By Joel Grandball &Omamuzo Efidhere A political pressure group of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta state, Urhobo Political Group, UPG, under the leadership of Mr Jerry Uloho has assured former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu of their support for the position of the Deputy Senate President at the forth coming inauguration of the Senate House. In an enlarged meeting of UPG held at Ughelli, Delta State, Uloho urged all other senators-elect to stand firm for Kalu because of his political antecedent nationwide.He said, “The political…
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Delta Ijaw APC, Hails Buhari Reelection
… Pass Confidence Vote On Kachikwu The leadership of Ijaw nationality in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Delta State has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari over his victory in the just concluded presidential election, just as they passed a confidence vote on the leadership of Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, who is Minister for State, Petroleum. In a communiqué recently issued at the end of a meeting of Delta State Ijaw Apc/ Ex-militants held at Akugbene Townhall, Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, they resolved to pass a vote of confidence on…
Read MoreDelta APC commends Buhari, Ngige for Isire, Kokori Appointment
The All Progressives Congress APC, Delta State chapter led by Chief Cyril Ogodo, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister for Labour and Productive, Dr Chris Ngige for the appointment of two of its own, Mr Austin Enajemo-Isire and Chief Frank Kokori. Ogodo whose chairmanship of the party in the state was recently upheld by court expressed the gratitude of the APC in Delta State over the double appointment that came the way of the state, courtesy of Dr Ngige, stating that the party is highly motivated by the Minister’s…
Read MoreBREAKING: A’Court strikes out Ogboru’s candidacy nullification appeal, says it’s a mere academic exercise
The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin, Edo State today struck out Chief Great Ogboru’s joinder appeal challenging the Asaba High court judgment of March 18th, 2019 which nullified the list of candidates that emanated from Prophet Jones Erue led executive of the party in Delta State, including that of Chief Great Ogboru and the APC Delta Central Senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, describing the appeal as a “mere academic exercise.” Recall that Chief Great Ogboru applied to join in a suit before the Asaba Federal High Court 1, which sacked the…
Read MoreOmo-Agege is the Real Cancer in Delta APC as Emerhor reacts to Omo-Agege accusations
The leader of the Mainstream of APC in Delta State Olorogun O’tega Emerhor has reacted to the recent interview by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege describing the embattled Senator as a drowning man grabbing at straws to hang on to his political life. He stated that Omo-Agege is the real cancer that invaded and ravaged the body politics of Delta APC and predicts that now that he has accomplished his task of distabilizing the party and making it fail in the 2019 general elections, Omo-Agege will soon head back to the PDP,…
Read MoreDelta APC Crises: Court Nullifies Omo-Agege, Ogboru, others candidacies
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, Thursday in a landmark judgement again nullified the candidature of Great Ogboru as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and reaffirms the earlier judgment of Justice Toyin Adegoke of Federal High Court Asaba which nullified the candidacy of the embattled APC Senator Ovie Omo-Agege and other candidates from the sacked Jone Erue factional executive. Justice Dimgba while delivery his judgement in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1085/ 2018, filed by Barr Victor Ochei, former Speaker of the…
Read MoreWarri FHC Didn’t Affirm Omo-Agege Candidacy; It’s Desperation Taken Too Far – Emerhor
THE leader of the Mainstream of APC in Delta State, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor has reacted to the widely circulated news on the online and print media of the purported affirmation by the Warri Federal High Court of the candidacy of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege in the 2019 general elections in a judgement delivered on April 2, 2019. Recall that the candidacy of Senator Omo-Agege had earlier on March 18, 2019 being annulled by a judgement of a Federal High Court sitting at Asaba along with all candidates from Governorship to…
Read MoreBreaking: Warri Federal High Court Reaffirms Asaba Judgement On Delta APC
The Federal High Court sitting in Warri today affirmed that the recent Asaba Federal High Court Judgement, which knocked down the candidacy of Sen Ovie Omo-Agege, Chief Great Ogboru, and others, had comprehensively dealt with all issues regarding the State Executive Council and APC candidates for the last elections. Justice Emeka Nwite, while dismissing a case filed before the court by Olorogun O’tega Emerhor and others, held that the FHC Asaba Judgement has sufficiently dealt with the contentious issues of Exco and candidates and therefore declined to entertain them. He…
Read MoreI will Reclaim My mandate At The Tribunal -Okumagba
By Ovedhe Jerry The All Progressives Congress APC Delta State House of Assembly Candidate for Warri South Constituency II, Prince Mike Owhoyovwe Okumagba has said that, he is going to the Election Petition Tribunal to reclaim his stolen mandate. Okumagba made the assertion at a press conference held over the weekend in Warri, alleging that, PDP stole his mandate by inducing INEC Presiding Officers and its Ad-hoc Polling Officers to stole his mandate. Prince Okumagba who was flanked by APC Warri South LGA Secretary, Comrade Esiri Onodaro, Chief(Mrs.) Mary Obruche,…
Read MoreOkowa Wins Ogboru 23-2 LGAs, Calls On Him Join In Building Delta
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the 2019 governorship election in Delta State. The state Returning Officer, Prof. Jaja said Okowa polled a total of 925,274 votes to defeat the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Great Ogboru who scored 215,938 votes. Giving details of the results, Prof Jaja said the state has a total of 2,831,205 registered voters, saying that 1,188,784 were accredited during the governorship election which was held on Saturday.…
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