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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Innovation: How to Turn Your Poo into Domestic Gas_By Tambou Stanley

It may interest to know that the world is gradually shifting from consumption of fossil fuel energy which is not environmentally friendly, renewable and sustainable to a more reliable energy commonly called bioenergy.

Traditional fossil fuel such as coal, crude oil and natural gas which is one of major sources of energy for cooking, lighting, electricity, transportation and heating has done more harm than good. In the sense that, it causes indoor and outdoor pollution as it emits objectionable gases including ammonia, carbon monoxide, carbon (iv) oxide and hydrogen sulphides and degrade land, air and water quality which consequently impact the health of man, aquatic and animal life.

Therefore, by the implication of the above, researchers discovered a new technology, now widely advocated in developing countries to redeem our fragile environment from climate change and global warming through anthropogenic activities and overdependence on fossil energy to a eco-friendly energy called biotechnology or biogas technology.

*FROM WASTE TO ENERGY*

Biogas technology converts waste to energy especially organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW). Municipal solid wastes are waste generally group into three broad categories:

i.commercial waste

ii. Industrial waste and

iii. Agricultural waste

*WASTE PROCESSING*

Waste is anything material otherwise thrown away after the complete utilization. Technically, one man's wastes can become another man's treasure as a consequence of technology and educational disposition.

Nowadays, waste whether organic (biodegradable) and metal, glass materials (non biodegradable) has be forge into useful material. Thus, the 4Rs of waste management, reduce, reuse, recycle and recovery.

Waste processing, therefore, is to convert uselessness to usefulness. In other words, WTE technology utilizes wastes as feeds, food, feedstock, fertilizer, fuel and finance.

Waste processing is the mediator of input (feeds) and output (products). It is transforming raw material useful products. Waste can be collected, processed and reuse. Hence, can be achieved through waste management techniques.

*TYPE OF WASTE TO ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

There are several WTE technology which are grouped according to development and chronology.

i. Incineration(Combustion)

ii. Pyrolysis

iii. Gasification

iv. Composting

v. Anaerobic digestion.

THERMAL AND NON THERMAL WTE TECHNOLOGY

The above WTE techniques can be categorized into two main categories which are thermal and non thermal.

Thermal waste processing involves complete burning in the presence or limited air. Examples include, incineration, pyrolysis and gasification.

Non thermal waste processing refers to a gradual fermentation of waste materials to form compost or biogas in the presence of oxygen and absence of oxygen. Examples are composting (required oxygen) and anaerobic digestion(no Oxygen).

Although, both technology produces three products biogas, biochar and bio-liquid(leachate) yet the existence or emission of impure gases which are toxic to the environment are inevitable if not we'll controlled. However, the best WTE technology is the anaerobic digestion which digests waste in closed and controlled container in the absence of oxygen to yield biogas under certain variables or parameters.

PARAMETERS OF WTE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION

i. Temperature: includes psychophilic 0-15°C - 15°C, mesophilic, 15°C - 25°C and thermophilic , 25°C - 70°C.

ii. pH: 6-7 range. If acidic or Alkaline inhibits methanogenesis. To maintain the pH NaOH or lime among others are added.

iii. Moisture: it must be wet and little water increases the moisture or wettability.

iv. Carbon-nitrogen ratio: More carbon tends to CO2 and more Nitrogen leads to NH3 formation respectively. Therefore, C:N ratio considerable equal.

v. Organic loading: Mass of faece used as feeds must be in the right proportion in order to get the biogas.

vi. Retention time: gas is not produced immediately the feed is fed to the digester. It has to stay or detain or retain for 21 - 30 days.

Vii: microbial populace: includes psychophile, mesophile and thermophile

STAGES ANAEROBIC PROCESS

i. Hydrolysis: reaction of water which converts organic polymers to monomers. That is, convertion of carbohydrates, fat and oil, protein to glucose, fatty acids. It is a slow process called the rate determining step.

ii. Acidogenesis: convert products of hydrolysis to acids.

iii. Acetogenesis: converts products of acidogenesis to acetic acids. It determines the methanogenesis process.

iv. Methanogenesis: converts products of acetogenesis to methane - the cooking gas. This final process of anaerobic digestion.

TYPES OF DIGESTER AND DESIGN

We have batch and continuous digester. The former is a container loaded with feeds and then sealed for days. The later is a container continuously loaded and interconnected to more containers.

Both digester size varies depending of the cost of the project.

Design construction consist of container, gas collector and connections etcetera.

FEEDSTOCK OF ANAEROBIC TECHNOLOGY

1. Human faece

2. Cow Dung

3. Pig dung

4. Chicken dung

5. Fruit waste

There are collectively called biomass. That's waste organic products.

PRODUCTS OF ANAEROBIC TECHNOLOGY/WTE

1. Methane 50% (Useful)

2. CO2. 20%

3. NH3. Fraction

4. H2O. Fraction

5. H2S. Fraction

6. Biosolids (useful)

APPLICATION OF METHANE

1. Methane is used for cooking gas.

2. It is used in gas generator for electricity.

3. it used for gas engine for transportation.

4. It is used for lighting and heating.

APPLICATION OF BISOLID

This is the solid waste or sludge products.

1. It is used as fertilizer.

2. It is used for landfilling.

Conclusively, biogas is renewable natural gas to substitute natural gas from fossil fuel that reduce air quality and causes pollution and climate change. Biotechnology can also reduce smoke generated from woodfuel and it application can help rural and urban residents with affordable gas which they can produce themselves without reliance on the government all the time for power.

Therefore, individuals, non governmental and government agencies should advocate for this innovation to safeguard our fragile environment.

Gen. Dimaro Commends Dikkio for a Job Well Done in the Amnesty Office

Francis Tayor

Warri_____ Former Niger Delta agitator, the leader of Delta Base Emadadja Camp 2 of the Presidential Amnesty lnternational, Gen. Dimaro Vwaghie, aka the Land Dragon has commended and expressed satisfaction on the lnterm Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Col. Milland Dixon Dikkio, for his unprecedented performance in handling the amnesty program in the past one year.

Gen. Dimaro made the commendation in Warri on Monday 9th May, 2022, while assessing the leadership style of the interim Administrator, noted that Col. Dikkio coming to handle the office has given the program a new lift whereby beneficiaries of the program are given what is due to them timely without delay.

He stressed that when Dikkio came into the system, the monthly stipends of the ex-agitators are promptly paid in 22nd to 25th of every month without delay. The allowance of those studying in various higher institutions across the country and abroad are also given adequate attention, thereby instilling peace and sanity in the amnesty program.

Gen. Dimaro also render unreserved public apology to the interim Administrator and other members of the amnesty office for his recent publication against them, saying he was misinformed by wrong persons. He however, pledge to support and work in harmony with Col. Milland Dikkio, Alfred Kemepado and the entire management of the Amnesty Office, adding that such publication will not occur again having known the truth and how things work in the amnesty office.

Meanwhile, read below details of the statement:

" I'm General Dimaro Vwaghie, a.k.a the land dragon 🐉 of Niger Delta, ex-militant leader of Delta Base Emadadja Camp 2 of the Presidential Amnesty International.

