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2023: Unity is the only winning formula for APC in Delta Emerhor
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By Festus Ahon, ASABA
FOUNDING leader and 2015 Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Delta State, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, has said a good opportunity was awaiting the party in 2023 to dislodge the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state.
Emerhor, who spoke at his Evwreni country home in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state when the chairman and members of the reconstituted Delta APC Registration and Revalidation Committee visited him, however, said the APC would only achieve such feat if the leaders of the party in the state are united and work for the interest of the party ahead of 2023 governorship election in the state.
ASABA – Delta State Governor, Dr.Ifeanyi Okowa on Tuesday commended the Federal Government on the commencement of the Expanded Special Public Works Programme in the country.
Okowa gave the commendation at the official flag-off of the Special Public Works Programme (the 774,000 jobs) for the South-South Geopolitical zone held at the Federal Secretariat Complex, Asaba.
Represented by the State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, Governor Okowa expressed excitement on the commencement of the Programme adding that the program will help curb unemployment in the country.
He advised the beneficiaries to see the opportunity as their little beginning while looking to the unveiling of similar projects to engage more Nigerians out of poverty.
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The commencement of the Expanded Special Public Works Programme of the Federal Government has attracted the commendation of Delta State government.
Giving the commendation at the official flag-off of the programme for the South-South Geopolitical zone in Asaba, Gov Ifeanyi Okowa also applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for not making the exercise a political issue adding that the program would help curb unemployment in the country.
774,000 jobs are being created across the country through the program with Delta state having 25,000 based on the number of local government areas.
Represented by the State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, the governor advised the beneficiaries to see the opportunity as their little beginning while looking to the unveiling of similar projects to engage more Nigerians out of poverty.