Envoy, Amaechi Laud Best LG Chairman

The Ambassador of Netherlands to Nigeria, His Excellency Bert Ronchaar and the Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, have commended the efforts of the out-gone Chairman of Gokana Local Government Area, Hon Victor Tombari Giadom, for his giant strides in developing his area.

Amb. Ronchaar, who was a special guest of honour at the award ceremony organised by the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA), in honour of Giadom as the 2011 best performing council chairman urged the agency to sustain the tempo of the awards.

The envoy, who donated some sets of computer and accessories to Gokana local government, said the award was the best way of gingering political office holders to rise up to challenges of impacting positively on the lives of the people.

Also speaking, the Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi expressed gratitude to  RSSDA for instituting the award, adding that it would spur other council chairmen to step up their performances in the local areas for the overall benefit of the common people.

Amaechi, represented at the event by the Senator-elect, and former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Hon. Magnus Ngei Abe, commended Hon. Giadom for lifting the standard of lives of Gokana people by providing enduring infrastructural development to them.

Meanwhile, Hon. Victor Giadom, three-time award winning chairman, said he was prompted by the social contract he entered with the people in 2008 as he became chairman.

Giadom said within  limited resources, he was able to provide social services that better the living conditions of his people in compliance with the constitutional responsibilities of the local government.

He noted that his administration was able to provide economic empowerment opportunities through sustainable strategies in a secure environment that would in turn attract investments to the area.