Firstly, l want to thank the Almighty God who keep us alive to see today. I want to use this medium to appreciate his Excellency, Col. Milland Dixon Dikkio, the lnterim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme and Hon. Alfred kemepade, HoR for the good work they are doing in the Amnesty office over the past year. For me and all the Niger Delta ex-agitators, thank you so much for your job well done. I want to use this medium to call on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari to extend the tenure of the lnterim Administrator of PAP, Col. Milland Dixon for his understanding of the programe. He is the only man who is capable to handle the Amnesty program without complain from the ex-agitators. He is the only man who can lead the Niger Delta people to the promise land. In the history of the Amnesty program, Dikkio is the first SA that keep to his words with action. He pays stipend in every 22nd to 25 of the month to all beneficiaries. It is God that send this humble man called Dikkio to come and help us from bondage of poverty to experience wealth.

Secondly, I want to sincerely render open apology and say a very big sorry to Col. Dikkio about what I published against him last month. I did it as a result of miss leading and false information from wrong people. sir please, I'm deeply sorry about my first publication, l want to say sorry for that, and l promise not to go back but rather to work in harmony with you and the entire amnesty office.

I also want to thank our Delta state Phase 2 Chairman, Gen. Solomon Adu and other ex-agitators who visited me while l was in the hospital bed, praying God to replenish you all in a thousand folds", the statement added.

Delta South Senate: The Man Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama, Rtd– NNPP Candidate For Delta South Senatorial District

Commodore Omatseye Oritseweyinmi Nesiama was born in Sapele, Delta State. He hails from ltsekiri Jakpa as an Uwangue-Ologbotsere family descendant, ljaw Kunukunu-ama Gbaramatu Kingdom as a Leigbene-Arifa family descendant and Umolo-Olomu as an Omotukoli family descendant respectively, in Warri South, Warri South-West and Ughelli South Local Government Areas of Delta State.

He undertook his early education in Delta State attending the prestigious Government College Ughelli. He began his military career at the Nigerian Naval College, Onne, as a member of the 5th Regular Combatant Course in June, 1984.

In furtherance of his military career, Commodore Nesiama attended several military courses, initially sub-specialising in Intelligence Statecraft, before qualifying as an Above Water Warfare (AWW) – Anti Air and Anti Surface Specialist.

He graduated as first in overall order of merit and second in overall order of merit at his Junior and Senior Staff Courses respectively, earning major awards in his time at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji—Kaduna State.

Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama

graduated as a Counter-Terrorism Fellow from the George C Marshall Institute for International and Security Studies, Germany in 2007. To cap his military education, he attended the prestigious PLA National Defence University, Beijing, China where he graduated with distinction in Defence and Strategic Studies in 2012.

In his quest for further enhancement in the civil management field, Commodore Nesiama obtained a Diploma in Sports Management with distinction at the National Institute for Sports, Lagos in 2001, a Post Graduate Diploma in Shipping Management in 2007 as well as a Masters Degree in Transport Management from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State in 2009.

Commodore Omatseye Nesiama is a highly resourceful personality with commendable organizational ability. He applies good tact with deliberate thought processes and good initiative to achieve desired results. He has a strong drive for success, which he has applied to rendering top-notch performances in his varied areas of call. He is a proponent of Strategic Thinking, a philosophy he gained while studying in China.

CAREER PROGRESSION/APPOINTMENTS HELD:

Commodore Nesiama got commissioned as a Sub Lieutenant in 1988, promoted Lieutenant in 1992, Lieutenant Commander in 1997, Commander in 2002, Captain in 2007 and Commodore in 2012. He held several appointments while in the service.

These include: Watch Keeping duties onboard various Nigerian Navy Ships, Staff Officer, Commanding Officer and Director at single and tri-Service levels at various strata of his military career.

Omatseye Nesiama

Other positions held are: Commander, Nigerian Navy Intelligence Annex, Lagos, Deputy Director Naval Transformation and Director of Physical Training and Sports at the Naval Headquarters, Abuja. He was also Command Ashore and Sea Training Officer at the Naval Training Command, Apapa before retiring honourably from Service in 2016.

POLITICAL AND ETHNIC AFFILIATIONS:

Commodore Nesiama is one of those privileged to be connected by birth to Jakpa as an Uwangue-Ologbotsere decendant, Gbaramatu as a Leigbene-Arifa decendant and Umolo-Olomu as an Omotukoli decendant. He is known to have associated very closely and shown uncommon loyalty to friendship while supporting many of his Isoko allies to achieve enviable military, sports and political leadership positions.

STRATEGIC EXPERIENCES:,

Commodore Nesiama served as Chief Security Officer to the Military Administrator of Enugu State, Aide de Camp (ADC) to Military Administrator of Abia State and General Staff Officer to the Honourable Minister of State for Defence and later to the Honourable Minister of Defence. He was member of the State Security Councils of Enugu and Abia States at different times.

The man Omatseye Nesiama INNOVATIVE AND UNIQUE ACHIEVEMENTS:

Commodore Nesiama was quite innovative while in and out of service in the Nigerian Navy.

He led the initial ECOMOG landing operation, which provided required intelligence that enabled the ECOMOG forces take-over of the strategic Liberian Port of Buchanan from the Charles Taylor rebel forces in April 1993.

He chaired the committee that developed new concepts and curricula for all the 11 professional training colleges and schools in the Nigerian Navy. His leadership effort was laudable especially considering the fact that this novel task had never been previously undertaken.

He designed and produced a Training Record Book for seafarers in line with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Standard for Training Certification and Watch keeping for seafarers (STCW) convention which got the Navy approval for use by the Midshipmen in the Fleet till date.

He is a recipient of the Delta State Heritage Award for Outstanding Leadership.

He is the first Nigerian to pass the prerequisite examinations to qualify as an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Licenced Athlete Manager.

He is the second Nigerian ever to pass the requisite examinations that qualify to be appointed into the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) International Technical Officials (ITO) Panel for competition management in Africa.

As Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, he set up an actionable strategic road map for an enhanced athletics performance for Nigerian athletes.

Some of these achievements are evidenced by the following: Chief of the Naval Staff’s Commendation in 2016, for Leading the Navy’s effort at reviewing the training curriculum of the 11 Nigerian Navy’s professional colleges and schools.

Ministerial Commendations for Excellence in Sports Management in 2013 and 2015 for his viable contributions as Nigeria’s Athletics Technical Director where he led National Athletics teams to the successes recorded in the African and World Championships 2013 and Commonwealth Games 2014.

Ministerial commendation for sterling performances and exemplary character displayed in the military field in 2007.

Enugu State Government Commendation for initiating and executing the plan to eliminate ghost workers from the State’s Civil Service in 1994.

Credited with the accolade of establishing a Code of Conduct and Ethics for athletes, officials, family members and spectators involved in the business of athletics in Nigeria.

AWARDS/DECORATIONS

His awards include: Passed Staff Course (psc), Fellowship of the National Defence University, China, (fndu), Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Fellow, Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC), Certified Management Consultant (CMC), Fellow Nigeria Institute of Industrial Security (FNIIS) and Fellowship of the Certified Institute of Shipping of Nigeria (FCIS).

He is decorated with the Forces Service Star (FSS) and Meritorious Service Star (MSS), Distinguished Service Star (DSS), ECOMOG Medal, Silver Jubilee Medal and Golden Jubilee Medal.

MARITAL STATUS/HOBBIES

Commodore Nesiama is married to Mrs Roli Nesiama and blessed with children. His hobbies include listening to country gospel music, participation in sporting activities, travelling, reading and nature observation.

