KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY RETIRED DIG MARVEL E. AKPOYIBO ESQ. NPM, mni, MCIArb, B.Sc. LLB, BL, LLM, OON AT THE LAUNCHING OF THE DELTA STATE SECURITY TRUST FUND
HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 15TH OCTOBER, 2025 AT THE BANQUET HALL, GOVERNMENT HOUSE, ASABA AT 12 NOON (An Afternoon with His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Delta State) PROTOCOL, Your Excellency, the Executive Governor of Delta State, A leader of...
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