Delta gov to swear in newly elected LG chairmen Monday

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, will, on Monday, July 15, 2024, swear in the newly elected Chairmen of the 25 local government councils in the state.

This follows Saturday’s Local Government elections conducted by Delta State Independent Electoral Commission for Chairmen and Councillors in the 25 local government areas of the state.

A terse statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Protocol, Government House, Mr A.N. Tetsola, released on Sunday and made available to journalists, noted that the swearing-in ceremony will commence at 10 am at the Event Centre, Asaba.

The statement partly reads, “Kindly be informed that His Excellency the Governor will preside over the Swearing-in Ceremony of the Newly Elected Chairmen and Vice of the 25 LGAs in the State on Monday 15/7/24 at Event Centre Asaba at 10 am.

“You are most respectfully invited to the ceremony, pls”.

Meanwhile, the former chairman of Warri South Local Government Area, Dr Michael Tidi, has lauded operatives of the Delta State Police Command and other security agencies for the security arrangements put in place at Saturday’s local government elections in the state.

“The professional conduct of the security agencies, including the DSS and NSCDC, contributed a lot to the peace recorded before, during and after the polls across the State,” he said.

Tidi, while appraising the security arrangements during the Council poll, noted that “the operatives did well”.

“We have to commend the Commissioner of Police, the DSS and the NSCDC for deploring their personnel at all polling units, which, in effect, helped in ensuring that the exercise was not only peaceful but hitch-free”, Tidi stated.

The former council chairman also commended Deltans “for contributing to the growth of democracy in the state by exercising their franchise and shunning acts of illegality as manifested during the exercise.”