POST-RETIREMENT ACTIVITIES

Commodore Nesiama, after retirement, has been involved in a lot of mentoring and life’s coaching of young persons and adults. He utilizes opportunities presented through platforms presented by the church, businesses and even sports to carry out his mentorship and role-modelling activities. He strongly advocates for creation of avenues for the youths to gain meaningful engagements.

CONCLUSION

Commodore Omatseye Nesiama is a visionary, selfless and result-oriented personality. He exhibits utmost discipline, dedication, commitment and doggedness in the pursuit of his goals. The retired senior naval officer employs his personal attributes to motivate his subordinates towards achieving set objectives. He has set enviable standards of excellence in any known area that he has been tasked both in and outside of the military service. In his entire tasks, he has demonstrated core competences, the hallmark of a robust personality. He has proven himself to be a very reliable leader with capacity to undertake highly demanding and challenging tasks.

With his intimidating wealth of experience in the public sector over the years, the great people of Delta South Senatorial District need no further search for a selfless, humble, reliable, visionary servant leader to represent them in the red chambers of National Assembly come 2023 general elections. Watch out next for his manifesto and programmes he has for the good people of Delta South Senatorial District when given the mandate to serve. Ijaw, Isoko, Urhobo and ltsekiri nation, support and vote Commodore Omatseye Nesiama for effective representation in the Senate comes 2023 general elections under the New Nigerian Peoples Party NNPP.

Just-ln: Jonathan Rejects APC Presidential Form, Says he did not Authorise it

Abuja____ Former President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the presidential form of the All Progressives Congress purchased for him on Monday by a group of his supporters from the Northern part of Nigeria.

Dr Jonathan’s Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, said in a statement hours after the news that the group had bought the form for him broke that the former president did not authorise the purchase and consider the move by the group ‘an insult’.

“We wish to categorically state that Dr Jonathan was not aware of this bid and did not authorise it,” the statement read in part.

“We want to state that if the former President wanted to contest an election, he would make his intentions clear to the public and will not enter through the back door.”

In recent months, there have been increased speculations about whether the former President will run for his old post in the 2023 general elections and there have been calls for him to do so.

Although he is not a member of the APC, speculations have intensified in recent weeks that he is set to switch from the Peoples Democratic Party to contest for President in 2023.

But the former President has yet to state whether he would contest or not, neither has he spoken about the possibility of switching parties.

“While we appreciate the overwhelming request by a cross-section of Nigerians, for Dr Jonathan to make himself available for the 2023 Presidential election, we wish to state, that he has not in anyway, committed himself to this request,” Eze said.

“Buying a presidential aspiration form in the name Dr Jonathan without his consent, knowing the position he had held in this country, is considered an insult to his person. The general public is therefore advised to disregard it.”

A coalition of northern groups purchased the APC presidential nomination form and the expression of interest form at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, informing journalists that it was for Dr Jonathan.

Sporting fez caps with the inscription ‘run Jonathan run’, members of the coalition said the former president is the most qualified person to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.

In rejecting the forms, Dr Jonathan kept his plans close to his chest.

The purchase of the forms was the latest move in efforts by people who identify as his supporters to get him to contest.

In April, a crowd of supporters had held a rally, calling on him to join the race.

Addressing them he said, “Yes, you are calling me to come and declare for the 2023 presidency, yes I can’t tell I am declaring; the political process is ongoing, just watch out,” he said at the time.

If elected as President again, Jonathan can only serve for one term of four years, according to the constitution.

He was first elected in 2011 after completing the tenure of Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.

President Buhari defeated Jonathan in the 2015 presidential elections.

Sunday, May 8, 2022

King Pereama Appreciate Oyimi, Christmas, Onduku, Samisco, Others At lsaba Occasion

Francis Tayor

Warrri______ Aftermath of the burial ceremony over the weekend at lsaba Kingdom that took place on the 7th of May, 2022, in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, Numoupere ll of lzon-Ibe Owigiri highlife music, King Pereama Freetown JP, has expressed his heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to those who create time attended the occasion because of him.

King Pereama made the statement shortly after the burial ceremony at lsaba while addressing his loved ones, well wishers and fans, noted that he was overwhelmed by the love displayed at him by friends and lovers of his genre of music, thanking as well as praying God to continue to bless them more ego, good health and strength to always celebrate with him whenever they are invited.

He particular appreciated Mr/Mrs. Stephen Loveth Christmas and family for loving and believing in King Pereama Freetown musical band over the years. While condoling the family to take solace in the word of God, saying their grandma is sleeping in eternal glory in the bossom of the Lord.

However, King Pereama specially acknowledge Cdr. Josiah Oyimi Oyakonghan, Mrs. Yellow Oyimi, Chief. Apelekaru Julius Fuludu, Comr. Oyinbi Onduku, Prince Samisco Okpe, Timineke Emgbou, Anthony Demebide aka MC. Akpolokpolo De Creek MC, King Zubri, Mr. Israel Omoko alias Eginakpa, Vice Chairman Pereama Fans Zone 3, Sunday Akpuro, Chairman Pereama Fans Azebiri, Kingsley lbo, David Puwei, Chairman Pereama Fans lsaba, Ogugu family of lsaba, Pereama Fans part 2 Ayakoromo, Pereama Fans Ogbeingbene and many others too numerous to mention that sacrifice their busy schedules came to attend the burial in honour of his invitation, praying God to replenish them in thousand folds in Jesus Mighty Name, Amen.

Featured Article: The Leader And His Modern Day Slaves_By Prince Augustine E

Featured Article: The Leader And His Modern Day Slaves_By Augustine E

As the caption implies, this article is intended to unveil a fact that most persons we see as Leaders or call Leaders, particularly amongst the POLITICAL CLASS are not Leaders in essence but SLAVE MASTERS, and their followers, MODERN DAY SLAVES. For better understanding of the subject under discourse, it is imperative to briefly know who is a Leader and Slave respectively in plain language.

LEADER:

Leader is a person who leads or commands a group; one with vision and pathway, the leader is seen upon as to how things are done and can improve upon, therefore the leader inspires passion and motivation in followers and rallies them to move towards realizing set goals. There are good and bad leaders.

GOOD LEADER:

Good Leader also called Great Leader, is one that possess a clear vision, is courageous, has integrity, honesty, humility, adapts to their surrounding environment with clear focus. Great leaders are passionate about developing or helping people reach their goals, are not afraid to hire people (not family members and cronies alone) that might be better than them and take pride in the accomplishments of those they helped along the way. They are constantly working to improve the emotional intelligence and know of the led; knowing well that, strong team culture is the solid foundation for accomplishing a mission. Great Leaders are always in a state of preparedness to embrace any situation, be it inevitable or unpleasant changes that may occur along the line. A Good or Great Leader lives above board!

BAD LEADER:

Conversely, Bad Leader, also called Poor Leader, is a Leader that fails to inform others of decisions being made. Such Leader don't clarify important things with people and are surprised when others don't understand them. He or she assume that others have the same opinion as him or her. They don't ask for feedback, or are dismissive of it when they receive it.

SLAVE:

On it's part, Slave is a person who is the legal property of another person and is forced to obey his or her owner. In essence, a slave is wholly subject to another person and forced to provide unpaid labour for his or her owner. Manipulation, coercion or control of an adult or child engaging in forced labour, commercial sex, child trafficking, domestic servitude, POLITICAL SERVITUDE, etcetera, are different types of slaves. Slave could as well mean a person entirely under domination of some influence, e.g. alcohol, prostitution, etcetera.

