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We don’t occupy key positions in government, says Isoko United Parliament
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Group known as Isoko United Parliament, Sunday frowned at what it described as non-representation and occupancy of key positions in the Delta state political system.
“That between the positions of the Governor, Deputy Governor, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Chief Judge, Accountant-General, Senate, Secretary to the Government of the State, etc, Isoko a rich oil producing ethnic nationality whose abundant natural wealth has sustained the state from inception till date, is occupying none”, the group said.
Disclosing this in a communiqué issued and signed by 80 persons and was read out to the media by the Interim Chairman of the group, Comr Palmer Ogheneyole Nathaniel, Isoko United Parliament insisted that the vacant seat of the Majority Leader, late Hon. Sir Tim Kome Owhefere Esq., earlier zoned to our Federal Constituency (Isoko) be retained.
By Ifeanyi Olannye
Asaba, Jan. 5, 2021 Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has commended the Federal Government for the Extended Special Public Works (ESPW) programme, saying it will positively impact the state.
He gave the commendation on Tuesday in Asaba, during the flag-off of the 774,000 ESPW jobs programme of the Federal Government for the 774 Local Government Areas of the country.
Okowa was represented by the State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu.
He said that though each participant would be taking N20, 000 monthly stipend for the programme that would last for three months, the programme had the capacity of injecting about N500 million monthly into the state economy.