Commissioner Tasks Ijaws In Diaspora On Dev

Bayelsa Commissioner for Health, Benson Dadigi in Yenagoa, has  charged Ijaws in diaspora to contribute to the development of the state.

Dadigi made the call when the Diaspora Ijaw Technical Assistance Corps, an umbrella body of Ijaw professionals practising in various countries of the world, paid him a courtesy call.

He said that the State Government was addressing the health challenges, noting that input and contributions from everyone would ensure the timely and quality health care delivery.

The commissioner urged the Ijaws in diaspora to look at the sector holistically to find where they could assist the state to render quality health to the people.

Dadigi called on them to look at the primary health care delivery system in the state, especially the 500-bed hospital and other health institutions in Bayelsa with a view to suggesting ways to manage them optimally.

He thanked the team for the visit, saying: “it is only when indigenes and their likes come together that development can easily be achieved.”

Earlier, the Chairman of the Diaspora Ijaw Technical Corps, Mr Julius Enarusai, said that they were in the state with some programmes to assist the people and the state.

According to him, their primary mission is to see how it can help the people to have better life.

Enarusai commended the commissioner and the staff of the ministry for the warm reception accorded to them, noting that the visit was the beginning of a new era in the health sector.

The team also visited some health facilities in the state, including the Melford Okilo Memorial Hospital, Diete-Koki Memorial Hospital in Opolo, and the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa..