Archive for August 27th, 2012
Years Of Giant Strides
By Kelvin Osemene tate creation elicits joy, expectations and challenges. It was therefore no surprise that the joy and expectations of the people of Delta knew no bounds. 21 years ago when the state was carved out of the defunct Bendel state precisely on august 27, 1991. It was indeed a dream come true as generally creation of state, brings government and dividend of democracy closer to the people thus serving as a potential instrument of legal and socio-economic fulfillment [...]
Continue ReadingDelta Has Come Of Age At 21 –Macaulay
FOR the past 21 years you have been an active player in the affairs of Delta State. How do you see the state today? Has it grown or is still a toddler at 21? First, to some extent, you are right because I was part of the state from its creation. Of course, my first major assignment was when I was elected as the state Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). I think that election was precisely in [...]
Continue ReadingConstruction Work On Asaba Trade Centre Begins December
BY FIDELIS EGUGBO/ ANDREW IKEHI BARRING unforeseen circumstances, construction work on the proposed Asaba International Trade Centre is set to commence in early December this year. Managing Director of the centre, Barrister Kennedy Kanma, disclosed this at the weekend while taking members of the Asaba Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, (ASACCIMA) on guided tour of the proposed site for the project. Kanma informed the visitors that the market was designed to be the new business hub of the [...]
Continue ReadingHealth: Good Health For All
By Rosemary Nwaebuni Today, Delta commemorates 21st anniversary of statehood, having been created by the regime of General Ibrahim Babangida on Tuesday, 27 August, 1991 from the former Bendel state. It might be to pause a while and do an appraisal of her developmental trajectory on all spheres of her socio-political and economic existence, particularly the health sector, on which this article zeroes in. An assessment of the state’s health sector, the dais on which other human development indices revolve, [...]
Continue ReadingThe 21-Year-Old State Judiciary
Every system of government, military or civilian understands the need for the judiciary arm of government and appreciates its existence, while trying as much as possible to preserve its own legitimacy by respecting the independence of this sacred and most fundamental arm of the government. With the collapse of the defunct Bendel State and the subsequent creation of Delta State alongside some other eight States in 1991 by virtue of Section 1(1) of the States (Creational and Transitional Provisions) (No.2) [...]
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