OCHEI’S RESIGNATION: DELTA NOW A MODEL TO OTHER STATES -UDUAGHAN

Following the peaceful transition of power in the Delta State House of Assembly during the week, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has described the state as a model for others to learn from. This is just as he has pleaded with  aspirants and political actors in the state to continue in the peaceful manner in which they have been conducting their consultations, commending the state’s House of Assembly on the peaceful manner it transited from one speaker to another.

OCHEI RESIGNS AS DELTA SPEAKER

The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon (Engr.) Victor Ochei has resigned as the Speaker of the state Legislature, citing his personal resolve to pave way for a new leadership of the house as his reason.

In a letter addressed to the Deputy Speaker of the house, Rt Hon (Barr.) Basil Ganagana, the erstwhile Speaker, stated that he hoped the new leadership will take the state and house to a higher level, having contributed his quota in that regard.

According to him, “I wish to thank all those, numerous and many who made my tour of duty a pleasant affair. To you my esteemed colleagues, I remain grateful for your love and camaraderie we shared while it lasted.”

He prayed that God in His infinite wisdom avails his successor and indeed the house of all human sagacity in the task of accentuating the core ideals of the Legislature as a partner in governance, for a better society.

Rt Hon Ochei was sworn in as the Speaker on June 6, 2011

OCHEI: ME, STOLE N27BN IPP MONEY? NEVER

Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei, an engineer by profession, is the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly. When DOMINIC ADEWOLE met him in Asaba, he did not only reveal the secret of what made him tick in the House, he also cleared the air on the allegation of N27 billion fraud rocking the oil-rich state’s Independent Power Plant in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area.

Mr. Speaker, how has it been as the number three man in Delta State?

First, I am grateful to God, it’s been peaceful, interesting, and a learning field. Most importantly, it has also been a place where you develop friendship and cordiality and the experience is a wonderful one.

What is the secret of being the longest serving Delta Speaker?

The first thing I consider most important in keeping your seat as a Speaker is to be transparent.     CONTINUE>>>>>

DELTA GUBER: ZONING’LL PROMOTE MEDIOCITY, LAZINESS – OCHEI

As the political calculations for the 2015 Delta State governorship begin, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon Victor Ochei, has advised that zoning or ethnicity should be jettisoned in selecting candidates, saying these promote mediocrity and laziness.

He said what should be paramount is the choice of “the best man for the job” and “a man who will take Delta to the next level.”

Ochei, who insisted that “zoning” has always promoted laziness and mediocrity, however stressed that if that is the only option left for a particularly area to have a shot at the plum job, then it should be accepted.

This, according to him, is not because power must shift from one place to the other but because the system allows it to either pacify or give some people a sense of belonging.

Specifically, he said zoning or rotation of power should not be an issue in Delta State, maintaining that the constitution allows anyone who is qualified to run.

DYNAMICS OF DELTA 2015 GUBER ELECTIONS

The 2015 elections may still be more than a year away but in Delta State, some of the gubernatorial hopefuls are already at one another’s throats in what is fast deteriorating into a rat race to Government House.

My projection is that the desperation with which various hopefuls for the governorship are trying to actualise their ambitions may end up framing the elections in crisis, bad blood and most unfortunately, in ethnic hatred.

I am however more interested here in interrogating what is now a clear attempt, on the part of some of these competitors, at ganging up against Engr. Victor Ochei, incumbent Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly. Instructively, while Ochei has already emerged as the frontrunner on account of his stunning achievements as Speaker, the storm of unfair attacks from a multiplicity of directions over a race he has not even officially declared for, can only serve to make Deltans more sympathetic to his person.