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Gov Douye Diri To Tinubu: You Must Take Both Liabilities and Assets of Agip Oil

Gov Douye Diri To Tinubu: You Must Take Both Liabilities and Assets of Agip Oil

News Feature
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has implored Oando Energy Resources Nigeria Limited, which recently acquired the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), to accept the liabilities and not just the assets of the oil firm it bought over. Governor Diri said this was the only way to end the frosty relationship between the former company and its host communities. The Bayelsa governor stated this on Thursday during the courtesy visit of the management team of Oando Energy to Government House, Yenagoa. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as calling on the Oando management to right the wrongs of the divested company by addressing issues of employment, contractual benefits, security jobs and environmental pollution. The Bayelsa helms...
Bayelsa Seeks FG’s Assistance On Nembe-Brass Road

Bayelsa Seeks FG’s Assistance On Nembe-Brass Road

News Feature, Press Release
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the state needs the assistance of the federal government and relevant stakeholders to construct the Bayelsa East Senatorial road from Nembe to Brass given the huge cost involved. Speaking during the weekly state executive council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, Senator Diri said as part of efforts to make the road a reality, he has met senior federal government officials in Abuja, whom he said responded positively to the state's requests. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as saying the importance of the Bayelsa East senatorial road cannot be over-emphasised given the socio-economic relevance of the area to people of the state and the country. He said all hands needed to b...