COVID-19: Okowa reaffirms Delta's commitment to palliatives for citizens

Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has restated the state government's commitment to providing palliatives to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on the vulnerable in the state.

The governor disclosed this while speaking to newsmen shortly after inspecting the state’s Food Bank at Ibusa on Thursday.

He said that credible Deltans, including local government council chairmen, the clergy, opinion leaders, women and youth representatives, had been appointed into committees to ensure that the food items got to the right people.

According to him, bulk of the food items, including rice and beans, which will be distributed in a few days, were procured by the state government and the rest came from donors.

Okowa thanked the donors for the support and called on others to contribute to the three food banks established by the state government at Ibusa, Warri and Asaba.

He stressed that more food items were needed to enable the government to cover all parts of the state in distribution.

He assured that the distribution would commence at the weekend to the various Wards, adding that measures had been put in place to ensure that the food items got to the vulnerable irrespective of their political or other leanings.

"We have food stocked in our warehouses in Ibusa, Asaba and Warri and these are the three spots from which we will commence distribution to our various wards and villages.

"We have beans for distribution; we also have rice, noodles and some other food items for distribution and we have constituted committees comprising every local government chairman, members of the House of Assembly, religious leaders.

``The committees have been put in place at the local government and at the ward levels, and we have emphasised that there will be no politics in the distribution of these items. It is for every Deltan and non-Deltan living in the state.

"Once we perfect the processes being put in place by the committee at the state level, we will commence distribution at the weekend and it is our prayer that they will reach out to the most indigent among our people.

"We also appeal to privileged citizens in our various communities to support the effort of government,’’ the governor said.

He also announced that some persons and organizations had made fiscal donations to the states COVID-19 account at the bank and expressed appreciation to the donors.

"I appeal to people who will want to make donations to please attend to us at this point in time because people are actually in need,’’ he added.

The governor disclosed that the fourth confirmed case of COVID-19 in the state was being treated at one of the Isolation Centres in Asaba, adding that the patients currently on treatment at the centres in the state were doing well.

He said that more blood samples of suspected cases had been sent to the laboratory for test, and advised Deltans with symptoms of the virus to quickly reach out to medical experts or COVID-19 team to avert complications and infection of other persons.

To owners of private health facilities, Okowa advised them to report suspected cases of the virus to public health centres to protect other persons from the infectious disease.

He said that distribution of the first phase of one million face masks produced by the state government for residents of the state would commence in two weeks.

According to him, the face masks are made of clothing materials that can be used continuously after being washed with soap and water.

"I have also specifically stated too that we have already made face masks for our people because we are aware that many of them may not be able to purchase for themselves.

"We are using the face masks made with cloth because from all research done thus far, it’s obvious that the use of the face masks tends to limit the transmission of the virus and to that extent, we are determined to produce about a million for distribution to our people," he said.

The governor pledged his administration’s determination to make the state safe and healthy for all residents.

The governor was conducted round the food bank by Secretary to State Government, Mr Chiedu Ebie; Commissioner, Bureau for Special Duties, Mr Mofe Pirah; Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu and his counterpart of Oil and Gas, Prince Emman Amgbaduba.

seems information didn't get to him about the woman shot by the police in Sapele. Or did he just decide to overlook it?
And with the way Okowa's speech rolled out, it looks like there might still be more extension of the lockdown going forward.
Deltans and Nigerians should just prepare for the worst, even while praying for the best

Useless governor. Humongous monthly allocation's from delta state with nothing to show for it. Some of you said uduaghan was bad. Have you now seen the disaster of a governor you all voted into power

Nyamuriflathead:
Useless governor. Humongous monthly allocation's from delta state with nothing to show for it. Some of you said uduaghan was bad. Have you now seen the disaster of a governor you all voted into power

Nyamuriflathead:
Useless governor. Humongous monthly allocation's from delta state with nothing to show for it. Some of you said uduaghan was bad. Have you now seen the disaster of a governor you all voted into power

Sadly, you're largely correct

Cc AdaOgwashi1

That's for those of you from ika to decipher. The common knowledge in delta state is that okowa is from agbor. I don't care what his clan is. This is like saying Honourable ossai is not from kwale but from umu-sadege. You'll agree with me that not many of us wouldnt care about that.


I wouldn't want to talk about governor Onanefe ibori because, even an idiot knows he is the best governor so far in delta. That doesn't make me his fan though.

Now let's talk about governor uduaghan.
I know warri to an extent and I can tell you he did a major infrastructural uplift in warri during his regime and they include..

