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Councillor Gives Reasons For LG Chairman’s Giant Strides

The Elele Ward 4 Councillor in the Ikwerre Legislative Assembly, Rivers State, Hon Amadi Jacob, has attributed the success of the local government chairman, Hon Samuel Nwanosike within the past three years of his administration to the enormous support given to him by the councillors.
Hon. Amadi, who is also the Deputy Leader of the Legislative Assembly, said the local government under the watch of Hon Nwanosike has remained the best in terms of infrastructural development.
The Deputy Leader disclosed this in his office at Isiokpo yesterday during his birthday celebration.
Amadi further revealed that Ikwerre Legislative Assembly had passed 15 bye-laws, a feat which no other Rivers State Local Government Legislative Assembly could achieve in the present dispensation.
He said the councillors knew that the council chairman, meant well for the local government, hence, they gave him their legislative backing.
“The House, from the very beginning unanimously resolved to work harmoniously with the executive to place Ikwerre Local Government above all”.
Some of us who know Hon. Nwanosike and his antecedents never doubted his capacity to complement the efforts of Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike at the grassroots”, he said. He listed the people-oriented projects executed across the 13 Wards of the local government to include a new secretariat complex; renovation of the old secretariat; a fire station; a police station; a library; and access roads within the council area. “These are some of the monumental achievements, which have made Ikwerre people to be proud of him,’’ he said.
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.
Kiadum Edookor
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