SUBJECT OF DISCOURSE:

Going into brass tag, you won't argue the fact, if not being a living witness to the fact that while Politicians from other climes are building wealthy youths through empowerment and other opportunities, our Political Leaders merely think of that, not to speak of empowering our youths and indeed the citizenry.

Infact, may it interest you to know that your Leader representing you is same time the Major Government Contractor from your Constituency that gets all the Government Projects, raking all the Peoples Commonwealth or the Multi-billion Naira due you to himself and smiling to his bank(s) on monthly basis, while you wallow in abject poverty.

When elections are approaching, they contribute to your ceremonies and attend to all invitations, particularly burial, as if that will bring the dead back to life; same person(s) who never cared or give a hoot to your challenges and indeed the challenges of the dead when alive!

Like in the past, which is playing out again now that elections are near, our Sit-tight Political Leaders having known that they have loosed popularity, have started resorting to illuminating the paths for political thuggery. Oh yeah, they have been busy and happily superintending over our youths with a view to ensuring that they are sufficiently hungry enough to be recruited with pittance to do the work of thuggery in the next elections!

There is no doubt that your Leader(s) have tuned your brain, if not hypnotized you, in such a way that you no longer see yourself as human being like them, not worthy to wear same shoes they wear; appreciating nothing good about yourself and forgetting the fact that you were living happily without them.

From the day you accepted to wholly rely on them for survival, you ceased to be human being before them. They are so uncivilized that at best they only consider you as a fixer or implement used in fixing their lives.

Infact, anything you do that does not conform with their capitalist mindset is considered disloyal and conspiracy against them!

Over the decades, you have been denied lots of opportunities you are qualified for after you have sacrificed your all for their upliftment into different offices from the Local Government through the State Government to the Federal Government. On arrival at their Offices, rather than uplift you, they labelled you confrontational, talks too much (for always saying the truth for the benefit of all) and called you lots of other denigrating names with a view to run you down completely and permanently, so that you will not be able to raise your voice or seek any Office.

Worst of all, it is said that most of these men and women you call Leaders are camaraderies of cowardice hidding under a coterie of friends. That, they are very heartless; some are said to "belong" to only God knows what! When you were working for them, there was no name calling or grammar like "belong", but when you ask for your right after they have become victorious and inaugurated, they deny you your right because you don't "belong". "Belong to what, you devil?!

They are said to be operating a satanic circle which I guess you all know but can't talk. Talk, they will suppress you the more, don't talk, you are ruined. Therefore, for me, I will continue to talk till we are emancipated from the shackles of these satanic men and women you call Leaders.

Consequent upon the above, vis-a-vis the illegality of slavery in Nigeria, would I be wrong to say that the Leader is A SLAVE MASTER and the led A MODERN DAY SLAVE? I doubt!

Folks, from the foregoing, would you still want to be A MODERN DAY SLAVE by being loyal and committed to such persons that don't want you to be self dependent, but uses you as goon or thug to kill and destroy the destiny of others, while promoting their children to replace themselves in strategic elective and appointive positions in Government, chauffeur driven to School and the best places in Europe, America and Dubai for shopping?

We were all born naked but not empty; and you did not escort any person to this world! You are uniquely created and gifted, and nobody can make you inferior unless you consent. The power people have over you is given to them by you; and if you don't bend your back, no one can ride on you, so have self confidence and be coordinated. Whatever situation you find yourself, pray and work harder, creating ideas to better yourself than depend totally on mortals that are living same life of vanity like yours. Even if I were living from hand to mouth, I would rather a thousand times be a FREE SOUL, than be a sycophant, coward and indeed SLAVE, portraying and worshipping mankind just for crumbs from their table and receive all sorts of insults, disgrace and inhuman treatment from them. The bitter truth is that it is not late to rediscover yourself, and the time is now!

You the educated but disillusioned voter that has opted out of the political space, it is high time you retrace your footsteps and create awareness for the ignorant and hungry electorate that accepts a token for a pot of soup on election day(s) and give license or blank cheque to our representatives to plunder our Commonwealth in perpetuity. This is because "The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant" - Maximilien Ropespierre. It is worthy to note that "we do not have government by the majority, we have governmfent by majority who participate" - Thomas Jefferson. That, "Bad Officials are elected by good citizens who don't vote" - George Jean Nathan.

It was and still said that a former Dishonourable Member in our State House of Assembly for two tenure of eight years only spoke for eight minutes and two seconds in the Assembly Chambers, concurring to Bills and Motions sponsored and moved by other Members to better their Constituents and Constituency! Is this not a joke taking too far? This is because when it is about a tailor, mechanic, plumber, doctor, etcetera, you look for the best, but when it comes to electing or selecting a leader that will be saddled with the responsibility of making laws and policies for your overall well-being, you allow sentiment(s) to override your sense of reasoning. Who bewitched you, folks?!

Besides, it is ironical to note that if animals have never allowed the dumbest of the herd to lead them, I wonder why we humans have sometimes, if not many a times voted the dumbest to lead us! Honestly, we cannot afford to vote such person(s) again if we MUST be emancipated and progress as a people!

Therefore, this is the time to say NO to the clueless representatives cum ineffectual buffoons who sleep in the Nation's Assemblies and chicken out from matters that affect their constituents, but gullibly pack the crumbs given them from their own wealth, only to return home boastfully intimidating their subjugated followers.

In view of the foregoing, "choose your Leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen. To be led by a liar is to be asked to be told lies. To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery" - Octavia Butler.

Since I picked my pen to fight injustice some years back, my Articles which are thoroughly researched, tightly argued and morally powerful, have been like continuous lightening in a pitch dark night, pushing aside darkness and revealing the pathway for all to see, so you can trace your way to greatness. Folks, it is hoped that you will not allow my untiring efforts to emancipate you look like water poured on a Duck!

Corollary to the above, I wish to humbly appeal to the Delegates to the forthcoming Elections that even if an Aspirant gives you N1,000,000 (One Million Naira) or more, don't vote him or her if the person is not the most qualified to represent or govern us, please. "Qualified" here means sound mind, good education, intelligence, moral uprightness, being humble, politically time tested, experienced, selfless, trusted and above all, God-fearing!

To the Electorates generally, your Permanent Voter's Card (PVC) is your power and magic-wand to vote out your SLAVE MASTER and emancipate yourselves POLITICALLY AND SOCIOECONOMICALLY, which is tantamount to freeing yourself from MODERN DAY SLAVERY. Note that "To be free is not merely to CAST OFF ONE'S CHAINS, but to live in a way that respects and ENHANCES THE FREEDOM OF OTHERS" - Nelson Mandela.

The wise man takes his decision(s) in line with reality, while the ignorant and foolish man follows public opinion, even though wrong! "A word is enough for the wise", "the wise man hears and increases in learning"! I hope I made your day?!

Cheers!

Hon. Prince Edumogiren Augustine.

April 23, 2022.