1. Introducing BRT buses to aid cheap transportation.
2. Constructing standard bus stops in warri
3. Abolishing the use of okada, introducing keke napep and empowering okada riders with tricycles.
4. Installing Mega city TV'S across the 25 local government's in delta state
5. Building delta shop mall and attracting ShopRite to warri
6. Several empowerment programmes to help grow agro and micro businesses, empowerment programmes for women, disable and widowed
I know about this because I'm one of the beneficiaries.
7 dualalizing major roads around effurun and warri
8 constructing a bridge to ease the traffuc congestion n effurun roundabout.
9. Establishing a delta park, popularly known as garden park in effurun
10. Street light have become a thing of the past In warri. Uduaghan fixed street lights in warri.
11. His keep delta safe campaign saw him introduce modern waste baskets around warri for disposal of paltry wastes like satchet and cans.
12. Refurbishment and construction of Schools and markets around warri.
13 refurbishment and building of hospitals and health centers in warri. Infact pregnant women delivered for free during his regime.

14. Enhancing the look of warri during festive seasons. Today the popular DSC roundabout that saw yearly facelifts is now being maintained by the redeem Christian assembly.
15. Built the asaba international airport to over 95 percent completion stage.
And so many more more I wouldn't want to go into. Mind you.. these are my assessment of his feats in uvwie local government, apart from number 15. To think that this isn't even his own lga makes me laugh.

I didn't have to dig into warri north and south.

If you want to talk about roads he trumped okowa hands down, let's not even go there.

Pray, tell me what okowa has done in warri and asaba since he assumed office?
Okowa is the most useless governor delta state has ever had and I reserve no apologies. He's so dumb that we rarely hear of his deputy. Can u compare the office of Kingsley otuaro to proff utuama or Elue. The office of the deputy governor is non functional all thanks to okowa.

Ma God purnish ibori for foisting okowa on deltans

Who is advising our leaders?? Is it that they have no advisers or they don't listen?? Or the advisers don't have the boldness to tell them the truth that people are not happy with the lockdown That it's getting worse day by day.

Yanmiriflathead:
Cc AdaOgwashi1

That's for those of you from ika to decipher. The common knowledge in delta state is that okowa is from agbor. I don't care what his clan is. This is like saying Honourable ossai is not from kwale but from umu-sadege. You'll agree with me that not many of us would care about that.


I wouldn't want to talk about governor Onanefe ibori because, even an idiot knows he is the best governor so far in delta. That doesn't make me his fan though.

Now let's talk about governor uduaghan.
I know warri to an extent and I can tell you he did a major infrastructural uplift in warri during his regime and they include..

1. Introducing BRT buses to aid cheap transportation.
2. Constructing standard bus stops in warri
3. Abolishing the use of okada, introducing keke napep and empowering okada riders with tricycles.
4. Installing Mega city TV'S across the 25 local government's in delta state
5. Building delta shop mall and attracting ShopRite to warri
6. Several empowerment programmes to help grow agro and micro businesses
I know about this because I'm one of the beneficiaries.
7 dualalizing major roads around effurun and warri
8 constructing a bridge to ease the traffuc congestion n effurun roundabout.
9. Establishing a delta park, popularly known as garden park in effurun
10. Street light have become a thing of the past In warri. Uduaghan fixed street lights in warri.
11. His keep delta safe campaign saw him introduce modern waste baskets around warri for disposal of paltry wastes like satchet and cans.
12. Refurbishment and construction of Schools around warri.
13 enhancing the look of warri during festive seasons. Today the popular DSC roundabout that saw yearly facelifts is now being maintained by the redeem Christian assembly.
14. Built the asaba international airport to over 95 percent completion stage.
And so many more more I wouldn't want to go into. Mind you.. these are my assessment of his feats in uvwie local government.
I didn't have to dig into warri north and south.

If you want to talk about roads he trumped okowa hands down, let's not even go there.

Please I'm not from ika,I am from ogwashi ukwu in Aniocha south local government, okowa community is owa not agbor which everybody in Delta state know but if you are talking about ethnic group then owa and agbor fall under ika ethnic group,Agbor is different community from owa.So ibori is your best Delta state governor? When it come to looting of fund and empowering of touts then ibori is the best but infrastructure is no no,Uduaghan did almost all his projects in warri he was even staying in warri during his time but As for governor okowa you can see his project in every community in Delta state if you can say the truth.






