152ND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING: GOVT. TO PERFORM GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY OF EKEREMOR-AGGE ROAD, NEW STADIUM, NEW SECRETARIAT COMPLEX

AS GOV. DIRI THANKS BAYELSANS FOR CONTINUOUS SUPPORT

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has stated that the government has concluded arrangement for the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Ekeremor-Agge road, as part of activities to mark the 5th anniversary of the prosperity government.

Governor Diri who stated this at the 152nd executive council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, said same would apply to the construction of the new International Stadium and the iconic 9-storey Secretariat Complex.

While thanking Bayelsans for their continuous support to his government, the governor also assured them of more impactful projects including the new power plant.

“For us, it is about the legacies we will leave behind when our tenure comes to an end, and that is why we are not interested in abandoning any project met on ground. We have taken them on, some of them completed and some, ongoing, and in the midst of that, we have also introduced new legacy projects that will impact the standard of living of our people.

We have been talking about the power situation in our state, and I believe that the drive for investors can never happen if we don’t have the solution for power. This government has gone into agreement with the private sector, and as we speak, we have even paid the first tranch on the supply of the gas turbine machines to Bayelsa State. We believe that is another legacy we will leave behind in this state”, Governor Diri stated.