Friday, May 6, 2022

The Lords Of May, Otuaro, Mutu, Pondi And Asupa_By Ekanpou Enewaredideke

In every year there are many months that file out and file away like ants in chronological order after the seeming corporate pulverization and disappearance of the sugar that usually brings ants together with a magnet-like propulsion. The most enigmatic and complex month of the year has just come. Astrologically termed Taurus in zodiacal language, it is the month called May – the complex multifaceted May month carrying mails from different people who demand vociferously that their mails be opened, read and mastered thoroughly so that they can be clearly understood in terms of development theories and visions they represent and be worked with or worked for electorally in pragmatic alliance by the inscrutable Lords of May. And so waiting to be read and mastered for amalgamation and separation towards ultimate amalgamation are the mails of His Excellency Otuaro, Rt. Hon. Nicholas Mutu, Rt. Hon. Julius Pondi and Hon. Forteta Peter Asupa.

Every month of the year has justices and judges but they are not known beforehand. Contrarily, Justices and judges in the month of May in this 2022 are known. For this year many months have journeyed away without any hullabaloo and tension created. This month of May holds many promises. This is the month for ideas and theories to struggle to pass the test of validity and acceptability. This is the month to test happiness, sadness and resolve. This is the month to know the real in people. This is the month to know the lies and the truths of delegates; the month to know aspirants who break pacts with fellow candidates to give away their delegates; the month to know candidates who deceitfully go into multiple pacts with fellow aspirants to guarantee electoral victory; the month for aspirants to get the karmic consequences of their lies – the lies of aspirants who suddenly strive to be interested in the welfare of the people; the month aspirants pick their calls with renewed vigour and flourish to create a new narrative of being sensitive to the plight of the people – the ordinary people they have recklessly abandoned for years.

A complex month May is because it is the period arrogant and selfish aspirants - not developmentally arrogant and implacable aspirants - wear chameleonic behavioural coats to deceive the people by showing unmerited love to delegates; a period delegates whisper differently to every aspirant that they will vote him or her; a period aspirants pamper delegates with mind-changing blandishments, performance-enhancement materials, gifts and instantaneous periodic good behaviour in largesse-creation; a period aspirants and delegates lie to one another and ‘truth’ the truth or truck the truth to one another. For the anointed aspirants without karmic luggage, the delegates truck the truth to them with their votes cast favourably. For the aspirants with karmic luggage, mind-changing blandishment and performance-enhancement materials are claimed and lies deposited at the doorstep of the aspirants in arrears told with their votes cast on the day designated for primaries.

It is like hell or heaven where the aspirants are usually held for years to labour for freedom. For good aspirants they enjoy for four years and wait to be retained through mandate-renewal or denied mandate-renewal and sent to four-year hell or four-year political paradise of representation. Victory or failure, aspirants are constantly on trial every four years. Sometimes aspirants are misunderstood and wrongly sent to hell in May. Viewed against this backdrop, it should be noted that Otuaro has worked commendably with good developmental theories and healthy campaign that have taken him to every part of Delta State; also firmly established in the minds of the people with commendation are personalities like Rt. Hon. Mutu celebrated for his legislatively influenced Akparemogbene River canalization project, Hon. Pondi recognised for his legislatively influenced three class-room block building at Omotimipere Primary School, Akparemogbene and many other similar development projects in every ward of Burutu Local Government Area, and Hon. Asupa for his legislatively influenced three class-room project in Serikoromo Primary School, Oyangbene and his legacy Egodo road project. Men without karmic luggage they are, may Otuaro, Mutu, Pondi and Nicholas be perfectly understood by the delegates and sent to the electoral Heaven where they will dwell and labour for renewal-sojourn with good deeds demanded of every good man electorally ‘heavened’ by the unpredictable delegates.

May is a very busy month. In this busy month of may, May maybe too busy to be spoken to because it is the month aspiring senators, members of House of Representatives, governors, presidents and members of State House of Assembly will subject themselves to the Lords of May for a wise judgment on their communicated lies and truths upon which the accredited Lords will have to deliberate after collection of performance-enablement fees and mind-changing blandishments from all the aspirants at different times. This bargaining for higher performance-enhancement fees, the actual collection and the final judgment are among the salient issues that keep May busy throughout this month of May in 2022.

Justices and judges in the month of May in this 2022 are known. The storytellers on whose stories the justices rely in this month of May 2022 are also known. The delegates are the justices, the judges. The aspiring members of House of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senators, governors and presidents are the story-tellers who strive to tell stories as their sworn affidavits deposed to in the presence of the justices. . . To Hell or to Heaven, to be remanded or to be discharged and acquitted at the end of all the proceedings, it is the justices who have the final say.

The justices and judges are now at work. Now at work, may they be genuinely swayed by the good stories and the sworn affidavits of Otuaro, Mutu, Pondi and Asupa because these four aspirants have striking stories told to be listened to compulsively even without the arrival of mind-changing blandishments and performance-enhancement materials. These four faces are known to the justices by deeds of performance.

The month of amalgamation in 2022 is May because May is a busy month where possibilities live side by side with impossibilities. Where delegates bow like Iroko branches to mind-changing blandishments from the various aspirants, they have a visionary plan to execute in full circle. For such delegates they have been proportionally intoxicated by King Alfred Izonebi, the Golden Eagle of Niger Delta and the Trumpet of Africa, whose philosophical stand is that aspirants are always ‘goat-eyed’ when seeking elective offices but become ‘lion-eyed’ after they have become victorious. For such goat-eyed aspirants they are capacitated to offer the delegates mind-changing blandishments and performance-enhancement materials of any variety even where it is clear their under-performance and agedness in look and their agedness in the elective office mark them out for failure. For King Izonebi such goat-eyed and old political aspirants should be voted against as a lesson after claiming the mind-changing blandishments and performance-enablement materials offered by the candidates.

Come sun or rain in their full radiance, the political journey of an aspirant is a journey punctuated by ironies only mastered by God and the psychic because amalgamation and separation always dance cyclically until the ultimate bell rings. However the altitude of amalgamation, there shall be an ultimate separation towards ultimate amalgamation – a political paradox only the initiated have the key to unlock.

A known phenomenon in democratic exercise is that the delegates and the aspirants are usually amalgamated at first and get separated after the primaries. The amalgamation ends with the outcome of the electoral result. In the ‘separatist’ state another amalgamation occurs in the real election to further separate the aspirants and the voters into final amalgamation. Here the once separated delegates and the aspirants are ultimately welded into one by the victory of the aspirants. At this level no further division is possible until another primary arrives in which new stories are told again to determine amalgamation and separation. Indeed, in the political journey of an aspirant, amalgamation and separation always dance cyclically until ultimate victory claims the surface of the earth.

In the seeming ironically twisted see-saw of amalgamation and separation in democratic engagements, clearly situated is the fact that the honourable PDP delegates may not be caught up in the premeditated acceptance of mind-changing blandishments and performance-enhancement materials from goat-eyed aspirants and actually voting against them as a lesson because they are respected and well-educated delegates who vote for or vote against a given aspirant based on the performance-assessment of candidates without claiming performance-enhancement materials before voting. Interestingly, the acceptance of performance-enhancement materials from aspirants before voting is ethically archaic and condemnable because this is alien to the electoral political culture of PDP during primaries conducted.

Incidentally, where the theory of ‘Konoweitoruism’ propounded by King Izonebi, which clearly situates visionless, untrustworthy, dishonest, insincere, sugar-mouthed, aged, tired and expired aspirants as ‘goat-eyed’, becomes the guide for delegates, the likes of Otuaro, Pondi and Asupa may be the only occupants of the minds of the delegates because by performance history, age in actual age of sojourn on earth and age in the occupation of elective offices, Otuaro, Pondi and Asupa are the antithesis of King Izonebi’s theory of ‘Konoweitoruism’ because these are known candidates committed to their constituencies and senatorial districts in terms of developmental arrogance. So if the whole elective exercise is fundamentally about King Izonebi’s “Konoweitoruism’ in May, a victory madrigal awaits Otuaro, Pondi and Asupa.

