Omon-Julius Onabu in AsabaDelta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has been commended for approving payment of three years’ outstanding counterpart fund to the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises for the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) in the state. The state project coordinator emphasized that participating state governments are required to pay a counterpart fund so as to attract needed funding for executing the projects and activities of LIFE-ND. Ashoro said, “The first phase has been completed in Delta State. “The project has received Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s approval to pay counterpart fund for the outstanding three years, because it was last paid in 2020. “However, our major challenge is funding, sowe appeal to the state government to pay the outstanding counterpart fund.