I still remain Ada ogwashi

Mystiquefia:


Sadly, you're largely correct

pls dont ever compare okowa with uduaghan,uduaghan is d worst governor ever

Adaogwashi1:
Please I'm not from ika,I am from ogwashi ukwu in Aniocha south local government, okowa community is owa not agbor which everybody in Delta state know but if you are talking about ethnic group then owa and agbor fall under ika ethnic group,Agbor is different community from owa.So ibori is your best Delta state governor? When it come to looting of fund and empowering of touts then ibori is the best but infrastructure is no no,Uduaghan did almost all his projects in warri he was even staying in warri during his time but As for governor okowa you can see his project in every community in Delta state if you can say the truth.






I still remain Ada ogwashi

Balderdash. What has okowa done in asaba.

Asaba is still the same from okpanam to Westend to stadium road to ogbogonogo.
Asaba was a mini Abuja during uduaghan tenure. Why do you think it was the preferred destination for Nollywood film makers? Today Lagos is the hub of movie making in Nigeria, All thanks to okowa. u think, if past governor's had left Asaba like the village it was after the creation of delta from edo, it will be worth talking about? Or na okowa 9 suddenly build asaba reach as e dey. Lie small small na

Let's assume uduaghan even focused mainly on warri, is it out of place seeing that the bulk of the states wealth koms from there? Does asaba or agbor have oil? Funny enough okowa has not done anything in agbor..
He is a total failure

iokpebholo:
pls dont ever compare okowa with uduaghan,uduaghan is d worst governor ever

Kimon shut up your mouth and show me okowas achievement's. And I don't want to see roads. Successive governments in delta state have been doing roads, so it's madness to use roadnetworks as a yardstick.

Yanmiriflathead:

Kimon shut up your mouth and show me okowas achievement's. And I don't want to see roads. Successive governments in delta state have been doing roads, so it's madness to use roadnetworks as a yardstick.

Blind APC supporter spotted.

Yanmiriflathead:


Balderdash. What has okowa done in asaba.

Asaba is still the same from okpanam to Westend to stadium road to ogbogonogo.
Asaba was a mini Abuja during uduaghan tenure. Why do you think it was the preferred destination of Nollywood film makers? Today Lagos is the hub of movie making in Nigeria, All thanks to okowa. u think, if past governor's had left Asaba like the village it was after the creation of delta from edo, it will be worth talking about? Or na okowa 9 suddenly build asaba reach as e dey. Lie small small na

Let's assume okowa focused mainly on warri, is it out of place seeing that the bulk of the states wealth koms from there? Does asaba or agbor have oil? Funny enough okowa has not done anything in agbor..
He is a total failure

u mean okowa did not work in Asaba?okpanam road drainage project,new secretariat and d numerous road project,who dey do am sir?

iokpebholo:
Blind APC supporter spotted.

Keep shut u pdp apologist and show me some of okowas achievement's. These are some of uduaghan achievement's in uvwie local government and warri

1.Introducing BRT buses to aid cheap transportation.

2. Constructing standard bus stops in warri

3. Abolishing the use of okada, introducing keke napep and empowering okada riders with tricycles.

4. Installing Mega city TV'S across the 25 local government's in delta state

5. Building delta shop mall and attracting ShopRite to warri

6. Several empowerment programmes to help grow agro and micro businesses, empowerment programmes for women, disable and widowed

I know about this because I'm one of the beneficiaries.

7 dualalizing major roads around effurun and warri

8 constructing a bridge to ease the traffuc congestion n effurun roundabout.

9. Establishing a delta park, popularly known as garden park in effurun

10. Street light have become a thing of the past In warri. Uduaghan fixed street lights in warri.

11. His keep delta safe campaign saw him introduce modern waste baskets around warri for disposal of paltry wastes like satchet and cans.

12. Refurbishment and construction of Schools and markets around warri.

13 refurbishment and building of hospitals and health centers in warri. Infact pregnant women delivered for free during his regime.



14. Enhancing the look of warri during festive seasons. Today the popular DSC roundabout that saw yearly facelifts is now being maintained by the redeem Christian assembly.

15. Built the asaba international airport to over 95 percent completion stage.

And so many more more I wouldn't want to go into. Mind you.. these are my assessment of his feats in uvwie local government, apart from number 15. To think that this isn't even his own lga makes me laugh.

