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NGO Sets Up Committee For Community Development
Niger Delta Professionals for Development, NIFPRODEV, a non governmental organisation based in Warri, Delta State has inaugurated a seven-man committee that would serve as liason officers for five communities in Bayelsa State that were designated as flash point for its economic development programmes.
The programme, tagged Enhance Livelihood and Governance, is to assist over 1,500 people drawn from five commaunities of Okolobiri, Ayama, Zarama, Akabiri and Okutukutu, all in Yenagoa Local Government Area.
Speaking at the occasion, the Executive Director of the organisation, Mr Joel Bisina said 2,500 people would benefit from the state axis, saying that activities of the body include strengthening community livelihoods sources and improving oil revenue transperancy.
Bisina said the organisation, which in the past 11 years had been working to sustain peace in the Niger Delta, disclosed that it is in partnership with the Oxfam Novib of Netherland.
Among other activities of the organisation, the body also provides technical support to oil companies operating in the Niger Delta as regards implementation of Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with communities, conflict resolution as well as provide self-help services.
The Director said participants would be trained and assisted to run their businesses after identifying projects which are achievable and sustainable to their livelihood.
He, therefore, charged the committee to live up to expectations, saying that their task “is enormous, but surmountable.
Responding on behalf of others, the chairman of the committee, Mr. Tari Dadiowei, assured that his committee will try to achieve the objectives of the organisation, but warned that crises communities would not be considered for project implementations.
Chief Stanley Otazi, the traditional ruler of Okutukutu, thanked the people for initiating the programmes which, he said, would help to check the level of poverty among the rural areas to be impacted by the programmes.
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Fouchee Celebrates Asari’s Recognition
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Kalabari Media Forum Hails Recognition Of Dokubo Asari As Amayanabo
The Kalabari Media Forum has endorsed the recognition of Alabo, Alhaji Mujaheed Dokubo Asari as the Amayanabo of Torusarama Piri and the historical relevance of the award.
A communique issued after the 2024 end of year summit of the Forum also commends the Executive Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminialaye Joseph Fubara for the recognition which they described as the best end of year gift to the Kalabari people.
The Communique signed by the Coordinator of the Forum, Alabo Dagogo Clinton and the Secretary, Mr. Harry Awolayeofori Macmorrison states that the gesture should make the Kalabari people to get back to the drawing board and consolidate on existing inter and intra communal peace within the region.
According to the statement, Torusarama Piri was the first place where the founding fathers of Kalabari converged from different cultures, tribes and backgrounds. Adding that those saying that the Kalabari people are not united should think again.
” As the different founding fathers were able to form a formidable ethnic nationality, modern day Kalabari should be able to sink the differences between the constituent communities and with other non-Kalabari speaking neighbours to achieve the needed internal cohesion for development”. It states.
The Forum further congratulated Alabo Asari Dokubo on his recognition and urged him to use the opportunity to do even more for the Kalabari people and Rivers State as a whole.
According to the statement, the Forum is happy with the recognition of Dokubo Asari not because he is one of the patrons of the Forum, but because he is about the most Kalabari-centric figure living, who has also committed enormous resources for the protection of the Kalabari people.
They urged the Kalabari Se Kobiri and the entire people of the ethnic nationality to work with Alabo Dokubo Asari and put to rest speculations about Kalabari that some persons have exploited against the interest of the Kalabari people over the years.
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