{"id":489,"date":"2021-09-19T15:47:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-19T14:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes557122118.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/19\/western-zone-iyc-lauds-okowa-on-okerenkoko-water-project-appeals-for-completion-of-ayakoromo-bridge\/"},"modified":"2021-09-19T15:47:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-19T14:47:55","slug":"western-zone-iyc-lauds-okowa-on-okerenkoko-water-project-appeals-for-completion-of-ayakoromo-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2021\/09\/19\/western-zone-iyc-lauds-okowa-on-okerenkoko-water-project-appeals-for-completion-of-ayakoromo-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Zone IYC Lauds Okowa On Okerenkoko Water Project, Appeals For Completion Of Ayakoromo Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State<\/strong>. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Western Zone has described as \u201cgreat and spectacular,\u201d to the construction and reticulation of a major water scheme in Okerenkoko Community from Warri South West Local Government Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recall, Hon. Commissioner for Information Charles Aniagwu said: \u201cAs part of efforts to provide portable water and reduce communicable diseases, the state government had approved the construction and reticulation of a major water scheme in Okerenkoko in Warri South West Local government Area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement sent via email, Spokesman of the IYC Western Zone, Comrade Lugard Izoukumor acknowledged water as a human right, and commended the Delta State Governor Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa for satisfying the Ijaw people Okerenkoko with such a basic human needs\u2014to meet the Millennium Development Goals by the United Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expressing his thoughts Comrade Izoukumor in the email quoted, Article I.1 of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights that was adopted in 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He says, \u201cThe human right to water is indispensable for leading a life in human dignity. It is a prerequisite for the realization of other human rights.\u201d \u201cSo, the IYC applauds Govenor Okowa in making a move to provide safe, clean, accessible and affordable drinking water and sanitation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHowever, as Ijaw people we remind Governor Okowa, the significance of other projects in Ijaw Communities like the Ayakoromo bridge, and how befitting structures can be constructed in the permanent site of School of Marine, Burutu, which will boost economic activities, as well enhance academic development. We are worried over the state of these projects. These are projects that will benefit all Deltans.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Coastal News The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Western Zone has described as \u201cgreat and spectacular,\u201d…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[184],"class_list":["post-489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion","category-politics","tag-gov-okowa"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/screenshot_20210919-154451_google-1.jpg?fit=506%2C380&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1364,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2022\/01\/20\/breaking-nigeria-maritime-university-management-reacts-to-renaming-of-school-from-okerenkoko-to-okerenghiho-by-national-newspaper-calls-for-retraction\/","url_meta":{"origin":489,"position":0},"title":"BREAKING: Nigeria Maritime University Management Reacts To Renaming Of School From Okerenkoko To Okerenghiho By National Newspaper, Calls For Retraction","author":"Coastal Times","date":"January 20, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Coastal News The management of Nigeria Maritime University, NMU, Okerenkoko, Delta State, has expressed displeasure with the caption of a photograph on page 3 of a national newspaper, of January 19, 2022, indicating that the school is in Okerenghiho instead of Okerenkoko community. 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