It has gotten to d stage where I can categorically say i need help......Hunger is bad..
If u have more than enough pls don't hesitate to share....Save a soul

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Yanmiriflathead:
Cc AdaOgwashi1

That's for those of you from ika to decipher. The common knowledge in delta state is that okowa is from agbor. I don't care what his clan is. This is like saying Honourable ossai is not from kwale but from umu-sadege. You'll agree with me that not many of us wouldnt care about that.


I wouldn't want to talk about governor Onanefe ibori because, even an idiot knows he is the best governor so far in delta. That doesn't make me his fan though.

Now let's talk about governor uduaghan.
I know warri to an extent and I can tell you he did a major infrastructural uplift in warri during his regime and they include..

1. Introducing BRT buses to aid cheap transportation.
2. Constructing standard bus stops in warri
3. Abolishing the use of okada, introducing keke napep and empowering okada riders with tricycles.
4. Installing Mega city TV'S across the 25 local government's in delta state
5. Building delta shop mall and attracting ShopRite to warri
6. Several empowerment programmes to help grow agro and micro businesses, empowerment programmes for women, disable and widowed
I know about this because I'm one of the beneficiaries.
7 dualalizing major roads around effurun and warri
8 constructing a bridge to ease the traffuc congestion n effurun roundabout.
9. Establishing a delta park, popularly known as garden park in effurun
10. Street light have become a thing of the past In warri. Uduaghan fixed street lights in warri.
11. His keep delta safe campaign saw him introduce modern waste baskets around warri for disposal of paltry wastes like satchet and cans.
12. Refurbishment and construction of Schools and markets around warri.
13 refurbishment and building of hospitals and health centers in warri. Infact pregnant women delivered for free during his regime.

14. Enhancing the look of warri during festive seasons. Today the popular DSC roundabout that saw yearly facelifts is now being maintained by the redeem Christian assembly.
15. Built the asaba international airport to over 95 percent completion stage.
And so many more more I wouldn't want to go into. Mind you.. these are my assessment of his feats in uvwie local government, apart from number 15. To think that this isn't even his own lga makes me laugh.

I didn't have to dig into warri north and south.

If you want to talk about roads he trumped okowa hands down, let's not even go there.

Pray, tell me what okowa has done in warri and asaba since he assumed office?
Okowa is the most useless governor delta state has ever had and I reserve no apologies. He's so dumb that we rarely hear of his deputy. Can u compare the office of Kingsley otuaro to proff utuama or Elue. The office of the deputy governor is non functional all thanks to okowa.

Ma God purnish ibori for foisting okowa on deltans

Truer words have never been said.

Cc efewestern

Adaogwashi1:
Please I'm not from ika,I am from ogwashi ukwu in Aniocha south local government, okowa community is owa not agbor which everybody in Delta state know but if you are talking about ethnic group then owa and agbor fall under ika ethnic group,Agbor is different community from owa.So ibori is your best Delta state governor? When it come to looting of fund and empowering of touts then ibori is the best but infrastructure is no no,Uduaghan did almost all his projects in warri he was even staying in warri during his time but As for governor okowa you can see his project in every community in Delta state if you can say the truth.






I still remain Ada ogwashi

glory to Jesus I have been looking for whom to pass my message to Okowa, is like you will help me, Why is he blocking all the entries of all the villages in Delta State with police extorting money from people in name of fighting covid 19? He should come to Rivers State, Wike only block boundaries not going to villages to block the entries.

iokpebholo:
u mean okowa did not work in Asaba?okpanam road drainage project,new secretariat and d numerous road project,who dey do am sir?

U see your life. Okowa has so reduced your standards for infrastructural developments that all seem to chestbeat about is a 2km road and drainage. Can't u see the calibre of projects ongoing in States like akwaibom, calabar, Kano and ko?
You pdp apologist are all numskulls

stanleyravos:
glory to Jesus I have been looking for whom to pass my message to Okowa, is like you will help me, Why is he blocking all the entries of all the villages in Delta State with police extorting money from people in name of fighting covid 19? He should come to Rivers State, Wike only block boundaries not going to villages to block the entries.

Which of the entry are you talking about?





I still remain Ada ogwashi

comrodioodio001:
COVID-19: Okowa reaffirms Delta's commitment to palliatives for citizens

Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has restated the state government's commitment to providing palliatives to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on the vulnerable in the state.

The governor disclosed this while speaking to newsmen shortly after inspecting the state’s Food Bank at Ibusa on Thursday.

He said that credible Deltans, including local government council chairmen, the clergy, opinion leaders, women and youth representatives, had been appointed into committees to ensure that the food items got to the right people.

