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DIRI INAUGURATES PROJECTS AS HE MARKS FIFTH ANNIVERSARY IN OFFICE
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Nicolas Adekeye / 4 weeks
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Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has flagged off a series of projects to mark his fifth anniversary in office. The projects include the inauguration of the Road 24 High Profile Road, Okaka in Yenagoa, the state capital, and a statewide free medical outreach. In a statement, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Daniel Alabrah, noted that the Road 24 High Profile Road was inaugurated by the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu. Alabrah said Otu commended Governor Diri for making judicious use of the state’s revenues from the federation allocation. Daniel Alabrah stated that Governor Diri also flagged off a statewide free medical outreach in Ikarama community in Yenagoa Local Government Area. The governor noted that the anniversary of his administration was usually preceded by medical outreaches because healthcare delivery was its priority. “We cannot be talking about prosperity without taking care of our health. That is why we always started our anniversaries with a medical outreach,” Diri said. Alabrah stated that the medical outreach provided free medical intervention for indigent patients, including minor surgeries, polio vaccination, and distribution of treated mosquito nets. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Seiyefa Brisibe, said the outreach provided the opportunity to formally open the hospital for use after years of abandonment. Alabrah noted that the governor advised the community to protect the facility and cooperate with staff to ensure its smooth operations. The representative of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Marcus Oluwadare, thanked Governor Diri for his support to health partners, saying that the state had successfully tackled five health outbreaks in 2024.