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Fubara, An Exceptional Leader -Rivers Women …As RSG Donates Sanitary Towels, Bags Of Rice To 23 LGAs

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The President of the Rivers Women Unite for Sim, Mrs Sotonye Toby Fulton, has described the Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, as an exceptional leader sent to alleviate the sufferings of women and children in the State.
Fulton stated this in Port Harcourt while taking delivery of gift items provided by the Rivers State Government for women during this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) celebration in the State, last Friday.
The theme for this year’s IWD is ‘Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress.’
She noted that this year’s IWD took a different dimension in the State as women leaders across the 23 local government areas in the state took delivery of gift items given to them by the state government for distribution to poor women in the state.
Some of the items distributed by the state government to each of the 23 local government areas in the State include over 1,000 sanitary towels and 30 bags of rice.
The women leader noted that Fubara is a calm and peaceful man that loves touching lives positively without making noise about it.
“Not everybody likes to make noise in doing good and one of such persons is His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara. he doesn’t make noise about his achievements”, she stressed.
“The rivers state Governor, His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara is being sensitive to the plights of women and children in the society and as such has given sanitary pads and bags of rice to be distributed to rivers women,” Fulton added.
Fulton urged the various women leaders to ensure equitable distribution of the gift items to poor women across the 23 local government areas in the State irrespective of their political leanings, warning them to guide against personal aggrandizement.
“you must resist the urge for personal aggrandisement as there are those that need these items more than you do. Try to make some sacrifices for others, especially those in need. we understand the harsh economic downturn across the nation, but then, it is better to give than to receive. bear also in mind that givers never lack”, she said.
She also charged women to be humble and supportive to their husbands especially if they are blessed by God to be breadwinners in their homes.
According to her, it is unacceptable for any woman to use her economic power to insult or disrespect her husband because of his inability to provide for the family.
“Men too suffer one form of abuse or the other, but they are not able to speak out. Many of them rather prefer to bottle up and when they can no longer endure, they quit their marriages, which ordinarily wouldn’t have happened”, she noted.
Also speaking, one of the women leaders from Okrika, and member of the Rivers State Task Force on Sanitation, Princess Ibiene Ogan, thanked the Governor for his kind gesture to women in the State.
“We are here to receive some items donated by His Excellency through our Rivers Women Unite women leader, Sotonye Fulton.
“It is so shocking and a great joy for us in the communities that the Rivers State Governor, His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, thinks so much about the women even down to the grassroots.
“This has never happened before. so, we are happy with him and we look forward to him to take us through the hard times to the better times.
“We all know that as a woman, you must go through your menstrual cycle and many of them are passing through difficult times, such that they cannot afford to buy sanitary pads and rice. so for me, these are the best gifts his excellency can give the women in the State”, Ogan said.
Another women leader from Gokana, Mrs Florence Kpoobe, while also appreciating Fubara’s gesture, urged well-meaning individuals to emulate the governor and join forces with his administration by investing in the girl-child education.
“This kind gesture witnessed today by His Excellency, I haven’t seen it in the history of Rivers State as such. I am urging all women to join hands with the governor to build peace that we all yearn for in the State”, she said.
Immediate past Vice Chairman of Ogu/Bolo Local Government Council, Barrister Christiana Tamunobereton-ari, who also thanked Fubara for the gift items, urged women to always speak up against abuse and intimidation.

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Emulate Fubara’s Transformation Agenda, LG Boss Urges S’South Leaders  … Calls For Investment In N’Delta 

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Chairman of Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area of Rivers State, Dr Enyiada CookeyGam has called on leaders in the South-South states of Nigeria to emulate the Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, in evolving policies that would transform and develop their various states, and the Niger Delta region in general.
This, he said, they should, do through industrialization and infrastructure development of their respective states.
Speaking with newsmen recently in Port Harcourt on the performance of the Fubara-led administration and pace of development in the State, CookeyGam also urged Niger Delta sons and daughters to see the need to woo investors to invest in the zone to enhance aggressive infrastructural and human capital development.
He expressed the need for Governors in the zone, stakeholders and leaders at all levels to  pull  their resources together and establish industries in their different areas, which will ultimately manifest in the region.
“Unity of purpose with shared motivation, mutual survival and benefits would offer us the opportunity to pull our resources, talents, and ideas together for the well-being of the people of the States and region”, CookeyGam said.
According to him, within the past one year of his governance, Fubara has instituted many transformational projects and development programmes that has direct bearings on people’s lives.
He said, “on assumption of office in 2023, Fubara was confronted with the challenges of uplifting the living standard of the people of the state, but with the support and collaboration of stakeholders in the state, he was able to ease the financial plight of Rivers people.
“Fubara is ready to woo investors into the state, with varieties of industries that will create employment opportunities for the people of the state, in terms of human capital development, industrialization, entrepreneurship, health, education, agriculture and other sectors.
“Fubara is poised to attract participation of the private sector and divest government interest to private sector, hitch has resulted in the State being rated as the fastest developing economy in Nigeria”.
CookeyGam, who said South-South governments should provide industries and infrastructure to develop the region, lamented that in spite of the federal allocation to states, governments in the region failed to harness the economic opportunities of the zone.
He recalled that visionary leaders such as Fubara, former governors of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili and Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi performed well in developing the state through the provision of infrastructure and the setting up of industries.
“Leadership must create environment that would compliment the efforts of others”, he said, and appealed to Niger Delta people to rally support for their Governors to help them develop the region for posterity.
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Group Urges Consistency, Diligence In Nigerian Youths