According to him, bulk of the food items, including rice and beans, which will be distributed in a few days, were procured by the state government and the rest came from donors.

Okowa thanked the donors for the support and called on others to contribute to the three food banks established by the state government at Ibusa, Warri and Asaba.

He stressed that more food items were needed to enable the government to cover all parts of the state in distribution.

He assured that the distribution would commence at the weekend to the various Wards, adding that measures had been put in place to ensure that the food items got to the vulnerable irrespective of their political or other leanings.

"We have food stocked in our warehouses in Ibusa, Asaba and Warri and these are the three spots from which we will commence distribution to our various wards and villages.

"We have beans for distribution; we also have rice, noodles and some other food items for distribution and we have constituted committees comprising every local government chairman, members of the House of Assembly, religious leaders.

``The committees have been put in place at the local government and at the ward levels, and we have emphasised that there will be no politics in the distribution of these items. It is for every Deltan and non-Deltan living in the state.

"Once we perfect the processes being put in place by the committee at the state level, we will commence distribution at the weekend and it is our prayer that they will reach out to the most indigent among our people.

"We also appeal to privileged citizens in our various communities to support the effort of government,’’ the governor said.

He also announced that some persons and organizations had made fiscal donations to the states COVID-19 account at the bank and expressed appreciation to the donors.

"I appeal to people who will want to make donations to please attend to us at this point in time because people are actually in need,’’ he added.

The governor disclosed that the fourth confirmed case of COVID-19 in the state was being treated at one of the Isolation Centres in Asaba, adding that the patients currently on treatment at the centres in the state were doing well.

He said that more blood samples of suspected cases had been sent to the laboratory for test, and advised Deltans with symptoms of the virus to quickly reach out to medical experts or COVID-19 team to avert complications and infection of other persons.

To owners of private health facilities, Okowa advised them to report suspected cases of the virus to public health centres to protect other persons from the infectious disease.

He said that distribution of the first phase of one million face masks produced by the state government for residents of the state would commence in two weeks.

According to him, the face masks are made of clothing materials that can be used continuously after being washed with soap and water.

"I have also specifically stated too that we have already made face masks for our people because we are aware that many of them may not be able to purchase for themselves.

"We are using the face masks made with cloth because from all research done thus far, it’s obvious that the use of the face masks tends to limit the transmission of the virus and to that extent, we are determined to produce about a million for distribution to our people," he said.

The governor pledged his administration’s determination to make the state safe and healthy for all residents.

The governor was conducted round the food bank by Secretary to State Government, Mr Chiedu Ebie; Commissioner, Bureau for Special Duties, Mr Mofe Pirah; Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu and his counterpart of Oil and Gas, Prince Emman Amgbaduba.

That's my Able governor, we don't do audio in Delta state all we do na confirm confirm Prosperity to all Deltans







I still remain Ada ogwashi

Adaogwashi1:
Which of the entry are you talking about?





I still remain Ada ogwashi

I lost my mum on good Friday, left PH for Delta State on Saturday@ patani all you need is to pay 500Naira to pass with your car, getting to Ughelli pay another 500, from Ughelli no movement except does that has permits,. My own village all the entries is blocked no movement, I cant call the name of my village here but am from Ughelli south

stanleyravos:
I lost my mum on good Friday, left PH for Delta State on Saturday@ patani all you need is to pay 500Naira to pass with your car, getting to Ughelli pay another 500, from Ughelli no movement except does that has permits,. My own village all the entries is blocked no movement, I cant call the name of my village here but am from Ughelli south

I don't know the village you are talking about but look for your ward leader and complain to him about it.







I still remain Ada ogwashi

Adaogwashi1:
I don't know the village you are talking about but look for your ward leader and complain to him about it.







I still remain Ada ogwashi

for the fact that you are eating Free money from the Government today does not mean you should not have felling for the poor, mind you in less than 4 years from now Okowa will be a thing of the past

stanleyravos:
for the fact that you are eating Free money from the Government today does not mean you should not have felling for the poor, mind you in less than 4 years from now Okowa will be a thing of the past

who told you that I'm eating government money from okowa






I still remain Ada ogwashi

Nyamuriflathead:
Useless governor. Humongous monthly allocation's from delta state with nothing to show for it. Some of you said uduaghan was bad. Have you now seen the disaster of a governor you all voted into power

Delta State exists for the politicians to embezzle money and share money with their thug and militants. The state has received close to $10 billion dollars since 1999 with nothing to show for it.