Rivers
De-worming Co-ordinator Lauds Judith Amaechi
The Primary Health Care (PHC) Coordinator in Abua/Odual Local Government Area, Mrs Marian B. Walter has lauded the wife of the Governor, Dame Judith Amaechi, for sponsoring the free mass de-worming programmes for Rivers State children.
Mrs Walter, who made the commendation at Abua Central, thanked the Abua/Odual Chairman, Mr. Udi Odum, for providing the necessary logistics to ensure the smooth take-off of the exercise in the area.
According to the PHC Coordinator, the exercise in Abua/Odual was very successful and thanked the wife of the governor, and the Rivers State ministry of health for providing the enabling environment for effective implementation of the de-worming exercise particularly in the three designated local government areas in the state.
She noted that in Abua/Odual, a child of about seven years old excreted over 100 worms after taking the drugs, emphasizing that the need for regular de-worming exercise was necessary in order to avoid infections of those that have already been treated, and the healthy ones in the area.
Also speaking, the Deputy Chairman of the Council, who is also the Supervisor for Health, Mr. John Edum, expressed delight and commended the Rivers State Ministry of Health for providing enough drugs for the exercise, adding that council is willing to provide more speed boats to cover the Riverine parts of the area in the next de-worming exercise.
Mr. Edum, however, called on the people, especially nursing mothers to always bring their children and wards for the free de-worming exercise and urged the community health workers to ensure effective implementation of the exercise.
Niger Delta
Tai Agric Sector Gets Emergency Attention …As Chairman Distributes Farm Inputs, Inaugurates Technical Team

The Chairman of Tai Local Government Council of Rivers State, Hon. Matthew Nenu Bari Dike has declared a state of emergency in the agriculture sector of Tai local government.
Speaking while distributing farm implements and other agricultural support packages to the farmers at the council’s headquarters in Saakpenwa, yesterday, Dike challenged farmers to show their farms before requesting for financial assistance.
The council boss stated that as a government, they were committed to putting smiles on the faces of the people and assured that his administration would ensure that every person in the local government is happy.
“As a government we want to assure you that, we will stop at nothing to ensure you all are empowered and living happily”.
According to him, “the gesture is aimed at enhancing food production and security through agriculture, and enjoined all lovers of agriculture in the local government area to identify with the quest to redefine development through agriculture in the local government.
He encouraged everyone to cultivate the passion and return to agriculture, to guarantee self-reliance, maximum food production and security in the area.
His administration, he said, would purchase more yam seedlings in order to get greater production to encourage exportation beyond the shores of Nigeria.
“A boost in yam production will also empower farmers in the Local Government Area”, the elated chairman said.
In a related development, the Chairman has inaugurated a five, member Agricultural Technical Committee for the Local Government Area.
The committee is made up of Pst. Anderson Wariboko, Barr. Paul Newman,, Smith Nyor-Ue, Gladys Jumbo and Dr Keke Rammyson
Also speaking, the Director of Agriculture, Tai Local Government Area, Mr Anderson Wariboko revealed that the event was part of activities to mark the chairman’s 100 days in office.
Wariboko who led the chairman, and other leaders of the council on the distribution of the farm inputs to the farmers, was full of praises for the chairman, Hon. Dike whom he said has the interest of the people at heart.
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