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The Chief Executive Officer of Young Founders Business Reality TV Series, Mr. Reuben Ebitari T. has advised Nigerian Youths to be consistent and diligent in order to succeed in any business venture.
The CEO who stated this during the launch of the organization in Port Harcourt, described diligence and consistency as necessary for success.
Mr. Ebitari stated that his organisation’s goals were to empower young entrepreneurs, provide training and mentorship to scale their business ideas into sustainable ventures.
He explained that he knew that there were people who genuinely wanted to engage in business but the fund to start was not available, noting that such individuals were the target of his organisation.
He stated that the sponsorship for the project was drawn from their individual contributions as members of the group and expressed hope that government, corporate bodies and individuals would partner with his group to achieve desired goals.
According to him, we are looking forward to expand the project.
He, however, expressed misgivings that his organization would be able to reach those that had little or no education, saying that today’s world was technology-driven.
Also speaking, a prominent and  founding member of the group, Queen Adaeze Chineme, hailed the objectives of the organization.
She said her organization was inspired by its passion for empowering the youths.
She emphasized that there was need to provide capital for Youths who genuinely want to engage in business ventures.
Miss Chineme said primarily the beneficiaries of their capital support would be drawn from those with existing business outfits and noted that youths from 18 to 35 years were eligible.
She also called on government, corporate bodies and individuals to support the venture.
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Immunization: Rivers Records Decrease In Women, Infant Mortality  … As OPTS Donates Cold Chain Refrigerators To PHCMB

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Rivers State has recorded reduction in mortality of infants, children, and women who die during pregnancy and childbirth.
The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Adaeze Oreh, who disclosed this, Tuesday, during a media briefing, in Port Harcourt, by the Primary Healthcare Management Board (PHCMB), at the donation of World Health Organisation (WHO) Prequalified Cold Chain Refrigerators, said the decrease spans the last three months.
According to her, an analysis of relevant data in the last three months from which report was presented to the State’s Deputy Governor, Prof. Ngozi Odu, who is the Chairman of the Rivers State Primary Healthcare Taskforce, showed an increase in immunisation, which resulted in the decrease in the mortality of infants, children, and women in the State.
“As we were analysing the data in the last three months, and providing report to Her Excellency, the Deputy Governor, Prof. Ngozi Odu, we were pleased and delighted to share with her and onward to the State Executive Council that we have seen an increase in immunisation coverage by virtue of the work the management and staff of the PHCMB have been doing.
“Significant increase in immunisation coverage, reduction in mortality and in newborns, in infants, below the age of one, and children under the age of five”, she said.
Dr. Oreh continued that beyond the stated reductions, there were also “reductions in the number of women who died during pregnancy and childbirth”.
In spite of these, however, the Health Commissioner emphasized the need to sustain efforts being made to ensure that “we get to the point in Rivers State where there are no Zero Dose Children, that there are no more children who don’t have access to vaccines appropriate for their age to save their lives from common childhood illnesses that threaten their survival”.
Making the donation of the WHO Prequalified Cold Chain Refrigerators, the Executive Director, Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS), the donor of the refrigerators, Mr. Gwueke Ajaifa, said the donation is in the spirit of giving back to the people.
Noting that OPTS is an association of oil and gas companies in Nigeria, comprising five International Oil Companies (IOCs), and 25 Nigerian Companies, Ajaifa explained the reason for the donation.
“As individual companies, we recognise the need to take care of the people who live in our communities, because without healthy communities, there can be no progress in terms of business.
“Individual companies have been reaching out to the State, but collectively, we also see the need to reach out and ensure that we take care of our people, and Rivers State is one of the States we believe deserves our attention.
“So, this equipment has been donated to support the immunisation programme, in order to maintain the potency of vaccines, because it’s important that we store them properly”, Ajaifa stated.
Explaining the function of the WHO Prequalified Cold Chain Refrigerators, the State Immunization Officer, Dr. Inwom Joseph Urang, said it’s basically to maintain the potency of the vaccines.
“When vaccines are brought, we maintain their potency at a particular temperature, usually +2 to +8 degrees centigrade. So, you don’t allow the temperature to go beyond that.
“Once the temperature goes beyond that, the potency of the vaccines might be compromised. So, we need this equipment to actually help us maintain these vaccines.
“If anything happens to the Cold Chain, we call it ‘breakage of the Cold Chain’. Once the Cold Chain is broken, the potency of the vaccine is gone. Instead of the vaccine being a life-saver, it will now be a killer.
“This is a modern equipment with ten years warranty”, Dr. Urang explained.
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