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The Delta State Government is set to receive nothing out of the £4.2m (N2.2bn) seized from former Governor James Ibori which will be repatriated from the United Kingdom, a development which has been rejected by the state government,
The PUNCH has learnt.
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), while thanking the UK, said the money would be used for Federal Government projects such as the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the 2nd Niger Bridge and the Abuja-Kano rail, giving no indication that Delta State would receive a portion of the funds.
Malami said this while delivering his speech on Tuesday at the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between Nigeria and the government of the UK regarding the return and management of stolen assets recovered from Ibori and associates.
• Defence Minister Drums Support For Armed Forces
• Nigerian Legion, Others Seek Adequate Succour For Families Of Fallen Soldiers
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, led other top government functionaries, including service chiefs and members of the diplomatic corps to honour the nation’s fallen and living heroes in commemoration of the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day (AFRDC).
The event involved laying of wreaths at the National Arcade. First to lay a wreath was the President, followed by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan; Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad.
Members of the Nigeria legion as well as widows of fallen military men in the country have called for assistance from government at all levels and from Nigerians, for the upkeep of the families of those who lost their lives securing the nation.
The chairman of the Nigeria Legion, Delta State,
Col. Boniface Ojei(rtd) made the call in an interview with journalists at the 2021 Armed forces remembrance day celebration held at the Cenotaph, Asaba on January 15.
Also lending their voices, the member representing Ika North East constituency in the State House of Assembly,
Hon. Emeke Elekeokwuri and the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice,
Ifeanyi Okowa
Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has urged the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) do put more emphasis on its Bill of Quantitatities (BOQ) to enable its road projects stand the test of time.
Okowa gave the urge yesterday at Idumuje-Unor, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state at a grand reception in honour of Justice Samuel Chukwudumebi Oseji on his elevation as Justice of the Supreme Court.
The governor who was reacting to a passionate appeal by the community to prevail on NDDC to complete the Onicha-Uku/Idumuje-Unor Road awarded in 2012 said there was need for a review of the contract because the value of the naira had weakened over the years.
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From right; Delta Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa; Justice Samuel Oseji and his wife, Dr. Mimi Oseji , during the Grand Reception by Idumuje-Unor Kingdom in honor of Justice Oseji on his Elevation as Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. MONDAY
Delta State Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has urged the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to put more emphasis on its Bill of Quantitatities( BOQ), to enable its road projects to stand the test of time.
Okowa gave the urge on Monday at Idumuje-Unor, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state at a grand reception in honour of Justice Samuel Chukwudumebi Oseji on his elevation as Justice of the Supreme Court.