Dickson developmental strides get congress commendation in US

THE inroad that Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State and his Restoration team in governance has made, particularly the accelerated development of the intractable swamp terrain of the littoral state has elicited commendation from congress in the United States of America (USA).

Rep Sheila Jackson Lee, Chairperson of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, who made the commendation in the United States of America, said the multifaceted problem of the terrain is such that could overwhelm a leader without good policy programmes targeted to tackle the challenges headlong.

Lee who is the Texas 18th Congressional District Representative spoke at the weekend during an interactive session with the Governor at the Foundation Convention Centre in Washington DC.

He pointed that the Governor footprint of achievements is visible in infrastructure, education, health, agriculture and security, even as he noted the state has been placed on the path of development, prosperity and peace.

Lee called on Governor Dickson to sustain its well-articulated policies and programmes that helped the state conquer the difficult and treacherous terrain, noting that the religiously implemented policies has taken the state from the backwaters and placed her among comity of developed states.

The Texas 18th Congressional District Representative reiterate call on investors to do more especially in African countries, stressing that Africa needs the support of the Western world towards the sustenance of various reforms and developmental policies and programmes embarked on to impact positively on the environment and the citizenry.

In his response, Governor Dickson emphatically called on the international community to support developing countries to tackle the hydra headed challenge of environmental pollution and to combat and win the fight against terrorism and promote universal peace among nations.

The governor averred that it is imperative that the international community to heed President Muhammadu Buhari’s call for global collaboration against terrorism at the just concluded United Nation General Assembly summit.

Dickson, an erstwhile parliamentarian, said Bayelsa is the safest and most stable state in the Niger Delta region, declaring that both Bayelsa and Nigeria in its entirety are safe haven for investments.

He, however, alluded that the Restoration Government under his leadership in the state has created a conducive environment for investments to thrive and assured investors of high return on investments (ROI), describing the state as a fertile ground of great opportunities.