Isoko South Councillors, Erijo, Warri Flag Off ₦110m Empowerment Programme for 2,200 Beneficiaries

By Kelvin Ohoror 

The Isoko South Legislative Arm, Chief of Staff Government House Hon. Johnson Erijo, Hon. Warri Ovoke Friday on Monday, October 19, 2026, flagged off a ₦110 million empowerment programme for 2,200 beneficiaries across the 11 federal wards in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State.

    The programme provides N50,000 each to 200 beneficiaries in each of the 11 federal wards, with the aim of promoting grassroots development, supporting small-scale economic activities and improving the livelihoods of residents.

   Speaking at the event, the Chief of Staff, Government House, Asaba, Hon. Johnson Erijo, who represented the Delta State Governor, urged the people to support All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates, expressing optimism that more empowerment opportunities would follow.

   Erijo explained that the N50,000 given to each beneficiary was intended to serve as start-up capital for small businesses, adding that more empowerment initiatives were expected in the future.

He lauded President Ahmed Bola Tinubu and His Excellency Governor Sheriff for making funds available for the empowerment programme aimed at improving the welfare of the people.

    He encouraged the beneficiaries to make productive use of the funds to establish or strengthen their businesses and improve their economic circumstances.

   Also speaking, the Chairman of Isoko South Local Government Council, Hon. Friday Ovoke Warri, described the initiative as the first of its kind under the present arrangement, assuring residents that more empowerment programmes would be introduced through his administration and that of his vice chairman.

   Warri urged the beneficiaries and residents to remain supportive of the APC, expressing hope that further opportunities would be made available to the people.

    Similarly, the Leader of the Legislative Arm, Hon. Abizire Olokor, called on residents to continue supporting the APC, assuring them of more empowerment initiatives in the future.

   

   The N110 million programme is expected to benefit 200 people in each of the 11 federal wards, bringing the total number of beneficiaries to 2,200.

   The initiative forms part of efforts to provide financial support to residents at the grassroots level, with the aim of encouraging entrepreneurship, strengthening small businesses and improving household livelihoods across Isoko South Local Government Area.

One of the beneficiary from Oleh ward 1 Miss Doris Erube praised the Delta State government and Isoko South Local Government Council legislative arm for the initiative and kind gesture.