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Governor of the oil-producing Niger Delta State on 29 May 2007, taking over from Dr. Peter Odili (also a member of PDP).
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addition to the approved 2007 budget of N179 billion. The supplementary budget was almost entirely earmarked for capital projects. Tell
Magazine stated that Omehia may have been under pressure to settle "election liabilities".
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308:"APEX COURT REJECTS OMEHIA'S REQUEST"
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