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21/04/2024

At Adukeh’s Daughter’s Marriage, Gov Diri Urges Bayelsa Leaders To Invest At Home

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has implored leaders of the state whose businesses are outside Bayelsa to also invest at home in order to grow the state’s economy.

Governor Diri gave the charge on Saturday during the traditional marriage ceremony of Initeme Princess-Adukeh, daughter of the Managing Director of Mega Star Construction Company, Arch. Harcourt Adukeh, and Justin Osagie-Eromhonsele in Yenagoa.

He noted that his administration had created the enabling environment, which is its responsibility, for the private sector to tap into in order to complement its developmental effort.

While calling on other leaders and elders of the state to take a cue from Adukeh, the governor stressed that developing a state or country was not the business of government alone.

The state’s helmsman, who described Bayelsa as a young and very peaceful state with enormous business potential, advised critics from afar to visit home and have a rethink.

He said: “I like to appreciate our leaders and elders that are coming back home to make the Ijaw nation proud. One of them is my elder brother, Harcourt Adukeh.

“Let me challenge our leaders here to take a cue from Adukeh, Chief Ephraim Faloughi and others who decided to come back home to invest. Bayelsa is peaceful and our in-laws from Edo can attest to this.

“Adukeh is one of our illustrious sons, has occupied political offices, and has established his company here that is one of the largest private companies operating in Bayelsa through his Mega Star.

“Let us not stay back in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt and elsewhere to criticise Yenagoa as a slum. A thousand times No. You and I can make it better.

“It is not all about the government alone, which should provide the enabling environment as we have done. But we want our elders and leaders to come in with their private resources to complement the efforts of government.”

Chairman of the occasion and industrialist, Chief Ephraim Faloughi, said it was a thing of joy and fulfillment for parents to witness the marriage of their children.

Chief Faloughi admonished the couple not to entertain interference in their union, noting that whenever challenges come, they alone hold the key to their marital success.

Dignitaries who accompanied the governor to the ceremony included Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, member representing Sagbama/Ekeremor in the House of Representatives, Chief Fred Agbedi, Speaker of the Bayelsa House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abraham Ingobere and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Chief Solomon Agwana.

Also in attendance were a former Minister of Transportation, Chief Abiye Sekibo, a former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Chief Ndutimi Alaibe as well as the Chief of Staff, Government House, Dr. Peter Akpe, his deputy, Mr. Irorodamie Komonibo, and other top government officials.

Daniel Alabrah
Chief Press Secretary to the Bayelsa State Governor
Sunday, April 21, 2024

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27/02/2024

HEALTH TALK (27-02-2024).

Lassa fever facts to note - according to Dr Kellybest David's, Senior Registrar, Department of Public Health, Federal Medical Center, Yenagoa.

Lassa fever is spread through: ‬
 Direct contact with urine, faeces, saliva or blood of infected rodents.‬

 Ingesting food and drinks contaminated with the above.‬

 Contact with objects or surfaces contaminated with urine, faeces, saliva or blood of infected rats.

*PERSON TO PERSON* transmission can also occur through contact with blood, urine, faeces, vomitus and other body fluids of an infected person.‬

*SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF LASSA FEVER*
Symptoms of the disease generally include *fever, headache, sore throat, general body weakness, cough, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle pains, chest pain, swollen face and in severe cases; unexplainable bleeding from ears, eyes, nose, mouth, va**na, a**s and other body orifices.

*Here are few prevention tips:*
 Ensure proper sanitation – i.e. keep your environment clean at all times, block all holes in your house to prevent entry of rats‬

 ‪• Cover your dustbins and dispose refuse properly. Communities should setup dump sites very far from their homes to reduce contact with rodents.

 Store foodstuffs in containers which are well covered with tight fitting lids‬.

 Avoid eating foods and fruits that have been eaten by rats.

 Avoid drying foodstuff outside on the floor, roadside where it will be exposed to contamination.‬

 Avoid bush burning which can lead to displacement of rats from bushes to human dwellings

 Eliminate rats in homes, set rat traps. *NEVER HANDLE RATS WITH BARE HANDS, DEAD OR ALIVE.*

 ‪• Practice good personal hygiene by frequent washing hands with soap under running water/or use of hand sanitizers when appropriate‬.

 ‪• Visit the nearest health facility if you notice any of the signs and symptoms above.

27/02/2024

Hardship: Bayelsa To Reduce Working Hours For Civil Servants

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said that his administration was working towards cushioning the effects of the prevailing economic hardship in the country on workers in the state.

Senator Diri stated this on Tuesday while addressing chairman of the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Barnabas Simon, who led members on a nationwide protest to Government House, Yenagoa.

The governor assured that he would meet with the state's Head of Service and the NLC chairman to discuss the modalities to reduce the working hours of civil servants in the state with a view to mitigating their plight.

While commending the NLC for peacefully carrying out the protest, he equally applauded the security agencies for allowing the protest to hold as it was a national directive to all Nigerian workers.

He said: “I want to assure that as a worker-friendly government from day one, we will consider the issues you have raised, particularly the reduction of man-hours of workers. I am going to dialogue with the Head of Service and the Bayelsa State NLC chairman and look at appropriate steps to reduce the working hours of our workforce.

"The current economic situation has no boundaries. Workers are affected. The federal government and states are also affected. In all our projects, contractors are also asking for cost variation."

The governor attributed the rising inflation in Nigeria to the monetary policy reforms of the federal government in allowing the floating of the country's currency.

“The currency, as you know, is strictly for the federal government. State governments can only advice because issues concerning the currency are on the Exclusive List and the whole problem revolve around our currency.

“I do believe that the president would not want to punish citizens of this country. I am sure that the federal government is also weighing the options of some of their policies. I believe that our president is a listening leader and he is going to do something."

On the request for palliative, Senator Diri advised the NLC to rather work with the government to seek ways of stabilising the naira.

According to him, "today our currency has lost one of its basic functions, which is store of value, because on a daily basis, the naira depreciates. I advice the NLC chairman to ask for the restoration of the value of the naira, which is the number one thing. The moment that is done there will be no protest.”

The governor also urged workers to diversify their incomes by engaging in productive ventures such as farming and trading to augment their earnings.

In his address, the state NLC Chairman, Comrade Barnabas Simon, said the removal of fuel subsidy was the death knell that brought about the prevailing economic woes.

He lamented the high cost of living due to the high inflation in the country as well as the soaring exchange rate of the dollar to the naira.

Comrade Simon demanded that interim measures be put in place to assuge the sufferings of workers, which include reduction of man-hours of workers and provision of palliative to cushion the effect.

He reaffirmed the commitment of the NLC to supporting government in driving good policies for workers, adding that it will reject further impoverishment of the workforce.

Daniel Alabrah
Chief Press Secretary to the Bayelsa State Governor

23/02/2024

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