The Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Seriake D!ckson, has urged militants and other criminalelements to stop
scaring investors and visitors in the Niger Delta region.D!ckson insisted that the survival and economyof the region depended heavily on peace and stability of various communities in the Niger Delta.The governor spoke at a state banquet he organised at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Hall, Government House, Yenagoa on Saturday as part of the activities to mark the 20th anniversary of the creation of Bayelsa.The event was attended by founding fathers of the state, leaders and elders from various communities, cabinet members of the governor, members of the state House of Assembly, religious leaders, security heads andtraditional rulers.Two globally-celeB.rated achievers in their disciplines, foremost historian, Prof. Ebiegberi Joe Alagoa and a literary giant, Dr. Gabriel Okara, who hail from the state, were given distinguished icon awards by the governor.Alagoa and Okara unveiled volumes of books containing collections of speeches titled, the Art of Delivery, the Power of Delivery, Unique Strides of Delivery, Restoration Unveiled and Ofurumapepe: the Return of the Great White Shark.The books were collection of D!ckson’s speeches compiled by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson.D!ckson lamented that the Niger Delta was bleeding because of the activities of some “misguided people from within and without”.He said businesses including enterprises that had existed for a decade were relocating from the region because of the nefarious activities of criminal elements.He said: “It is unfortunate that a few misguidedpeople from within and without continue to engage in activities capable of scaring investorsand visitors to this region.“The region is bleeding. Businesses already established even for decades are relocating and meanwhile the irony of it is that our economic prosperity and survival depend on peace and stability in our communities, in our state and in our region”.
scaring investors and visitors in the Niger Delta region.D!ckson insisted that the survival and economyof the region depended heavily on peace and stability of various communities in the Niger Delta.The governor spoke at a state banquet he organised at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Hall, Government House, Yenagoa on Saturday as part of the activities to mark the 20th anniversary of the creation of Bayelsa.The event was attended by founding fathers of the state, leaders and elders from various communities, cabinet members of the governor, members of the state House of Assembly, religious leaders, security heads andtraditional rulers.Two globally-celeB.rated achievers in their disciplines, foremost historian, Prof. Ebiegberi Joe Alagoa and a literary giant, Dr. Gabriel Okara, who hail from the state, were given distinguished icon awards by the governor.Alagoa and Okara unveiled volumes of books containing collections of speeches titled, the Art of Delivery, the Power of Delivery, Unique Strides of Delivery, Restoration Unveiled and Ofurumapepe: the Return of the Great White Shark.The books were collection of D!ckson’s speeches compiled by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson.D!ckson lamented that the Niger Delta was bleeding because of the activities of some “misguided people from within and without”.He said businesses including enterprises that had existed for a decade were relocating from the region because of the nefarious activities of criminal elements.He said: “It is unfortunate that a few misguidedpeople from within and without continue to engage in activities capable of scaring investorsand visitors to this region.“The region is bleeding. Businesses already established even for decades are relocating and meanwhile the irony of it is that our economic prosperity and survival depend on peace and stability in our communities, in our state and in our region”.
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