Immediate past Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Monday heaped praises on Governor’ Douye Diri, saying that the pace of development in the state under the governor has left him emotional.
Speaking at Oporoma community, headquarters of the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, during a grand reception in his honour, the former vice president said he was impressed by the people-oriented projects of the Diri administration, stressing that the governor understood the reason for governance.
A statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, quoted Prof. Osinbajo as recalling his visit to the state on February 19, 2022 for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Angiama-Oporoma Bridge project, saying he had his doubts when he saw that the area was a forest.
Osinbajo, however, expressed delight that Governor Diri had proved him wrong by ensuring the completion of the 630-metre bridge and the access road to Oporoma, which had been on the drawing board for over six decades.
He said by his development strides, Governor Diri had proved that God did not make a mistake in his choice as governor and that the people of Bayelsa State were happy with him.
He hailed the completion of the referral hospital in Oporoma, which he also inaugurated, saying that he was impressed that the hospital, initiated 53 years ago in 1973 but was completed by the Diri administration, was already performing surgeries.
Innagurating the Agbura-Oxbow Lake Road in Yenagoa Local Government Area, he described the project as impactful, saying it not only linked communities but also reduced travel time and connected communities to key federal government offices, such as the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board, Central Bank of Nigeria and the federal secretariat.
While commending Governor Diri, Osinbajo said he is a man that keeps to his words and that it was rare to find such quality within the Nigerian political space.
His words: “I am privileged to be alive and to be a part of history. This is a very special day for me; an emotional one.
“I was here for the groundbreaking (of the bridge at Angiama). At that time, it was a dream because there was no access road to one of the most prolific oil producing local government areas in the country.”
Governor Douye Diri appreciated the immediate past vice president for accepting to visit the state again to inaugurate key projects executed by his administration.
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He said Osinbajo loves development and the people of Bayelsa State, as exemplified in his readiness to always respond positively whenever he was invited.
Governor Diri stressed that the essesence of governance is to bring happiness to the people, assuring that his administration will continue to embark on people-oriented projects.
He said the referral hospital had not only been completed but had also been fully equipped, and promised to construct the road from Oporoma to the hospital at Osokama as well as fence the hospital.
