NATIONAL VIBES

   . .. .It's A Dream Come True - Gov Diri    After months of expectation, the Bayelsa State-owned airport, on Saturday, finally got the nod of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to commence commercial flight operations.   The NCAA Director General, Dr. Nuhu Musa, presented the regulatory body's approval letter to an elated Governor Douye Diri in Government House, Yenagoa, after the team completed the mandatory inspection of the airport and its facilities. Dr. Musa said the airport met all airspace standards and is one hundred per cent ready for daytime flight operations.  The governor's Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the NCAA DG as saying that the approval was sequel to the report of the agency’s inspection team, which prior to the visit had certified that out of 29 gaps, the airport was able to close 26.  He noted that other requirements were non-safety related and that work was already in progress to achieve night f...

 The Director General of the Governor's Cup, otherwise known as 'Prosperity Cup', Mr. Ono Akpe, has praised Team Bayelsa for its feat at the just concluded 20th National Sports Festival in Benin, Edo State. Mr Akpe described the performance of the athletes as product of hard work and determination to make their state proud, following the charge by the state Governor before the team's departure to the games. In a statement signed by himself from his base in Abuja on Friday, also commended the Miracle Governor, Senator Douye Diri, whose magic wand, has again shown on the team, by their third place finish, the highest ever recorded by Bayelsa at the National Sports Festival. In his words, "Am not surprised about team Bayelsa's performance at the National Sports Festival in Edo state, because when you have a Governor who is passionate on reviving the sports sector, backed by the youths who are always eager to prove their worth at any given opportunity, then success...

   ...We Surpassed Our Expectation - Igali The Bayelsa State  contingent to the just concluded National Sports Festival, Edo 2020, arrived Yenagoa on Thursday to a rousing welcome.   The state placed third at the end of the festival with 56 gold, 55 silver and 58 bronze medals, a feat it achieved for the first time in its history at the festival.   Receiving the contingent at the entrance of the Government House, Governor Douye Diri  congratulated them for making the state and the Ijaw nation proud by their spectacular performance.  According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, the governor had to cut short one of his official engagements to receive the athletes. He said it was heartwarming that they surpassed the previous fourth position record set in 2006 at the National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun State, when he was the Commissioner for Youth and Sports. He urged the athletes to begin preparation for the ...

 Leaders of Constituency Two in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have expressed gratitude to Governor Douye Diri for the ongoing Yenagoa-Oporoma road project.  The Governor Diri administration has undertaken the project from where the previous government of Senator Seriake Dickson stopped. Speaking in Government House, Yenagoa, when they paid a courtesy visit to the governor, leader of the House Assembly and member representing Southern Ijaw Constituency Two, Hon. Monday Obolo, stated that the visit was to appreciate him for what they described as the bold step to complete the Yenagoa-Oporoma road.  Obolo said the singular action of the governor has demonstrated his love for the people of the constituency and Southern Ijaw at large, stressing that posterity would be kind to him and his administration.  Obolo assured the governor that the people of the constituency would work with him to ensure his administration succeeds.  Also speaking, Prof...

  ... Says Niger Delta Needs Cleanup Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has called on members of the House of Representatives to expedite action on passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) as it would correct some of the injustices faced by oil producing states. Governor Diri made the call on Tuesday when members of the House Committee on Oil Spill Investigation, Cleanup and Remediation in Oil Producing States visited him in Government House, Yenagoa. The governor in a press release issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, stated that the PIB when passed into law would be an avenue to correct some of the wrongs of the oil companies in host communities, noting that the bill had been neglected for long by the National Assembly. He said: "Let me appeal that as you go, have a very serious interest in the PIB. The PIB has been there from one Assembly to the other.  "It is another source of ameliorating what we perceive as cheating on the part of the oi...

 Following the intervention of the Bayelsa State government, the dispute between some landlords and the Nigerian Navy at Agudama-Epie community has been peacefully resolved. Speaking in his office in Government House, Yenagoa, when he received the report of the committee set up to look into the issues on Monday, Governor Douye Diri stated that available facts show that the Navy were the rightful owners of the land, which was in dispute.  A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted him as commending the committee headed by Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Konbowei Benson, for doing what he described as a good job, which according to him prevented a bloodbath.  The governor also commended the Navy for its patience during the period of the committee's work and stressed the need for individuals and groups, particularly security agencies, to work with the government to sustain the prevailing peace in the state.  He said the government was co...

The PDP governors say Nigeria is in dire need of leadership at the federal level to avert the looming disaster. Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rose from a meeting in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, on Friday and demanded the devolution of power and restructuring of the country, Channels Television has reported. The governors said that Nigerians were more divided along ethnic and religious lines more than ever before, lamenting that many people now take advantage of the fault lines. This is contained in a communique jointly signed by the governors after the five hours closed-door meeting. Members of the PDP Governors Forum at the meeting were its Chairman and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom), Douye Diri (Bayelsa), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) and Nyesom Wike (Rivers). Others are Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Darius Ishaku (Taraba), Umaru Fintiri (Adamawa), Godwin Obaseki (Edo) and...