National Sports Festival In Delta: Ukah Charges Contractors On Early Completion of Projects

Contractors handling various projects for the forthcoming National Sports Festival coming up in Delta state have been charged to speed up work so they could complete the jobs within the stipulated time frame.
Secretary to the Delta State Government (SSG), Chief Patrick Ukah, gave the charge when he inspected facilities at the astro turf hockey pitch, in Okpanam, Oshimili north local government area of the state.
The construction of Sports Commission hostel complex beside St. Brigid’s Girls’ Grammar School, Asaba, multipurpose indoor sports hall at the Stephen Keshi international Stadium, Asaba and hostel facilities at the Dennis Osadebey University, Asaba.
Chief Ukah, who doubles as the Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the Sports Festival, was conducted round the projects sites by the the Site Engineers of the various projects where he told them to ensure that they kept to the specifications of the jobs to enable them deliver a world class project.
While inspecting the facilities at the multipurpose indoor sports hall, the SSG called on the contractor handling the project to increase the pace of work by working day and night so they can complete the project by the end of September since the facilities will be test run before the commencement of the festival in November.
In an interview after the inspection, Chief Ukah, who said he was satisfied with the level of work, expressed optimism that the contractors would deliver the projects on time.
He reiterated the state government’s commitment to hosting the best sports festival in the country.
Delta PDP Faction Rallies Support For Embattled Iyorcha Ayu.
By Dave Okpogadie, Asaba
Following the call by some aggrieved members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that the national chairman of the party, Iyorcha Ayu should resign, another group of party members loyal to the national chairman has stormed the party’s national secretariat in their numbers to express support for Iyorchia Ayu.
In their support for Ayu, they demanded punitive measures against members of the group which earlier demanded for Ayu’s ouster.
Spokesman of the group, Andaye Dagidi, said the mandate, in conjunction with over 15 other pro-PDP groups in Delta state, dissociated themselves from the activities of a group of persons claiming to be members of Concerned Deltans for Good Governance who were behind calls for Ayu’s sack.
A group of concerned Deltans had demanded Ayu’s sack over the decision of the NWC to deny David Edevbie recognition as the party’s governorship candidate for Delta State.
Dagidi said: “Rising from a well-attended PDP stakeholders and support groups’ meeting in Delta State, the Mandate Group, MG, in conjunction with over 15 PDP support groups in the state at Ughelli on the 4th of August, 2022, critically appraised the case and effects of the ill-motivated and ill-conceived kangaroo shadow dissident group who wrongfully demanded the removal of the Sen Iyiochia Ayo-led National Working Committee of the PDP if they fail to comply with a judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja delivered in July 2022 by forwarding the name of David Edevbie to INEC.
“We, hereby, declare a vote of confidence on the national chairman of the PDP, Dr Iyiochia Ayu, and the National Working Committee, NWC, for, among other reasons, providing sound, impartial leadership to the party by conducting a peaceful, hitch-free PDP primaries at all levels across the country, especially that of Delta State gubernatorial primaries at Stephen Keshi Stadium.”
While declaring unflinching support for Ayu, NWC and Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, the group called for disciplinary action against those involved in anti-party activities.