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Bayelsa govt lines up activities to mark Gov Diri’s five years in office

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Bayelsa State Government has lined up programme of activities to commemorate the 5th anniversary of Governor Douye Diri’s administration, with plans to inaugurate 17 projects and flag off three legacy projects.

The commissioner for Information, Orientation, and Strategy, Mrs. Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, and her Works and Infrastructure counterpart, Mr. Moses Teibowei, announced this during a press briefing in Yenagoa.

Mrs. Koku-Obiyai, said the programme will not be a display of much fun fare and elaborate flamboyance but will involve inauguration of projects, flag- off of new ones and other activities.

She explained that the programme which will begin on the 10th of February to 3rd of March, will commence with a medical outreach at Ikarama community in Okordia, Yenagoa LGA, followed by inauguration of High Profile Road, Opposite Prosco, commissioning of Hemodialysis Centre at BMU, General Outpatient hospital, Zipline drone services and the 800 metres Concrete roads all at Bayelsa palm same day.

Mrs. Koku-Obiyai, noted that State Thanksgiving is billed for Thursday, 13th February at Ecumenical centre, Igbogene, while 14th is for Banquet night.

Other projects for inauguration are Onuebum-Otueke road, Opolo-Elebele road, Roads 1 and 2 in the New Yenagoa City, Legislator’s quarters, Commissioner’s quarters, Sagbama-Ekeremor road and Labour house.

The Prosperity Government during this anniversary will also perform the ground-breaking of iconic 9-storey civil servants secretariat complex, and Ekeremor- Agge road and new Stadium, Igbogene.

Flanked by the Director-General, New Media to the Governor, Dr. Kolawole Oredipe, the Information Commissioner stated that the programme will continue with the empowerment of about 3500 beneficiaries of Diri skills acquisition programme.

She enjoined Bayelsans and other stakeholders to be actively involved in all the activities.

On his part, the Commissioner Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Moses Teibowei, emphasized that some internal roads have been earmarked for inauguration during the anniversary celebration and that there is every reason to celebrate the achievements recorded so far by the government.

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