Kenneth Ogba Death Left Me In Tears That Refuse To Stop-Askia

The Managing Director/ CEO of Desopadec Board, Bashorun Askia Ogieh has described the death of the member representing Isoko South Constituency I, Kenneth Ogba at the Delta State House of Assembly as a tragedy that has left him with tears that has refused to stop. Bashorun Askia in a statement said, “I was in a numb, dazed state when the unthinkable, painful and sad news reached me that my very close confidant, friend and junior brother, Honourable Kenneth Ogba, Member representing Isoko South Constituency I in the Delta State of…

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Analysis: Exceptional Leadership Style Of Bashorun Askia Ogieh

By Alex Ovie   “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more and grow more, you are a leader” – John Quincy Adams (1787 – 1848). That evergreen quote made over 150 years ago by John Quincy Adams, celebrated statesman and diplomat who served as the Sixth President of the United States of America from 1825 to 1829 aptly describes the disposition to leadership over the years of Bashorun Askia Ogieh. From the womb of time, Bashorun Askia Ogieh (JP), Udu of Isokoland and the Managing Director/Chief Executive…

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RE: DISTRESSING STATE OF DESOPADEC UNDER THE PDP-LED GOVERNMENT

DESOPADEC

  ..WHEN FACTS ARE TURNED ON THEIR HEAD BY THE DELTA APC   We are constrained to respond with swift and responsive tenor to the hogwash being spewed in its surfeit by the opposition All Progressives Congress in Delta State, if not for anything, but to set the record straight on the steady and unhindered trajectory of interventions by the agency, ably steered by some of Delta State’s team of technocrats and leaders at the grassroots.   For a start, the noble objectives of the Commission have continued to inspire…

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Agbon King, Ogurimerime Commends Bashorun Askia For On DESOPADEC Quality Services

  The Ovie of Agbon Kingdom in Ethiope East local government areas of Delta State, His Royal Majesty, Ogurimerime Ukori I, JP, has lauded the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, for effectively using the Commission to deliver people-oriented quality projects and services in oil bearing communities of the state. The Royal father gave the commendation when Bashorun Askia and management team of the Commission paid him a courtesy call in his palace at Isiokolo, before proceeding to commission two…

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DESOPADEC Board Lauds Okowa On His Sixth Year In Office

The management of the Delta State Oil Producing Area Commission, DESOPADEC has congratulates the state governor Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa on his sixth year in office.   In a statement signed by its Managing Director/ CEO, Bashorun Askia Ogieh JP   It reads, The Management and Staff of the Delta State Of Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), congratulate His Excellency Senator De Heany Arthur Okowa, visionary Governor of Delta State on the Sath anniversary of his tenure. At DESOPADEC, we are proud to celebrate you and to further pledge our…

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Ramadan: DESOPADEC MD, Askia Calls For Sober Reflection And Prayers

  Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh has called for deep sober reflections and prayers as Muslims mark the end of Ramadan fasting. Bashorun Askia in an Eid-el-Fitri message, enjoined all Muslims to rededicate Nigeria to God as the country faces existential challenges, adding, “The fasting was successful and the spirits of all Muslim faithful were lifted high. And it is without doubt that God answered all supplications and rewarded accordingly.” The statement reads: “As the Muslim faithful celebrate the…

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Askia Foundation, BAF Donates Isoko Language Books, Teaching Items To Schools

    As part of its social responsibilities in promoting education and it’s bid to prevent the local language from going into extinction, the Bashorun Askia Foundation (BAF), has donated Isoko Language text books to all secondary schools in Isoko North and South Local Government Areas of Delta state. The Basic Education Examination Books mainly for the junior secondary students are, Isoko proverbs, calendar, and Isoko audio teaching CDs. Handing over the books to teachers at the National Secretariat of the Isoko Development Union (I.D.U), Chairman of the Foundation, Odio…

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Bashorun Askia Ogieh Mourns Fmr Delta Acting Gov Sam Obi

The Managing Director/ CEO of DESOPADEC, Bashorun Askia Ogieh jas described the demise of the former Delta State Acting Governor, Rt.Hon Sam Obi as irreplaceable. The DESOPADEC Boss in a statement while lamenting the death of Sam Obi said, “We were like bolt and Nut while he was alive. He said, “At a time Delta State had to contend with a near crisis situation when the then Governor of the state, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, was removed by the Court of Appeal, it was Rt. Hon. Prince Sam Obi as Speaker…

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EASTER: A Season Of Restoration-Askia Ogieh

  The Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission,  DESOPADEC, Bashorun Askia Ogieh has described the death of Jesus Christ as a season of restoration. Askia in a statement urged christians to work together by upholding the virtues of Christ and rediscover the drive for development. The statement reads: “About this time last year, the world was held hostage by an unknown phenomenon that brought a strange disease, disrupted the world we used to know and unleashed an unprecedented season of decline, loss…

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Sports: Bashorun Askia Congratulates Amaju Pinnck, Tasks Him on Grassroots Football

  Managing Director of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, has congratulated Mr. Amaju Pinnick on his election into the FIFA Executive Council, the highest decision making organ of the international football body. In a statement released in Warri on Monday, the DESOPADEC boss urged the NFF President to use his new position at FIFA to help promote and develop Nigerian football, especially grassroots football. “While I celebrate and applaud you on your well deserved victory, I wish to quickly urge you to use this…

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