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2015: SACK FEVER GRIPS DELTA SPEAKER’S AIDES

Culled from Daily Independent

Political aides of the Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Victor Ochei, now sleep with one eye closed following the sudden sack of the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Eddy Akpati.

The sacking of Akpati, which took place over three weeks ago, is said to have unsettled other aides of the speaker who has not hidden his intention to run for the highest office in the state in 2015.

Though, no reason was given in a statement signed by the chief of staff to the speaker that announced Akpati’s removal and replacement with Mr. Nkem Osu, sources told Saturday Independent that Akpati’s removal is not unconnected with a meeting he reportedly held in Abuja with a top politician from the state who is also interested in succeeding Uduaghan.

At the meeting, Akpati was alleged to have accepted to organise the media in Delta State for the top politician’s governorship ambition.

Our source revealed that some of those who were at the meeting and who were not happy that such a plum job was given to Akapti whose principal is also eyeing the same post in 2015 leaked the secret to Ochei who, in turn, summoned all his aides to a meeting where he announced the removal of Akpati and swiftly appointed Osu as the acting CPS.

A reliable source at the meeting where Akpati’s sack was announced, said that the speaker told him pointedly: “I have now discovered that you don’t have my political ambition at heart.”

Akpati who is also a pastor of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) was also said to have told a former member of state House of Assembly who is now a member of House of Representatives how he saw in a dream that Ochei will emerge the governor of Delta State in 2015 and urged the NASS member not to buy into Ochei’s 2015 ambition.

“Speaker confronted Akpati with all these allegations and surprisingly, he had no answer to them,” said our source who was at the meeting at which the minister relieved Akpati of his job.

However, a very close friend of the speaker who incidentally is a top aide of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan toldSaturday Independent that there is no crisis in Ochei’s camp as far as his 2015 ambition is concerned.

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VICTOR OCHEI, SPEAKER, DELTA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY – A PROFILE

This ageless English proverb underlines one critical fact of life: iconic successes can come from little beginnings. And how true this is for our subject, Engineer Victor Onyekachi Ochei, who, by sheer virtue of consistent hard work, has risen from the bulrushes to the proverbial palace of Pharaoh!

Born on February 25, 1969, Victor Ochei, hails from Ogbekenu in Onicha –Olona, Aniocha North Council area of Delta State, had his basic education, and later, the secondary education, at St. Thomas’ College in Kano-his place of birth. He later proceeded to the University of Benin (UNIBEN), where, after four years, he earned the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Degree in Chemical Engineering. He later picked the Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 1996.This academic diversification, into business studies, is a master stroke that later proved strategically effective to Ochei, in relation to his involvement in multi-dimensional business engagements.

However, like the wise man sipping from the well of water of life, Victor realised that only a deeply penetrative and diverse sips from the fountain of wisdom via effective education will make him succeed. In lieu of this, he earned the Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Corporate Governance from Leeds Metropolitan University, in the United Kingdom. In the strident pursuit of his dream of helping to entrench the culture of good governance in the country, Ochei also picked alluring certificates in Good Governance, Effective legislating and Improving Secondary School Education from the enviable Oxford University, University of California and the prestigious Harvard Graduate School of Education, respectively.

In the quest for multi-prong formal education, Ochei has also picked the Law Degree (LL.B) from Delta State University (DELSU).

Outside of all of these degree and certificates from credible Nigerian and transnational academic institutions, Ochei has earned the enviable fellowship of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE), for his contributions to the practice and development of engineering in the country. By that singular attainment in 2011, he became, at 42, the youngest Nigerian-living or dead- to earn the prestigious fellowship. He is also a Fellow, Institute of African Studies (F.IA.S), University of Nigeria, Nsukka

In Africa, it is said that, even on the darkest nights, the experienced hand finds the mouth without difficulty. For young Ochei, the pitch dark night, represented by the prostrate-some would prefer to call it a job-bleeder-economy would have been sufficient disincentive to engage in self-employment, in the face of the fact of the dearth of strategic infrastructure and their impact on cost of operation for privately-held firms, and their eventual profitability. So, like the far-fetched visioner that he truly is, Ochei laced up for what would, for long afterwards, be one of the single most decisions of his life by venturing into self-employment . That singular decision, which depicts the immense courage and a deep sense of conviction on the part of the young Ochei, has delivered some crucial benefits, not the least of which is Davnotch Nigeria Ltd., Asaba.

Today, this gargantuan firm has not only engaged hundreds of top-flight Nigerian and other experts in highly-sought professions/vocations, but has grown, since the 1990s when it was established, to become what today is the biggest electrical engineering firm in the state and doubtlessly, one of the leading indigenous of such firms in all of Nigeria. It must be stressed that, in deference to the legal and moral import of his new office as Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly (DTHA) and the member representing Aniocha North constituency in the House, (as proof his dependability and popular faith in him, Ochei has been returned to that House for the 3rd consecutive times) he had, since 2011, completely divested his shareholding in the firm of immense promise. The good thing about this-and this has to be stressed here-is that, in spite of his divestment, Davnotch, today, remains a befitting tribute to the courage and investment acumen and the great vision of Ochei.

In ancient Africa, it is said that the millipede’s legion do not count for nothing. In this wise Ochei is a man of many immeasurably good parts: A sports fan and sponsor; reputable community leader; an economic investor; a law-maker; human capital entrepreneur/developer and philanthropist extraordinaire. In each of these respects, Ochei has earned a name worthy of praise and emulation.

