Media reports say, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta
State has authorized the release of N350 million to fund
an elaborate church thanksgiving service and reception
in honor of former Governor James Onanefe Ibori.
An official of the Delta State government told
SaharaReporters that Mr. Okowa released the funds in
order to ensure that the reception for Mr. Ibori,
scheduled to take place on Sunday at the former
governor’s hometown of Oghara, would be a huge
event.
The official said the governor decided that the state
government must bankroll the events formally
welcoming Ibori back to the state. The source added
that the governor’s decision was also “a way to show
gratitude to Chief Ibori, who single-handedly made sure
that he won the 2015 governorship election.”
