Delta Suspends Works Commissioner After Court Remand Order

The Delta State Government on Monday, August 10, 2026, suspended the Commissioner for Works, Highways and Urban Roads, Reuben Izeze, following a court order for his remand in connection with an alleged assault on a senior government aide. The suspension was announced by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Kingsley Eze Emu, in a statement issued in Asaba.

The administrative action came shortly after a High Court in Effurun ordered Izeze to be remanded for 14 days. The court decision and the government's suspension are linked to an incident on July 26, 2026, at the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area. According to reports, Simon Mudi, a Senior Special Assistant on Protocol to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and popularly known as Temple, was attacked and severely beaten by suspected thugs at the PTI Conference Centre. Eyewitness accounts indicated Mudi sustained injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment.

The state government stated the suspension was necessary to enable security agencies to conduct an unbiased investigation into allegations associating the commissioner with the assault. "The suspension is to enable the Security...