Senator Douye Diri – Page 8 – Shipping World News Magazine

Sep282022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Gov. Diri Rewards Commonwealth Games Medalists, Bayelsa Queens, Coaches

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has announced a reward package for sportsmen and women from the state that participated in different competitions recently. Olympic silver medalist, who won gold in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games, Blessing Oborududu, and sprinter Timma Godbless, who got gold in 4x100 relay for Nigeria in the African Senior Athletics Championship in Mauritius were among recipients of the governor’s gesture. Among others were teenage table tennis sensation, Samuel Boboye, who won two gold medals for Nigeria in the Africa U-19 championship in Tunisia as well as Bayelsa Queens, champions of the African Female Champions League WAFU Zone B tournament in Yamoussoukro, .Côte d’Ivoire. Coaches of the teams were also rewarded. Governor Diri, while receivi...

Sep272022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Gov. Diri Queries Bayelsa Population Figures *Says Nigeria Lacks Adequate Census Data

News Feature

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has faulted the population figures attributed to the state by the National Population Commission (NPC), saying they were grossly under-estimated. The Bayelsa governor also said the current population data for the country were inaccurate and called on the NPC to correct past census figures in the 2023 national census exercise. Governor Diri stated this on Tuesday during the Stakeholders Summit on the 2023 Population and Housing Census held at the Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall in Government House, Yenagoa. Buttressing his claim, the governor stressed that the state had grown beyond the current structure of eight local government areas, noting that, for instance, the projected population of Yenagoa, the state capital, points to ...

Sep252022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

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...

Sep252022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

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...

Aug192022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

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 ...

Aug162022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

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...

Aug92022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Oil Theft, Serious Threat To Niger Delta, Says Diri As Timipre Sylva Comes Visiting

News Feature

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has assured of the state’s collaboration to tackle the menace of oil theft, which he says poses a serious threat to the Niger Delta region. (more…)

Jul272022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

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...

Jul262022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Governor Diri Increases Subvention To Tertiary Institutions *Urges FG To End ASUU Strike

Education, News Feature

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has approved the increment of subvention to the state-owned tertiary institutions. (more…)

Jul122022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Abducted Bayelsa Ex-Commissioner Will Regain Freedom, Says Gov Diri *Again Warns Youths Against Criminality

News Feature, Press Release

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday had strong words for abductors of a former Commissioner for Special Duties (Federal Projects) in the state, Mr. Mike Ogiasa. (more…)