A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State, Festus Daumiebi Sunday, has commended the State Governor, Sen. Douye Diri, on the arrival of the gas turbine and the tremendous sector-by-sector developmental achievements witnessed in the state during his tenure.
Barr. Festus said the Governor’s promise of a 24-hour uninterrupted power supply in Bayelsa State is being fulfilled with the procurement of the 60 Megawatt Independent Gas Turbine power plant, which has arrived in Yenagoa.
Bayelsans were seen jubilating as over four trucks conveying the imported gas turbine arrived in the state capital and were taken onward to the site already built for its installation. Residents of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa capital, have been experiencing epileptic power and water supply for many years, which has led many businesses to leave the state in the past, but they are optimistic that the new gas turbine will bring succour to many businesses and homes.
In his reaction, the APC chieftain, who was elated that the Governor is keeping his promises, also commended the Governor for performing excellently well on road infrastructure.
He said the Governor has been delivering on an ambitious network of roads across the eight local government areas of the state.
He said, “The three Senatorial roads of Ekeremor-Agge, Yenagoa-Oporoma-Ukubie, and Nembe-Brass are progressing steadily. Several bridges have been built across rivers, just as the almost one-kilometre-long Angiama-Oporoma bridge is nearing completion. The Angiama-Eniwari-Fonibiri road, Bolou-Orua-Okumbiri-Toru-Ebeni road, and other ongoing roads are opening up numerous communities in the deep creeks and connecting them to the state capital.”
In terms of urbanisation of the state capital, Barr. Festus said the Diri administration is building a new Yenagoa City, with the inauguration of new legislators’ and commissioners’ quarters, the dualised roads, and the Igbogene-Glory Drive—the AIT/Elebele outer ring road—reaching an advanced stage of completion. “Yenagoa is beginning to wear a new look,” he said.
Another area where the APC chieftain thinks Governor Diri’s administration must be commended is the education sector. The administration, according to him, has built and furnished several schools across the state and invested heavily in Science, Technical, and Vocational education to empower students with hands-on skills.
Speaking on sports development, he said the ultra-modern 25,000-seating-capacity stadium that the Governor is constructing will harness and groom to stardom the numerous sporting talents that abound in the state.
He was also full of praise for the Governor over the ongoing construction of the iconic nine-storey Secretariat Complex, which he said will provide a conducive workspace for civil servants and also add to the beauty of Yenagoa.
Security of lives and property was not left out. According to the APC chieftain, Bayelsa, being one of the safest states in the country, is a product of the Governor’s investment in the security of lives and property.
He described the Governor as peaceful and accommodating, and that his humane disposition towards all, irrespective of party differences, has elevated the Governor as a statesman to the admiration of all Bayelsans.
He therefore called on all Bayelsans to cooperate with the Governor in order for the state to continue to grow in leaps and bounds.
