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CODAF Lauds ‘Operation Keep Ughelli North Clean’ Initiative Of Jaro Egbo

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COMMUNITY Development Advocacy Foundation, CODAF, a non-governmental organization has commended the initiative of ‘Operation Keep Ughelli North Clean’ by the executive chairman of Ughelli North Local Government Area, Olorogun Jaro Egbo.     CODAF, in a commendation statement, appealed to the council chairman to extend the exercise to streets and other communities around the local government.   According to the statement signed by CODAF Executive Director, Benin Richard, “We at CODAF wholeheartedly commend the administration of Olorogun Jaro Movudu Egbo, Chairman of Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State,…

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CODAF Questions Ughelli North Newly Inaugurated Flood Committee In Ughelli North Without Security Inclusion

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THE executive director of Community Development Advocacy Foundation, CODAF, Mr Benin Richard,has called on Ughelli North Local Government Council Chairman, Olorogun Jaro Egbo to review the newly inaugurated flood committee as he questioned the non inclusion of security measures towards flood victims. He made this call while reacting to the recent inauguration of flood committee members set up by the council Chairman without the inclusion of security measures. According to him, “I commend your swift action in inaugurating a flood control committee to address the perennial flood issues in our…

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Global Day Of Climate: Odimodi, Okuntu Communities In Niger Delta Cry For Help, Expose Oil Companies Inabilities

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By Benin Richard November 6, 2021 was meant to organize a climate action globally. Community Development Advocacy Foundation (CODAF) and African Centre for Environmental and Rural Development (ACERD) hinged on this to carry out a sea-side action to monitor, report, engage and expose (MORE-E) decades of climate and environmental crisis committed against the indigenous people of the Niger Delta (especially those living in the creeks) by Shell, AGIP, Chevron and a host of other extractive industries. The action which kicked off at Odimodi community terminated at the sea-side of Okuntu…

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World Earth Day: NGOs Calls For Sustainability Of Natural Ecosystem

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As the world marked it’s Earth Day globally, a non- governmental Organisation, Community Development Advocacy Foundation (CODAF), Children, Youth and Women Empowerment Initiative (CHiYoWo), and Printrite has called for the sustainability of the natural ecosystem in other to reduce death rate around the globe. World Earth Day is celebrated annually in practical support for environmental protection and the year 2021 edition with the theme: ‘Restore Our Earth’ is aimed to focus on natural processes, emerging technologies and innovative thinking that can restore the world’s ecosystems. According to a joint statement…

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IWD: Akwukwu-Igbo Women, Lambasts Delta State Government, Others Over Negligence And Marginalisation

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The  women of Akwukwu-Igbo in Oshimili North local government area of Delta State have lamented the continued marginalization been meted at them by the Delta State Government under the Okowa administration and Norsworthy Farms and Allied Industries Limited. According to the women, Akwukwu-Igbo community has been in total darkness since the inception of this present administration and this has crumble the economic development of the agrarian community. The women in a statement during a sensitization program organized by Community Development Advocacy Foundation, CODAF, an non governmental Organization to mark International…

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Covid-19: NGO, CSOs Distribute Face Mask, Cash As Palliative To Vulnerables/Nursing Mothers In Ughelli

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By Omoghene Benedict,      In continuation to fight and curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, a Non-Governmental Organization, CODAF and other Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, have distributed hundreds of face masks and cash palliative to the vulnerables, aged and nursing mothers in Ughelli. Distributing the items and cash during a sensitization campaign on measures to contain the spread of covid-19 pandemic, the Executive Director of Community Development Advocacy Foundation, CODAF, Mr. Benin Richard said, “We are aware of what is happening and the hardship the people are going…

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Climate Strike: Tree Planting Can Control Climate Change, Environmental Degradation- CODAF

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    By Omoghene Benedict,   Community Development Advocacy Foundation, CODAF, a Non-Governmental Organization that specializes on environmental justice recently joined the rest of the world to protest against air pollution to protect the globe from environmental hazard caused by excess carbon dioxide and other toxic chemicals resulting to climate change. In the protst tagged: ‘Climate Strike’ CODAF advocated for planting more trees in other regulate and control the resultant effect of the climate change and environmental degradation.   Addressing staff and students of Government College, Ughelli, the Executive Director…

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CODAF urges FG, State govt to remodify environmental laws to monitor sand mining Niger/Delta region

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By Uruemu Favour, Community Development Advocacy Foundation, CODAF, a Non-Governmental Organisation has urged the the federal government to step up monitoring strategies and enacts policies that will put an end to illegal and indiscriminate sand mining activities in the Niger Delta region. According to the Organization, illegal and indiscriminate sand mining in the Niger Delta region if not properly monitored would cause havoc in the nearest future. In a communique issued at the end of a one day town hall meeting, on Policy Dialogue Community Action Against Indiscriminate Sand Mining in…

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