Chai! A dance of finality it is now and so, however it strikes you here, claim it with your two hands. Call it the writer’s benevolent or self-confused digressional dance of finality if you wish. Like a bird stuck to the instinct of homing, may Rt. Hon. Nicholas Mutu not be maimed by the Lords of May in this 2022 May – I mean Rt. Hon. Nicholas Mutu the progenitor of developmental arrogance in the Niger Delta whose name has just stormed my cerebrum like the Ayakoromo-born poet Ebi Yeibo’s ‘fourth masquerade’ watched in a dance of masquerades in Akparemogbene during the famous Eselekere masquerade festival. And so the choreographically entertaining fourth masquerade Rt. Hon. Nicholas Mutu becomes in allegorical appropriation in this historical May where only delegates become the accredited Lords of May whose verdict becomes the death-knell or the victory dance decibel for the aspirants of any political party in Nigeria because for those electorally hauled into hell, they struggle for extrication and manumission, and for those politically paradised and electorally hauled into heaven, they labour to renew their paradisal mandate at the retirement of the four-year paradise.

BY EKANPOU ENEWARIDIDEKE

Writes from Akparemogbene, Delta State

King Pereama Freetown to Storm lsaba Tomorrow Saturday 7 for burial Ceremony

........Invite friends, well wishers, fans to join him

Francis Tayor

Warri______ All is now set for King Pereama Freetown JP, Numoupere ll of lzon-Ibe Owigiri highlife music to storm lsaba Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, for afternoon burial ceremony.

In a statement released on Tuesday 26th April, 2022, and signed by the Numoupere ll of lzon-Ibe Owigiri highlife music, King Pereama Freetown stated that the burial show is billed for afternoon starting from 10:am to 7:pm in the evening.

It will interest the general public to note that, King Pereama Freetown JP, perform last within Warri and its environ on the 28th January, 2022 at Ayakoromo Beach Fiesta, where the Numoupere ll electrifying performance almost catapulted the over excited audience and fans to heaven gate.

For those who missed out the glimpse of King Pereama Freetown scintillating display at Ayakoromo Beach should grab this rare opportunity to watch live free of charge as the ljaw highlife owigiri music Taliban storms Isaba tomorrow Saturday 7 May, 2022.

However, the Numoupere ll used this medium to invite his friends, well wishers and fans across the various zones worldwide to join him for the most anticipated burial ceremony in lsaba Kingdom, the statement added.

Ijaw Youth Community Asaba Celebrates Amgbaduba as he Clocks Plus One

Press Statement:

May 6th, 2022.

STANDING OVATION TO OUR RARE GEM, FATHER AND MENTOR, HON. CHIEF. EMMAN AMGBADUBA, COMMISSIONER OIL AND GAS DELTA STATE, AS HE CLOCKS PLUS ONE TODAY.

Happy birthday felicitation to our rare gem, adviser, mentor, philanthropist and father, Chief (Hon) Prince. Emman Amgbaduba, two times Commissioner for Oil and Gas to His Excellency, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, the executive governor of Delta State on his birthday occasion.

The entire leadership and members of Ijaw Youth Community Asaba (IYCA), heartily join other of your well wishers to celebrate with a father figure, youth builder, voice of the voiceless and a leader with good deeds on the occasion of your birth anniversary 2022.

Comr. Sunny, President Ijaw youth community Asaba also acknowledge that Chief Emman Amgbaduba will never be forgotten in the history of the Ijaw youth community ethnic nationality Asaba, and the Niger Delta at large because he has written his name with a golden pen.

Once again, congratulations to our charismatic leader on the auspicious occasion of his scintillating birth anniversary.

Signed:

Comr. Pereotubo Sunny JP II,

President Ijaw Youth Community Asaba.

Comr. Timothy Bokemieye,

Secretary Ijaw Youth Community Asaba.

Thursday, May 5, 2022

How Fans throw brassiers as Burna Boy performs on stage in New York

Grammy award-winning singer, Burna Boy has been spotted on stage with several brassieres

The Afrobeats star Burna Boy became the first Nigerian artiste to sell out a show at the Madison Square Garden, US.

In a viral video, which captured his energetic performance as he thrilled guest, some females who were thrown into frenzy in the process decided to “Odogwu” in their own way.

The event, which took place on April 28, 2022, in New York saw these females remove their undergarment, brassieres precisely and throw them at Burna Boy while he did what he does best.

The “Twice as Tall” did not disappoint them as he caught the brassiers and hung some on his trousers still performing.

He also held one which he continued to swing as he excited the crowd even further.

Onduku Resigns Appointment as Delta State Taskforce Media Aide

........... Give reasons for resignation

......... Urges Gov. Okowa to pay more attention to workers welfare in the state taskforce

Francis Tayor

Warri_____ Delta ljaw born Niger Delta rights activist, trained journalist, Publisher and a professional blogger, Comrade Oyinbi Onduku, has officially terminated and resigned his engagement as Media Aide to the Delta State Taskforce on Environment, chaired by Hon. Sylvester Oromoni.

Onduku made this known to newsmen on Wednesday 4th May, 2022, while handing over his resignation letter to the Asst. Coordinator of the state taskforce, Hon. (Mrs) Rita Macmendie, at Governor's Office Annex, Edjeba Warri, stated that his decision to terminate the job was as a result of lack of workers welfare, working over time, underpayment, unlawful deduction of salary, delay in payment of salary, insufficient operational vehicles, poor administrative management, frequent violation to management decision among other irregularities ongoing in the government agency.

Onduku reiterated that he does not regret in given up the engagement, noting that he cannot work in an environment whereby the opinion of insubordinate staff is not respected. He emphasized that in an organization when the top hierarchy go contrary to the laid down procedures, it is expected the administrative management intervene in other to put things right, but the reverse is the case in the state taskforce agency.

Speaking further, Onduku called on the listening governor of Delta State, His Excellency, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, to as a matter of urgency intervene by creating enabling working environment for workers in the State Taskforce on Environment in the area of workers welfare, salary increment, provision of adequate operational vehicles amongst others, stressing that Deltans are suffering and smiling just because there is no good job in the state.

According to him, said: " How can you work in government agency from January to December and at the end of the year, there is nothing to show that you are working. No Christmas package for workers neither bonus to celebrate the festive season. Rather the management will be deducting your under paid salary in the name of absent on work day and whatever. When Civil Servants receive salary before 25th of every month, but taskforce salary will delay to come 8th or 10th of the beginning of new month. When asked why the delay, the management will be given filty excuses best known to them. As a graduate, receiving 35, 000 as monthly salary is a disgrace to my personality and my noble profession. I resume work by 8:am every morning and close by 5:30pm every day while other agencies and civil servants close from work by 4:30-5pm. That is working over time and the management doesn't care to increase the workers allowance rather is to deduct your poorly paid salary. I never see in my life where in government agency if a staff did not go to work on Friday, and the management will deduct your salary from Friday, Saturday and Sunday."

