Niger Delta
Diri Lauds VSF Presence, Assures Readiness Of Airport
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has lauded the Victims Support Fund (VSF) for the execution of projects in selected schools in the state.
Speaking in his office in Government House, Yenagoa, when he received representatives of the VSF, Governor Diri described the projects as timely and a welcome development, noting that Nigeria needed such initiatives to move the country forward.
A press release by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as saying that Bayelsa was not as rich as being perceived and would therefore need the support of agencies like the VSF to meet its developmental needs.
The governor commended former President Goodluck Jonathan for setting up the VSF and expressed delight that it had been sustained and is meeting the needs of ordinary Nigerians.
He remarked that with bodies like the VSF bringing succour to people of the country, agitations against inequality and injustice would reduce.
“Private initiatives like this that support and bring succour to our people are lacking in this country. I am glad that this initiative started when our leader and son was president of this country and it is not dead. This is certainly one of the testimonies of the former president, Goodluck Jonathan.
“I appeal to you and our leader, General (Theophilus) Danjuma (rtd), to see Bayelsa as one of your own and take it as a priority that in all you are doing Bayelsa should be among one of the first states you have as a priority”, he added.
While urging the VSF not to relent in providing basic amenities to people of the country, Governor Diri appealed for more infrastructure support for the state.
Earlier, chairperson of the COVID-19 Taskforce of the VSF, Mrs. Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, said they were in the state to inaugurate three borehole projects executed by the VSF in selected schools.
She listed Community Secondary School, Otuoke, Community Secondary School, Sagbama and Kaiama High School as the three beneficiary schools, which she said would also receive other sanitation consumables.
Mrs. Akerele-Ogunsiji remarked that the mandate of the VSF was to provide more enduring support, specifically sanitation facilities, to ensure that COVID-19 protocols were maintained.
She expressed appreciation to the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Pabara Igwele, for his support to the team, describing him as the promise of the future of Bayelsa.
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the state-owned airport is ready for commercial flight operations.
Governor Diri stated this when he made an unscheduled visit to the facility ahead of a final certification visitation by the country’s aviation regulatory authorities.
In a press release, his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted him as saying that the state government had provided the required facilities for the smooth take-off of operations at the airport.
By: Ariwera Ibibo-Howells, Yenagoa
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