August 27, 2026
Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for assenting to laws establishing the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, and the Federal Medical Centre, Oleh, describing the development as a major milestone that will transform Delta South.
Joel-Onowakpo, who represents Delta South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, spoke after accompanying the President of the Senate and Chairman of the National Assembly, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on a visit to President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The senator said he used the meeting to personally thank the President for giving legal backing to the two institutions, which he described as strategic investments in the future of the people of Delta South and the Niger Delta.
According to him, the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, will strengthen maritime education, research, innovation and human-capital development while positioning Delta South as a major hub in Nigeria’s maritime industry.