" That is an aberration, a taboo and poor administrative system. The agency also lacks operational vehicles whereby it exposes its staff (workers) to danger in a daily basis. I almost fell from back of hilux in one of the outings for duty due to insufficient utility vehicles to accommodate staff. The Delta State Taskforce on Environment is operating as a contract agency whereby a daily brick layer helper worker is even better than what is happening here in government agency. It is based on this premises, l have decided to better resign in other to make good use of my precious time on other important private business than to waist my life and time in an agency that does not have workers welfare", Onduku asserted".

Meanwhile, Onduku also use this medium appealed to the Delta State Governor, His Excellency, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, to create enabling environment for workers in the Delta State Taskforce on Environment agency, stressing that Deltans are suffering and smiling just because there is no good job in the state.

He appreciated Hon. Sylvester Oromoni, Chairman Delta State Taskforce on Environment for the opportunity to serve, praying God to continue to protect him and his family for more greater service to humanity.

Finally, Onduku extended his heartfelt appreciation to Hon. Trust Edumogiren, Sir. Igoh Akpojotor, SSA to the governor on Special Duties, Comrade Kingsley lweka, Coordinator Delta South/Central, Engr. Emmanuel Udoka, SSA to the governor on Security Matters, Hon. Rita Macmendie, Asst. Coordinator, Mrs. Rachael Obiren, (Superintendent Health Officer), Mr. Amaju Teju (Chief Accountant), Hon. Peter Diebroma, Hon. Frank Alale, Mr. Michael Oyimor, Joy Alamu, Mr. Frank Orogun, Ese Johnny, lnspt. Samson Ogbemudia, lnspt. Syrian, Mr. Emeka aka Yahoo Police amongst others of his former colleagues for their advice and encouragement during his stay in the taskforce, praying God to protect each and everyone of them to meet in a higher ground in the future, the statement added.

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Man threatens Dickson 500million Lawsuit over missing boats hired for election in 2019

......... Says Senator Dickson is the most heartless, ungrateful human being he has never seen on earth

Francis Tayor

Warri______ A man identified as Mr. Betu Sunday, a native of Agge Community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has threatened to institute five hundred million naira (500, 000 000 00) lawsuit against the immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State and the current senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District, His Excellency, Sen. Henry Seriake Dickson, over two missing 200 horse power outboard engine speed boats he hired for Bayelsa State November 16th, 2019 Governorship election between Gov. Douye Diri and David Lyon of APC.

Mr. Betu who is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Ekeremor LGA of Bayelsa State, disclose this to the Press in Warri on Tuesday 3rd May, 2022, accused the former Governor of Bayelsa State as the most heartless and ungrateful human being on earth he has never seen for endangering his life and family over the two missing boats by the owners in the past three years after Dickson contracted him to hire 35 pieces of 200hp boats from Delta State to Bayelsa for the purpose of the inccubent Governor Sen. Douye Diri election.

He said on that fateful day in 2019, Sen. Dickson Seriake contracted me through his aide to arrange 35 pieces of 200HP speed boats at the cost of two hundred thousand naira each (N200, 000) for three days service and which he faithfully did and deliver them to him.

According to Betu, said: "" I stood as a sorty for the boats to be released for three days work which they paid for with the condition (agreement) that any extra days incurred will be paid by the person who hired the boats. Unfortunately, after the elections, l called for the return of the boats but l was told that twenty (20) out of the thirty five (35) boats were held in the custody of military men, and that order of the arrest to detain the boats came from Elele Army Barracks, Portharcourt."

" At this point, l tried all the means reaching out to the former Governor His. Excellency, Henry Seriake Dickson in order to use his influence to release the boats from the military detention before the days they paid for expires, but he refused to answer my calls including his aides.

Hence, the days of hiring the boats accumulated, and l was informed that two boats was used by the military men and was not returned up till date as l speak. As result of that, the boat owners arrested and detained me for two months in Asaba Police headquarters. As am talking, my cars and properties are with the police in Asaba pending when l returns the two boats as well as pay the accumulated rent before they will be release back to me."

" Since then, l have been on the run in exile with my family because l could not returned the two missing boats used by the military men during the election. I could no longer go to my house because the boat owners are looking for me everywhere. Before l was released from police detention in Asaba, l entered into agreement with sorties in order to meet with Seriake Dickson to provide the accumulated two weeks together with the two boats that have not been returned by the military personnel's. I even borrowed one million naira to bring back the boats from Bayelsa to Warri after two weeks excluding the two boats with the military personnel's.

But unfortunately, all efforts to reach out to the former Governor, Sen. Dickson remain abortive because he refused to take my calls. There was this lucky day he managed picked my call and what he told me was that l should go and meet the inccubent Governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Douye Diri to lay my complain but l have no access to him. As am talking, even the records of my phone conversation with him is right here in my phone, that is one of the evidence l will tender at court ", Betu asserted.

However, Mr. Sunday Betu has given Sen. Seriake Dickson twenty four hours (24hrs) to provide the two missing boats as well as to pay for the accumulated two weeks incurred for the boats hired so as for the matter to rest or else, he have no other choice than to approach the court in order to institute five hundred million naira (500, 000 000) lawsuit fine against the former Governor in payment for damages and pains he suffered as result of this case over the past three years.

He further vows to mobilize the Outboard Boat Owners Association of Miller Waterside NPA, Warri Delta State of Nigeria and the youths of Ekeremor Local Government Area to mount a protest against his wicked and ungodly act against nature and humanity, Mr. Betu concluded.

Monday, May 2, 2022

Wahala In Church As Pst. Chases Out Bridal Train Over Indecent Dressing

Benin_____ A pastor caused a stir during a wedding service as he reportedly chased out the bridal train for dressing indecently.

The incident recorded on video happened at a church located in Ekpoma, Edo state and has gone viral.

Pastor chases out bridal train at wedding over indecent dressing

@instablog9ja shared a video of the unidentified pastor delivering a speech on the pulpit on the need for people to dress properly.

He then took a swipe at those not dressed well and warned them to leave the premises before he gets to them.

It is reported that the erring congregants turned out to be members of the bridal train.

The pastor’s statement on the altar captured in the video goes thus:

“…Dress decently. Since they have flouted that order, we have no option than to order them out. “You know yourself. If I should come down, It would be bad for you.

Don't jeopardize our party because of your own interest, PDP Chair tell Okowa, lbori

Asaba____ The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has advised political gladiators within the party in Delta State to eschew whatever disagreement that would cast the party to lose the state to another party in 2023 general elections.

Ayu, while admitting the fact that there could disagreement in any family, noted that such disagreement should not degenerate into “damaging the PDP winning streak” in the oil-rich Delta as the party goes into the forthcoming election.

The PDP National Chairman, who did not state clear the issue he was referring to, spoke on Friday in Asaba at the inauguration of Ralph Uwechue Road and Storm Drainage projects executed by the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa-led administration.

Ayu’s comment might not be unconnected with the lingering crisis between Governor Okowa and former Governor James Ibori over the choice of who fly the flag of the PDP to succeed Okowa in the forthcoming general elections.

While Governor Okowa is rooting for the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, to succeed him in 2023, Ibori is championing the campaign for Olorogun David Edevbie, a former Principal Secretary to late President Musa Yar’Adua as the next governor of Delta.

Iyorchia Ayu

But addressing mammoth crowd of PDP supporters at the commissioning of the project, Ayu called for unity among critical stakeholders of the party in the state.

He counseled against disagreements that could jeopardise the fortunes of the party in the elections, saying “since we returned to democratic governance in 1999, Delta has remained a PDP state and I congratulate all our party members in Delta for the unity that has ensured that we remain a PDP state.

