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Pipeline Surveillance: Gov Diri, INC Resolve Tompolo, Asari, Ateke Rift

Pipeline Surveillance: Gov Diri, INC Resolve Tompolo, Asari, Ateke Rift

News Feature
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has alongside leaders of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) and other stakeholders calmed frayed nerves arising from the pipeline surveillance contract awarded by the Federal Government to High Chief Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo. Governor Diri also said leaders of the Ijaw nation and other ethnic nationalities in the Niger Delta have resolved to work together to protect federal government facilities in the region. The governor stated this at the weekend at the end of a meeting of critical stakeholders of the Ijaw nation led by the INC President, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, in Government House, Yenagoa. Senator Diri noted that the meeting examined the various issues that threatened the unity of the Ijaw nation following the award of the pipe...
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Our Projects Not Shrouded In Secrecy – Bayelsa Govt

Our Projects Not Shrouded In Secrecy – Bayelsa Govt

News Feature, Politics
We have read the scurrilous claims, circulating largely online, by a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Perekeme Kpodoh, against the government of His Excellency Senator Douye Diri. In the report, Chief Kpodoh alleged that the cost of projects being executed by the Bayelsa State government was shrouded in secrecy and that the contractors were unknown. One leg of this claim is laughable. Contractors and even consultants involved in a road or building project are often displayed on boards at project sites. Only those with ocular issues or bent on mischief cannot see them. The road, building and other projects undertaken by the Governor Diri administration, which Kpodoh could not deny, are clearly visible and not done under the cover of darkness. But, importantly...
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Press Freedom, a panacea For Good Governance, Development, Says Diri

Press Freedom, a panacea For Good Governance, Development, Says Diri

News Feature
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said there is an intricate link between a free press and good governance and development of any society. Governor Diri stated this on Thursday at the Government House, Yenagoa, during the courtesy visit of the Director-General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Dr. Mansur Liman. He stressed that in recognition of the important role of the media, his administration has ensured that the press in the state operated without interference. The governor noted that the media had the responsibility of keeping government on it toes, especially through balanced reportage and constructive criticism. Diri stated that his administration also understands that partnering the media goes a long way rather than gagging it. While ...
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1700 Abandoned NDDC Projects In Bayelsa Unacceptable …Gov Diri

1700 Abandoned NDDC Projects In Bayelsa Unacceptable …Gov Diri

News Feature
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said more than 1700 abandoned projects of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) litter different parts of the state, a situation he described as unacceptable. Some of the abandoned projects include the Angalabiri-Ebedebiri-Toru-Orua shore protection project captured in the commission’s 2020 budget, the Sabagreia-Polaku bridge as well as the Akenfa bridge among others. Governor Diri spoke on Tuesday when the NDDC Interim Administrator, Dr Akwa Effiong, visited him in Government House, Yenagoa. The Bayelsa governor noted that the non-collaboration of the commission with catchment states that would advise on priority projects has led to duplication and abandonment of projects. Diri also called on President Muhammadu Buhari to...
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Projects By Bayelsa Councils Result Of Autonomy, Says Diri *Directs LGs To Build Skills Centre

Projects By Bayelsa Councils Result Of Autonomy, Says Diri *Directs LGs To Build Skills Centre

Education, News Feature
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the projects executed by local government councils in the state were as a result of the financial autonomy they enjoy under his administration. Senator Diri stated this on Tuesday during the commencement of inauguration of projects in seven of the eight councils in the state. Speaking while inaugurating a one-storey office complex at the Yenagoa local government secretariat, the governor also said that the prudent management of funds under the strict supervision of his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, made the execution of meaningful projects possible across the wards and communities in the eight councils. He stressed that his administration does not tamper with allocations accruing to the councils but has rather been as...
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Gov. Diri Hails Victorious State Basketball Teams

Gov. Diri Hails Victorious State Basketball Teams

Sports
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has congratulated the two state teams that emerged champions of the just-concluded Nestle Milo National Secondary Schools Basketball Championship in Lagos. The St. Jude’s Girls Model School, Amarata-Yenagoa won in the female category for a record seventh time while in the male category, Bishop Dimieari Grammar School, Ovom-Yenagoa, became champions for the first time. Governor Diri, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, described the lads as worthy sports ambassadors of the state. The Bayelsa helmsman said their victory was very heartwarming and encouraging as it was in line with his administration’s renewed policy of promoting sporting excellence and building the capacity of youths of the state. He said his adm...
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May God Forgive Those Planning To Continue Buhari’s Legacies – Wike

May God Forgive Those Planning To Continue Buhari’s Legacies – Wike

News Feature, Politics
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has assured his Rivers State counterpart, Chief Nyesom Wike, of support in his presidential aspiration. The Bayelsa helmsman said such support for Governor Wike could be taken for granted as Bayelsa and Rivers were one and with common interests. He stated this on Friday when Wike and his team visited him in Government House, Yenagoa, to formally inform him about his presidential bid on the platform of their party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A press release by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, quoted Diri as saying that Wike already knew the challenges of people of the South-South and was adequately prepared to address them if he becomes Nigeria’s president. Diri commended Wike’s developmental strides in Rivers and not...
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