next senator for Delta Central must be a person with articulate vision, unquestionable credibility,
level headed and above all, a disciplined gentleman in the person of Chief Dafinone. “Chief Dafinone stands out of the pack of pretenders, traders and contenders. He is an accomplished economist, a distinguished accountant, a large hearted philanthropist, a reputable humanist and a God fearing individual. “He is a very successful man, whose success flows not from his material possession but from the many lives he has touched in Urhobo land with his love and kindness. He is coming to serve and not to make money,” the leaders added
SABA—DELTA State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, yesterday, condoled the Amori family of Mosogar, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state over the death of their matriarch, Mrs. Obireyibo Amori. Uduaghan in a condolence statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Sunny Ogefere, said “though death is painful, but the family should give thanks to God over mama’s exit because she lived a fulfilled life.” According to him, mama lived well even to a ripe age of 93 years and was able to bring up children, who have made it to the top in their chosen fields, including Chief Ighoyota Amori, a Peoples Democratic Party stalwart and Senior Political Adviser to the Governor. The governor recalled that Mrs Amori was a mobiliser and a community leader, who affected many lives positively in her community.
Union petitions IG over alleged abduction of member BY TOMMY ANADUAKA
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EMBERS of OnichaUgbo Patriotic Union, OPU, have called on the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, to fish out one of their members, Mr Anthony Anizor, whose whereabouts has remained unknown since he was abducted two months ago by unknown persons in Agbor. In the petition by the union, through Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ikechukwu Aduba, OPU said Mr. Anizor was at the time of his abduction attached as a driver to the chairman of Ika South Council Area, Agbor. The petition stated that since the ugly incident, the wife and children of Mr. Anizor, who live in Asaba have been subjected to series of trauma as there was no trace of the whereabouts of their bread winner, while the police and authorities of Ika South Council Area were yet to come up with any useful information on the incident.