“Let me counsel that it is normal to have family disagreements within a political party, but whatever the disagreements we may have, let us ensure that it remains a family disagreement. Nothing whatsoever should be done to damage the unity of purpose which has brought about this great development and our winning streak.

“It is said that divided we fall and united we stand. The PDP family in Delta must remain united and I have no doubt in mind that comes next year, the Governor of this state and all members of the state and National Assembly will all come from the PDP.

“We don’t lose elections in Delta and we are not going to, particularly with the performance of Governor Okowa.”

Inaugurating the projects, Senator Ayu, commended Okowa for his commitment to the welfare of Deltans, describing him as a dedicated democrat.

Ayu, who was accompanied by members of the National Working Committee and Board of Trustees of the party, said only a committed democrat of the PDP family could be as concerned and dedicated to providing welfare for his people as Governor Okowa.

He said “let me thank my brother, the governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, for the great work he is doing for our party and for the people of Delta state. I had planned to visit Delta for a long time; I was salivating because many of these projects I saw them on television.

“I am particularly happy that I am inaugurating this road named after my good friend the late Amb. Ralph Uwechue, was a great intellectual, a diplomat and journalist and he deserves the honour that Delta has extended to him.

“You have done well for honouring citizens that have done well in contributing to the development of Delta and Nigeria. Delta indigenes have put Nigeria on the map in different ways, including soccer.”

Ayu commended Deltans for their massive support for the PDP since 1999 and urged them to remain steadfast in support to party in the forthcoming general elections.

“Aside road construction, he has done well in the health and education sectors but even if you do wonderful infrastructural projects and there is no human capital development, then you are not laying a solid foundation.

“Luckily for us, we have a celebral governor who understands that you need an educated and healthy population and you have to protect that population with solid infrastructure.”

“Delta is moving forward and Delta will continue to move forward and Delta will,always take its pride in of place in Nigeria as one of the shining states of the PDP family,” Ayu added.

He remarked that while PDP governors were busy inaugurating projects, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had nothing to offer the people other than insecurity and battered economy.

“Only in PDP you have the National Chairman going from state to state to inaugurate projects; the other parties have no projects to inaugurate.

“All they do is to give us bandits and terrorists that harass our lives and make life unbearable for our people.

“It is because of this that the PDP is determined to take control of power at every level in Nigeria in the forthcoming elections,” he stated.

On his part, Governor Okowa said that the project was dear to his heart because it had provided a permanent solution to the hitherto perennial flooding in the state capital.

He said that his administration had to undertake the project in spite of huge financial challenges when he came into office.

“This particular project is very dear to my heart, not because of the road but because of the storm drainage projects which you are inaugurating today.

“Some years ago, when I came into government, precisely in 2016, I slept and when I woke up, my ADC drew my attention that the fences of the Government House had been breached in two points, because the flood water coming from Okpanam had destroyed the fences that we had on either side. And I knew that I had a problem at my hand.

“We had to call for a study to be made, that delayed us for another 12 months and by the 18th month, after the studies, we had to take a bold step.

“Today, by the special grace of God, we can now boast of roads that are passable and streets where people can now freely live in. This is because a lot of people were actually packing out of this area.

“At the beginning, you see drainage of about 1.6m, 1.8m square. But as you move to the end, you get to a level where you are actually having drains of about 3 meters by 3 meters or say 10 feet wide and 10 feet deep and that means conveniently, you can drive jeeps through the drains.

“Today, we no longer suffer what we used to suffer before now. This beautiful road that we came through, normally, in the rains, you cannot go through.

“But today, it is no longer so because once it rains now, within 10 minutes, all the water is gone straight into the river.” he said.

The governor explained that the state prides itself in the health sector as the first state to commence contributory health insurance scheme for citizens.

“In this state, we pride ourselves in the health sector, that we are the first state to actually give life to health insurance. As soon as we came in, in 2016, we had a legislation for compulsory health insurance scheme for our people.

“The government undertook to pay the premium of all children under 5 years of age and all women who are pregnant.

“As at today, we have over one million people registered in our contributory health insurance scheme and we have become a role model for other states,” he stated.

Okowa further said that his administration upgraded three tertiary institutions to universities to provide access to tertiary education for qualified Deltans who were denied admission because of lack of space.

“We have had to upgrade three former tertiary institutions to universities. Ozoro Polytechnic to University of Science and Technology, Uzoro; College of Education, Agbor to University of Delta, Agbor; and the Anwai Campus of Delta State University, now Dennis Osadebey University, Asaba.

“These three universities had their accreditations the same day and the University of Delta, Agbor, has admitted 2000 students in their first intake.

“The University of Science and Technology, Ozoro has admitted about 18000 persons while Denis Osadebe University, Asaba has admitted over 600 students in their respective first intakes.”

The governor further said “Our empowerment programmes have touched the lives of our youths and today, our state is the safest state in this country.

“We have trained these youths in different empowerment programmes, provided them with starter packs and monitored and mentored them; to ensure a very high level of success.

“Mr Chairman, the party in this state has done so well and our youths too, in keeping our party’s structure.

“Other parties in this state may make noise but PDP has stayed in charge and PDP will continue to stay in charge of the politics of this state,” Okowa stated.

Briefing on the projects earlier, the Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Mr Noel Omodon, said that they were necessitated as result of huge flood waters coming from the high plane of Okpanam to the low plane Asaba city.

Welcoming guests, Chairman of Oshimili South Local Government Council, Mr Kelvin Ezenyeli, commended Governor Okowa for the various laudable projects executed by his administration in the state capital.

He said that the storm drainage projects had resolved the perennial flooding in the twin towns of Asaba and Okpanam and pledged to continue support and loyalty of the Oshimil South people to the PDP.

Friday, April 29, 2022

FG Declares May 2, 3 public holidays to mark workers Day/Eldul-Fitr Celebration

Abuja_____ The Federal Government has declared Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd May, 2022 as public holidays to mark workers day and EIdul-Fitr celebrations.

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government.

He congratulated workers across the country on this year’s celebration.

A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr Shuaib Belgore said Aregbesola commended workers for their hard work, diligence and sacrifice.

The Minister said their efforts are largely responsible for the greatness of the country and the respect Nigeria now commands in the comity of nations.

According to the Minister, “Labour is the very essence of humanity. We are alive because we work and only the dead is incapable of working.”

Aregbesola enjoined workers to imbibe the culture of productivity.

He said: “The end of work is productivity. It is productivity that leads to satisfactory provision of goods and services and wealth creation. It is therefore the path to national and individual prosperity”

He urged workers to raise the bar of their trade in line with the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration’s drive to rev up the vehicle of governance and make all the people of Nigeria derive maximum benefit from the nation.

The Minister also congratulated all Muslims for the successful completion of the holy month of Ramadan.

Aregbesola called on all Muslims to imbibe and practice the virtues of kindness, love, tolerance, peace, self-denial, sacrifice and good neighbourliness as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him).

“The self-restrain, self-denial, sacrifice and deep spiritual consciousness that accompanied the fasting period should not end but be maintained and improved upon, in order to be a better person and true worshipper,” the Minister noted.

He expressed confidence that the security challenges in some parts of the country will soon be a thing of the past, noting that the government is putting determined efforts and all necessary measures in place for Nigerians to enjoy unfettered peace all round.