Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has alerted security agencies to a plot by the opposition in the state to cause mayhem in Ogbia local government
Governor Diri also accused the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress , Chief Timipre Sylva, of being anti-development and anti-progress.
“They were in government for five years and what did they do in Ogbia land? Today, we are building a road from Akaba in Yenagoa to Okodi and Emadike. The Otuoke-Onuebum road was destroyed and impassable. But now that road is almost completed. “Since we came, we have been teaching the youths how to fish. Today, we have the Diri skills acquisition programme through which thousands of our youths are acquiring skills they can use without begging. Today, we give a grant of N200,000 monthly to 420 individuals across the 105 wards in the state to support small and medium scale enterprises.”
He equally said that one of the responsibilities of government is to ensure the protection of lives and property, and called on traditional rulers to maintain peace in their domains.
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