As a sports fan and sponsor, Ochei is a patron of the highly successful Nigerian Wheelchair Basketball Federation and Chairman, Delta State Wrestling Association. By his extraordinary devotion to the Nigerian Wheelchair Basketball Federation, Ochei has revolutionised sports for the physically-challenged and given them a positive new sense of belonging. He has equally sponsored at great personal expense, many meets involving the physically-challenged in the country.

As an investor, Ochei, while his contemporaries were yet battling the yoke of unemployment, founded Davnotch, which is today the most visible indigenous electrical engineering firm in the state. To its credit, Davnotch has on its payroll more than 250 direct expert staff in various sub-themes of its generic mandate area. Though he has divested his whole interest in Davnotch, the streaming potency of the firm today, as well as the clear-cut vision and courage behind it, attest stoically, to the deep sense of foresight of Ochei. This is a clear testimony to the ageless African saying that, while clever persons plant flowers, diligent men of vision plant trees, which, long, long after they were planted, nurture and sustain lives and livelihoods.

As a law-maker and Speaker of DTHA, Ochei has earned his name in gold, after paying his due, so to speak. As the representative of Aniocha North constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly (DTHA), has earned the respect of his constituents such that, for the first time in the history of the constituency, one representative (Ochei) has been found so worthy as to be elected into DTHA for three consecutive times.

Apart from being prestigious individually, all of these degrees, in sum, make Ochei an uncommon fairly well-rounded man of academics and the professions, thus putting him out as a grounded leadership material (given the diversity of his profuse academic engagements and their positive impact on leadership skills development) that could be of vital public importance in the days and months ahead.

However, it is in terms of positive community service that Ochei has become such a magnetic personality. He is a staunch member of De Saints International Club, private sector organisation devoted fully to the well-being of the down-trodden and patron, Nigerian Wheelchair Basketball Federation. As a philanthropist/community servant, he has equally proven his mettle by way of legion scholarship awards; massive financial and other assistance to indigent students in tertiary schools; donation of more than N2m worth of books to DELSU, Abraka ; the institution of a scholarship scheme for the FCET,Asaba as well as the plan to build an ultra-modern theatre for the Oleh campus of DELSU.

In lieu of these and other selfless activities of Hon. Ochei, his people-the very people who know him well enough and can safely judge the sincerity of his intentions and actions-quite rightly honoured him with the title of Olikeze (the man who lives like the king) of Onicha-Olona. Now, if as the title indicates (does the king not care for all his subjects without bias?) the prophet has honour in his home does any doubt still exit as to whether Ochei has lived out the truism of his baptismal name, Victor?

Hon Victor O.Ochei who is also the Ihaza of Onicha Ugbo and the Onyeze of Umuebu is happily married with children.

This profile was prepared by the office of the Speaker.

CONSTITUENCY PROJECTS IN ANIOCHA-NORTH

ISSELE-UKU

Pilgrim Baptist Grammar School

Construction of Modernized 5 classroom Block (Ongoing)

Construction of Administrative block

Construction of Toilet & Surface Water Well

Supply of Science Materials / Equipment

Construction of Fence

Technical College

Renovation of Corpers lodge

Renovation of Administrative Building

Renovation of Exam Hall

ONICHA-OLONA

St Martin’s De Porress Girls’ Secondary School

Construction of Administrative Block

Construction of 5 Classroom block

Supply of Science Materials

Olona Boys’ Model School

Renovation of Hostel

Construction of Fence and Gate House

Supply of full Science Materials / Equipment

Olona Boy’s Secondary School

Construction Of Administrative Building

Construction of Science Laboratory

Renovation of 4 Classroom block

Renovation of 2 Classroom block

Renovation of 1 Classroom block

Supply of full Science Materials & Equipment

ONICHA-UGBO

Onicha-Ugbo Girls’ Secondary School

Construction of Modernized 6 Classroom block

Construction of Modernized 5 Classroom block

Health Care Centre

ISSELE-MKPITIME

Okalete Mixed Secondary School

Construction of 4 Classroom block

Construction of Science Block

ISSELE-AZAGBA

Azagba Mixed Secondary School

Construction of Administrative Block

Construction of Modernized 3 Classroom block

OBIOR

Ezechima Grammar School

Renovation of Science laboratory

Construction of Modernized 6 Classroom block

ONICHA – UKU

Comprehensive Secondary School

Construction of Modernized 6 Classroom block

Construction of Toilets and Surface Well Water

OBOMKPA

Obomkpa Mixed Secondary School

Construction Gate House and Fence

Construction of Modernized 5 Classroom block

IDUMUJE –UNOR

Idemuje – Unor Secondary School

Construction of Modernized 6 Classroom block

Construction of Toilet

Construction of Fence and Gate House

IDUMUJE – UGBOKO

Ugboko Mixed Secondary School

Construction of 6 Classroom Block / Land Scaping

UKWU – NZU

Odiani Mixed Secondary School

Construction of 6 Classroom Block

UBULU – UKU

Basic Secondary School

Construction of 4 Classroom Blocks

ROADS

Issele Uku – Issele Mkpitime – Onicha Olona

Onicha Olona –Atuma –Otulu Road

The Aniocha Ring Road

OTHERS

Issele – Uku Viewing Centre

Onicha – Ugbo Viewing Centre

Issele – Uku Fire Station

Onicha – Olona Street Light (PHCN & SOLAR)

Issele Uke Street Light (SOLAR)

Aniofu Street Light (SOLAR)

High Court , Issele-Uku

Saturday, May 11, 2013

2015: SACK FEVER GRIPS DELTA SPEAKER’S AIDES

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