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PDP Okays Assembly’s Vote Of Confidence On Amaechi
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Rivers State has described as “timely” and “most appropriate” the vote of confidence recently passed on Governor Chibuike Amaechi by the state’s legislature. Noting that it came at no better time, the party said Governor Amaechi deserves more than a vote of confidence as had worked tirelessly to give Rivers State an enviable facelift.
In a statement issued in Port Harcourt by the Rivers State Publicity Secretary, George Ukwuoma-Nwogba, the PDP praised the bold stand taken by members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, saying that the singular act had endeared them to the hearts of Rivers people.
“The vote of confidence in Governor Chibuike Amaechi shows that the state legislature does not play to the gallery in the discharge of its legislative functions. That singular act of those lawmakers who stood for truth and development, together with Rivers people at a time enemies of the state are pursuing shadows, has no doubt endeared them as defenders of our values,” Ukwuoma-Nwogba had added.
The PDP frowned at the display of disloyalty exhibited by four lawmakers, describing them as “ungrateful and greedy” while demanding total loyalty from members and those elected on the platform of the ruling party.
“Those elected into public offices on the platform of the PDP ought not to bite the fingers that fed them. The PDP respects individual rights to free speech and expression but would not tolerate presumptuous disloyalty premised on pecuniary gains.”
The PDP also praised the Rivers State National Assembly Caucus led by Honourable Asita .O. Asita for its display of solidarity with the government and people of Rivers State.
While assuring of the party’s unshaken support for Governor Amaechi, Ukwuoma-Nwogba said that PDP’s aspiration was greater than any individual ambition and as such should count first.
“The PDP is greater than any individual member and as such, party supremacy should prevail,” the PDP spokesman added.
Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Rivers State has congratulated Governor Chibuike Amaechi on the recent upgrade in the state’s credit rating by Fitch.
“This rating is an indication of the confidence that the Amaechi led government has engendered locally and globally,” says PDP Rivers State Publicity Secretary Mr. George Ukwuoma-Nwogba.
Quoting the draft report, Mr. Ukwuoma-Nwogba noted the fact that “Fitch considers the inclusion of financial debt in the assets and liabilities statement, as seen in the 2012 draft accounts, as a rating positive.”
According to him, “ this glaring commendation only goes on to buttress the fact that the Amaechi administration is committed to transparency, accountability and total disclosure, all of which are critical elements in a democracy.”
While cautioning self serving charlatans who are on a mission of self-aggrandizement, and whose “god is their belly,” the PDP said, “Unfortunately many of these self serving and professional nay sayers, neither love Rivers State nor her people but love only the wads of Naira notes in their sponsors’ wallet. They care less how rotten those filthy rewards are and even less what becomes our common patrimony.”
In a statement in Port Harcourt, Ukwuoma-Nwogba, described recent reports ascribed to Mr. Jerry Needam, spokesperson of the Abiye Sekibo campaign organization alleging that the state was owing external debts as laughable.
The Nigeria Immigration Service has officially ended passport production at multiple centres, transitioning to a single, centralised system for the first time in 62 years.
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this yesterday while inspecting Nigeria’s new Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja.
He stated that since the establishment of NIS in 1963, Nigeria had never operated a central passport production centre, until now, marking a major reform milestone.
“The project is 100 per cent ready. Nigeria can now be more productive and efficient in delivering passport services,” Tunji-Ojo said.
He explained that old machines could only produce 250 to 300 passports daily, but the new system had a capacity of 4,500 to 5,000 passports every day.
“With this, NIS can now meet daily demands within just four to five hours of operation,” he added, describing it as a game-changer for passport processing in Nigeria.
“We promised two-week delivery, and we’re now pushing for one week.
“Automation and optimisation are crucial for keeping this promise to Nigerians,” the minister said.
He noted that centralisation, in line with global standards, would improve uniformity and enhance the overall integrity of Nigerian travel documents worldwide.
Tunji-Ojo described the development as a step toward bringing services closer to Nigerians while driving a culture of efficiency and total passport system reform.
He said the centralised production system aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda, boosting NIS capacity and changing the narrative for better service delivery.
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has disbursed N2.225 trillion as federation revenue for the month of August 2025, the highest ever allocation to the three tiers of government and other statutory recipients.
This marks the second consecutive month that FAAC disbursements have crossed the N2 trillion mark.
The revenue, shared at the August 2025 FAAC meeting in Abuja, was buoyed by increases in oil and gas royalty, value-added tax (VAT), and common external tariff (CET) levies, according to a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting.
Out of the N2.225 trillion total distributable revenue, FAAC said N1,478.593 trillion came from statutory revenue, N672.903 billion from VAT, N32.338 billion from the Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL), and N41.284 billion from Exchange Difference.
The communiqué revealed that gross federation revenue for the month stood at N3.635 trillion. From this amount, N124.839 billion was deducted as cost of collection, while N1,285.845 trillion was set aside for transfers, interventions, refunds, and savings.
From the statutory revenue of N1.478 trillion, the Federal Government received N684.462 billion, State Governments received N347.168 billion, and Local Government Councils received N267.652 billion. A further N179.311 billion (13 per cent of mineral revenue) went to oil-producing states as derivation revenue.
From the distributable VAT revenue of N672.903 billion, the Federal Government received N100.935 billion, the states received N336.452 billion, while the local governments got N235.516 billion.
Of the N32.338 billion shared from EMTL, the Federal Government received N4.851 billion, the States received N16.169 billion, and the Local Governments received N11.318 billion.
From the N41.284 billion exchange difference, the Federal Government received N19.799 billion, the states received N10.042 billion, and the local governments received N7.742 billion, while N3.701 billion (13 per cent of mineral revenue) was shared to the oil-producing states as derivation.
The Governing Council of Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori, has decried the inadequate power supply and poor state of infrastructural facilities and equipment at the institution.
The Council also appealed to the government, including Non-Governmental Organisations, agencies, as well as well-meaning Rivers people to intervene to restore and sustain the laudable gesture, dreams and aspirations of the founding fathers of the polytechnic.
The Chairman of the newly inaugurated Council, Professor Friday B. Sigalo, made this appeal during a tour of facilities at the Polytechnic, recently.
Accompanied by members of the team, Prof Sigalo emphasised the position of technology, technical and vocational education in sustainable development.
He noted that with the prospects on ground, and the programmes and activities undertaken in the polytechnic, there is no doubt that the institution would add values to the educational system in our society and foster the desired development, if the existing challenges are jointly tackled.
This was contained in a statement signed by Deputy Registrar, Public Relations, Kenpoly, Innocent Ogbonda-Nwanwu, and made available to The Tide in Port Harcourt.
The chairman who restated the intention of his team of technocrats to ensure that KenPoly enjoys desirable face-lift, said the Council would deliver on its core mandates, accordingly.
Earlier, the Rector, KenPoly Engr. Dr. Ledum S. Gwarah, commended the appointment of Professor Friday B. Sigalo as Chairman of the KenPoly Governing Council.
He described him and his team as seasoned technocrats and expressed confidence in their ability to succeed.
The Rector pledged the management’s support to the Council to ensure that KenPoly resumes its rightful place in the comity of polytechnics in the country.
Facilities visited by the Governing Council include KenPoly workshops, laboratories, skills acquisition centre, library, hostels and medical centre.
Chinedu Wosu
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