President Bola Tinubu has assured the Bayelsa State Government of the Federal Government’s support for continued development partnerships, commending the government’s purposeful leadership and effective collaboration with the central government.

Giving the assurance during a stakeholders' meeting held on Friday at the Bayelsa State Government House Banquet Hall in Yenagoa, President Tinubu stated that much more would be achieved when the different levels of government work in synergy.

The President had earlier inaugurated four projects executed by the Bayelsa State Government. The projects included the 60MW Bayelsa Gas Turbine, the dualised New Yenagoa City Road, the 630-metre Angiama-Oporoma Bridge, and the Sagbama–Ekeremor Road, a project started by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, accompanied by the Executive Director Corporate Services, Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde, and the Bayelsa State Representative on the NDDC Board, Senator Dimaro Denyanbofa, were among the dignitaries at the inauguration of the projects and the stakeholders’ meeting.

The President stated that the projects executed by the Bayelsa State Government demonstrated the cooperation between the Federal Government and the State under the Renewed Hope agenda.

He said: “You have done a great job. I have commissioned some projects, very transformative projects, creating opportunities and jobs and a hope for our nation.”

Tinubu added that the Independent Power Plant project would support industrialisation and economic growth in the state.

“There can be no industrialisation, skill development and empowerment without power; that is a vision. I assure Nigerians that we will have electricity to power our growth,” he stated.

Also speaking during the stakeholders’ meeting, the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, commended President Tinubu for providing the right policy framework for development to thrive.

He said: “Your administration’s decisive policy interventions have paved the way for meaningful reforms in various sectors, including power, enabling us to deliver on our pledge of reliable, independent energy through the construction of these 60-Megawatt gas-fired turbines. For us, it is a cause for thanksgiving and rejoicing.

“Equally significant is the iconic 630-metre Angiama-Oporoma Bridge – a project promised by the federal government more than six decades ago, long predating your administration but left to gather dust in bureaucratic files. We are delighted that the modest effort of the Government of Assured Prosperity has finally addressed this pain. It has righted a historical injustice against one of Nigeria’s top oil-producing Local Government Areas.

“Your Excellency, the virtual commissioning of the Bayelsa West segment of the trio of senatorial roads, which is progressing to Ndoro, and which you so graciously undertook, marks the fourth and final leg of your inauguration relay."

The visit comes amid renewed efforts to strengthen national security and ramp up crude oil production, with projections targeting more than 2 million barrels per day.

The governor also commended the Federal Government for supporting key projects, including waivers for the importation of equipment for the state’s Independent Power Plant and the award of the second phase of the Nembe-Brass Road.

He said the collaboration between both levels of government had helped drive development in the state.

•PHOTO: NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku (left), welcoming President Bola Tinubu at the Bayelsa State International Airport on his arrival to commission projects and attend a stakeholders’ meeting in Yenagoa. In the middle are Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri and Chief James Ibori.

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