{"id":55955,"date":"2022-02-06T18:23:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=55955"},"modified":"2022-02-06T18:23:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:23:52","slug":"bayelsa-set-for-governor-diris-2nd-anniversary-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/bayelsa-set-for-governor-diris-2nd-anniversary-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayelsa Set For Governor Diri&#8217;s 2nd Anniversary Celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; As Osinbajo, Jonathan,PDP Governors, National Chairman Flag-off, Inaugurate Projects<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bayelsa State is agog ahead of activities marking the second anniversary in office of Governor Douye Diri.<\/p>\n<p>National Wire gathered that governor Diri will be two years in office on February 14 but the anniversary activities commences today Monday, February 7.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-55957\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0036-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0036-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0036-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0036-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0036-110x73.jpg 110w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0036-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0036-645x430.jpg 645w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0036-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0036.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former President Goodluck Jonathan, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors and the party&#8217;s national chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, are among prominent personalities invited for the celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Others are former governor of the state, Senator Seriake Dickson, members of the National Assembly, religious and traditional leaders.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-55958\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0039-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>According to a statement by the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Hon. Ayibaina Duba, who is also chairman of the Media\/Publicity Committee, a two-week programme of activities involves inauguration of projects by Dr. Jonathan, Oyo State Governor, Oluseyi Makinde, his counterparts, namely Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom), Chief Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Senator Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state and chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state.<\/p>\n<p>The statement added that the Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo will perform the historic flag-off of the bridge construction project linking Oporoma, headquarters of the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area from Angiama Community on the Yenagoa-Oporoma road on February 17.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-55959\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0038-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0038-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0038-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0038-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0038-110x73.jpg 110w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0038-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0038-645x430.jpg 645w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0038-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0038.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Projects scheduled for inauguration include the Bayelsa mega media complex housing the state radio and television stations as well as the newspaper corporation, the Bayelsa Health Insurance Scheme complex, the New Yenagoa City link bridge and access roads, Igbedi community road, Elebele Bridge and the Nembe Unity Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Also slated for inauguration are the Igbogene-Okarki road, transport terminal building and lecture halls and laboratories at the Bayelsa Medical University.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-55960\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0040-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0040-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0040-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0040-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0040-110x73.jpg 110w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0040-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0040-645x430.jpg 645w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0040-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20220206-WA0040.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other activities include groundbreaking ceremonies of the Smart Learning Centre housing the Diri Industrial Skill and Entrepreneurial Training Centre and that of the new commissioners quarters as well as flag-off of the dry season farming in the state and a made-in-Bayelsa agric expo.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the anniversary activities, the state will host a two-day meeting of the PDP governors in Yenagoa on February 13 and 14.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bayelsa State is agog ahead of activities marking the second anniversary in office of Governor Douye Diri.\u00a0<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":55956,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,624],"tags":[155,9309],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-55955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news","category-politics","tag-bayelsa-state","tag-gov-douye-diri"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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