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Gov Diri Inaugurates Prosperity Transportation Vehicles

Gov Diri Inaugurates Prosperity Transportation Vehicles

News Feature, Travel
Bayelsa Governor, Senator Douye Diri today, inaugurated the prosperity transportation vehicles to boost intra city transport system. The new transport scheme will help cushion effect of fuel subsidy removal and alleviate the sufferings of Bayelsans as a result of the ban in tricycle operations at night. At the official launch of the scheme at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall, Onopa, Yenagoa, Gov. Diri charged the operator, the Bayelsa State Transport Company to consider the current realities in the country before fixing their rates on the different routes. "Today is another historic day that we are all here to launch this transport fleet to alleviate the suffering of our people. The vehicles for now are intra-state and intra-city. We are not going to do inter-state for now. ...
PRESS RELEASE  Diri Visits Family Of Slain Youth  *Offers Employment To Wife, Scholarship For Children

PRESS RELEASE Diri Visits Family Of Slain Youth *Offers Employment To Wife, Scholarship For Children

Press Release
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Friday night, visited the family of a slain Bayelsa youth, Douglas Joseph, to commiserate with them over last Wednesday’s ugly incident that led to his death. The young Douglas, a native of Epie from Yenizue-Epie community in Yenagoa, the state capital, was reportedly stabbed by a commercial tricycle rider following disagreement over transport fare. The governor, who led top government functionaries to the deceased’s family residence at the Kpansia area of the state capital, brought some succour to the family as he offered immediate employment in the state civil service to wife of the late Douglas. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, on Saturday, quoted the governor as also announcing scholarship for the dece...