NATIONAL VIBES

Rivers State Deputy Governor, Dr. Mrs. Ipalibo   Harry Banigo says when completed the Mother and Child Hospital would serve as a centre of excellence in maternal and child health care delivery. Dr. Banigo stated this in a good will message from the Government House in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, 4th May, 2021 to commemorate the 2021, International Midwives Day. According to the Deputy Governor, Midwifery is a very important component of the health system, adding that midwives saves millions of lives across the globe each year. Dr. Banigo said as part of deliberate strategy to promote safe motherhood, the Nyesom Ezenwo led Administration ensures that pregnant women who visit health centres four times for their ante natal, in the course of their pregnancy are given free delivery. She also said free routine drugs are provided for those who attend ante- natal clinics in Government health facilities, stressing that ante natal clinics runs for 24 hours with trained midwives for improv...

   Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has cautioned against the politicisation of security issues, saying it is inimical to the corporate existence of any country. Senator Diri stated this on Tuesday when he received the new Flag Officer Commanding, Central Naval Command, Rear Admiral Obi Egbuchulam and other senior officers of the Nigerian Navy in Government House, Yenagoa. The governor in a press release issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, emphasised that criminals should be treated as such in order to achieve  peace, stability and development in the country. He said: "What we are witnessing in the country today is part of the over-politicisation of security and other issues over the years. We are all feeling the heat. It did not start with the present administration. "For us in Bayelsa, a criminal remains a criminal regardless of his political party. No matter the political colouration, we have all agreed to fight crime in this state." Des...

  Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has cautioned against the politicisation of security issues, saying it is inimical to the corporate existence of any country. Senator Diri stated this on Tuesday when he received the new Flag Officer Commanding, Central Naval Command, Rear Admiral Obi Egbuchulam and other senior officers of the Nigerian Navy in Government House, Yenagoa. The governor in a press release issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, emphasised that criminals should be treated as such in order to achieve  peace, stability and development in the country. He said: "What we are witnessing in the country today is part of the over-politicisation of security and other issues over the years. We are all feeling the heat. It did not start with the present administration. "For us in Bayelsa, a criminal remains a criminal regardless of his political party. No matter the political colouration, we have all agreed to fight crime in this state." Desc...

 Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has expressed gratitude to the Almighty God for the Victory of the Peoples Democratic Party Candidates at the April 17th Local Government Polls.    Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, expressed this during a Thanksgiving Service for the Successful Local Government Chairmanship and Councillorship Elections at St Paul’s Cathedral, Diobu in Port Harcourt on Sunday 2nd May, 2021. Represented by his Deputy, Dr. Mrs. Ipalibo Harry Banigo Governor Wike said “it is not by our power, it is not by our strength, it is not by our making, but by the Holy Spirit that is what God has ordained for Rivers State”. According to Governor Wike, River State is a PDP State and would always be, noting that it is only the PDP that could save this nation from imminent collapse. “You can see clearly that the APC Government has failed us. Insecurity everywhere, is there any day you do not hear of people being killed in one part of the country, or the other. We hea...

  ...We'll Improve Civil Servants Welfare - Governor Workers under the umbrella of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have lauded the worker-friendly disposition of Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri. Delivering a joint address of both unions at the Peace Park in Yenagoa, venue of this year's Workers Day celebration, State NLC Chairman, Comrade Bipre Ndiomu, praised Governor Diri for prompt payment of salaries and gratuity since his emergence as governor in February 2020.  He appreciated the governor for standing by workers during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that at a time there was global job loss, the story in Bayelsa was different due to the pragmatic and people-oriented leadership style of the governor.  Comrade Ndiomu described as heartwarming the readiness of Governor Diri to rise to the occasion whenever issues affecting workers were brought to him as demostrated by the committees his government had set up to hand...

  ...Okaba Hails Bayelsa Governor's Non-interference In Election Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has charged the newly elected executive of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) to protect the interest of the Ijaw nation at all times in order to reposition it among ethnic nationalities in Nigeria. Governor Diri gave the charge when the new executive visited him in Government House, Yenagoa, after the INC elective convention on Friday. Professor of Sociology at the Federal University, Otuoke in Bayelsa State, Benjamin Ogele Okaba, who hails from Kpakiama in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, emerged president of the ethnic group's foremost socio-cultural organisation.  The governor in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, called on the leadership to set aside political interest and work towards repositioning the INC. He expressed joy over the emergence of the INC leadership through a rancour-free and exemplary electronic voting pro...

 Today, Thursday, April 29, 2021 The People's Democratic Party (PDP) arising from an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting held at the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Wuse Zone 5, in Abuja, appointed the Governor of Edo State, Chief Godwin Obaseki to serve as Chairman of the PDP e-Registration Committee while his Adamawa State counterpart, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, will serve as Deputy Chairman. In attendance were;  Sen. Bala Mohammed - Bauchi Governor, Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru  Fintiri - Adamawa Governor, Bar. Mahdi Aliyu Gusau -Zamfara Deputy Governor, Cecilia Ezeilo - Enugu Deputy Governor, and Kingsley Burutu Otuaro - Delta Deputy Governor Below is the unedited version of the communiqué issued at the end of the meeting;  The National Executive Committee (NEC) after its emergency meeting  considered crucial issues regarding the programs of the party as well as extensively reviewed the state of the nation, especially the escalated inse...