Tag: Isoko Development Union

Adeda’s Death: Isoko Union Demands Answers

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    The Isoko Development Union (IDU), Asaba Branch, has called for calm and restraint following the death of an Isoko son, Mr. Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda, a Deputy Director in the Delta State Ministry of Secondary Education.   Adeda reportedly died following an altercation with a superior at the Prof. Chike Edozien Secretariat, Asaba, on Thursday, September 24, 2026.   In a statement signed by its President, Elisha Ikolomi, the IDU said it was aware of allegations that Adeda was beaten during the altercation, but stressed that the circumstances surrounding…

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REPOSITIONING IDU: A Task Before All Of Us

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BY Itiako Malik Ikpokpo Ksm Clan Otota of Irri Kingdom   As the tenure of the present leadership of our flagship Isoko Development Union (IDU) winds down at the end of this year, perhaps there has never been a time more critical and important than now for us, as a people of a common destiny, to take more than a passing interest in the future of the IDU and, most importantly, in the quality of leadership that the Union deserves.   As a scion and grandson of one of the…

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Our Resolve To Send Joel-Onowakpo To Senate Paying Off –IDU President

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President of the Isoko Development Union (IDU) Worldwide, Professor Chris Akpotu, has said the decision of the Isoko people to elect Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas to represent Delta South Senatorial District is already yielding significant dividends, citing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s assent to the bill establishing the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Oleh, as clear evidence of effective and purposeful representation.   Speaking during an interview on ARISE News Night on Saturday, Akpotu described the establishment of the Federal Medical Centre as a landmark achievement that has brought an end to decades…

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Tinubu’s Assent to FMC Oleh Bill Ends Decades of Federal Neglect- IDU President

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  The President of the Isoko Development Union (IDU), Prof. Chris Akpotu, has described President Bola Tinubu’s assent to the bill establishing the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Oleh, Delta State, as a historic milestone that ends decades of perceived federal neglect of the Isoko people. Speaking on AIT’s Kaakaki programme on Thursday, Akpotu said the approval of the FMC had given the Isoko nation a renewed sense of belonging in the Nigerian federation after years of lacking meaningful federal presence. He expressed appreciation to President Tinubu for signing the…

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Isoko Environmental Summit Hold On Dec 15, At IDU Secretariat

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  Leaders and stakeholders from Isoko ethnic nationality and Delta state, will on Friday gather at Isoko Development Union, IDU Secretariat, Oleh headquarters of Isoko South local government area for the Isoko Environmental summit. The summit set to be organized by Isoko Environmental Monitoring Committee (IEMC), Isoko Peoples Environmental Assembly (IPEA) will launch of the State of Isoko Environment report at the event. In a statement signed by Mr Maimoni Ubrei-Joe, and Mrs. Praise Okiroro-Otuaga chairman and secretary of the Isoko Environmental Monitoring Committee (IEMC), disclosed that the event is…

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