Delta State Working Governor puts widows on Payroll, pays them salary and free health care

By: Amb. Comr. Jeffery Opone.

His Excellency Sen. Dr. Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa (Ekweme 1 of Africa) removes tears from the eyes of the widows in Ukwuani.

The atmosphere was filled with joy as the SA to the Governor on women mobilization Madam Patricia Esegbue and SA to the Governor on Special Duties Hon. Humphrey Uzuakpundu gathers the widows in Ukwuani to pay the widows their monthly stipends as promised by the working Governor.

The widows who gathered at the compound of Late Pa Francis Ochor the father to Hon. Christopher Ochor Ochor house of Assembly member elect expressed profound gratitude to the Governor as they prayed for God to bestow more grace and wisdom upon the working Governor.

"My amiable Governor we appreciate you and we thank you for remembering us the widows and for accepting to be a husband and a father to us"  says Mrs. Otuya Ngozi of Ward 1.

"There is a God who says he will be father to the fatherless and a husband to the widows that same God I call upon today to bless you Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for being a good Governor and for keeping to your words" Mrs. Otilije Beatrice of Ward 4.

In addition to the stipends paid to the widows, the Governor also offered the widows free medical care as they are been registered under Delta state contributory health commission with valid health cards to access the health facilities for free treatment.

Mrs. Ojo Onwubolu Liason Officer Ukwuani LGA through DSCHC registered the widows who has received their stipends for the month.


Indeed Governor Okowa is a working Governor and he is a man who pays attention to the needs his people as he does have the people at heart.

God bless the Governor.
God bless Delta State.
God bless Ukwuani LGA.