- Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori appointed Goodnews Agbi, the NNPP candidate in the March governorship election, as a Special Adviser
- Eight other individuals, including Barrister Michael Ogboru and Hon. Ebikeme Clark, were also appointed as Special Advisers
Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has named Goodnews Agbi, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate in the March 18 governorship election, as Special Adviser.
Kingsley Emu, Secretary to the State Government, told reporters in Asaba, Delta’s capital, that eight others had been appointed as Special Advisers.
Barrister Michael Ogboru, son of Great Ovedje Ogboru, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship candidate in the last governorship election, and Hon. Ebikeme Clark, former Chairman of Burutu Local Government and a son of Chief Edwin K. Clark, leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and a former Federal Commissioner in the Second Republic, are among the new Special Advisers named by Emu.
Mr. Sylvester Oromoni, whose son, Master Sylvester Oromoni, a student at Dowen College in Lekki Lagos, was allegedly murdered by his classmates and was appointed by the governor.
Charles Whomrowho Oniyere, Mr. Sylvester Oromoni, Hon. Shedrack Ekene Rapu, Dr. Donald Onyibe Peterson, Hon. Peter Uviejitobor, and Chief Nath Azuka Igbadi are also among those present.
Emu stated that the Special Advisers’ inauguration date would be announced in due course.