As the second executive governor of Delta State, (May 29, 1999 – May 29, 2007), Chief James Onanefe Ibori is described as the founding father of modern Delta State, weathering several storms to lay a solid foundation for his successor to build on Eddy Agofure, 26, is one young entrepreneur who will eternally be grateful…
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan: The Game Changer
After the eight-year tenure of his predecessor, Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, a medical doctor turned politician, steps in to redefine governance and create a state of the people’s dream “First, we talk about the three-point agenda of the governor. It is a module for easy administration of the state. And for a man to compress so…
Delta Before 1999: Huge Potential, Arrested Growth
But for full-blown democracy, Delta State would have remained in socio-economic doldrums, so blessed yet struggling to achieve prosperity With nature’s benevolence and lavish endowments, Delta State, created August 27, 19991 ought to be a state flowing with milk and honey with its people living a mountain-top life. Rich in oil and gas deposits, and…