Guber Aspirant Stresses Need To Retrain Boat Drivers

The need for training and retraining of speed boat drivers in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State has been stressed.
A former gubernatorial candidate and President of Okrika Cultural Foundation (OCF), Mr. Atamuno Ajubo Atamuno, made the call while presenting 500 pieces of life vests he promised the association at their newly commissioned Speed Boat House, Okrika last Saturday.
Atamuno said the donation and training of the speed boat drivers became necessary in order to further ensure the safety of the people travelling from Port Harcourt to Okrika by sea, and promised to assist them in the training.
According to him, with the training, drivers would acquire more knowledge and skill on how to pilot their boats in line with global best practice, and enjoined both the speed boat owners, the drivers and the commuting public to be safety conscious and ensure they utilised the life jackets maximally in the interest of the masses.
In their separate speeches, a lecturer with the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nkpolu, Chief Isaac Zebobipi Ogulacha 11, who spoke on behalf of the Okrika Divisional Council of Chiefs (ODCC), Chief Francis Ebenezer Onye and a representative of the speed boat drivers, Tamunotonye Dikibo also stressed the importance of the life jackets to marine travellers said the gesture of Ajubo Atamuno had clearly shown his love for his people and safety of lives in the area, and enjoined him not to relent while praying God to protect and replenish his purse to achieve his heart’s desire.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Speed Boat Owners of Okrika, Chief Sunday Opeya also expressed gratitude for the gesture as the donation and training would go a long way in ensuring safety of lives and property of passengers, pointing out that the donor is a true son of the soil who had come to their aid when appeals made to various companies and organizations could not bear fruits.

Collins Barasimeye

A calabash carver, Malam Usman Datti, at work at Maraban Liman Katagum Market in Bauchi Local government Area last Thursday