Rivers
Empowerment: Commissioner Donates Tricycles, Motorcycles To Indigent Youths

By: Wokoma Emmanuel
The Honourable Commissioner for Works, Dr. George-Kelly D. Alabo, has given tricycles, popularly called “Keke”, and motorcycles, also known as “Okada”, to some indigent youths and middle-aged people to enable them earn a living.
The beneficiaries of this largesse were evenly drawn from all the wards of Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State.
While addressing the beneficiaries, Dr. George-Kelly enjoined them to utilise what they have been given to improve their living standards.
He warned them against selling it, saying anyone who sells their own would be cut off completely from subsequent empowerments.
The Commissioner, who is well-known for giving to the less privileged across the State, told those that did not benefit now to exercise patience, “because there will be more rounds of empowerment in October and December”.
“Money will be given to people with business ideas to start small scale businesses, start-ups seeking expansion will be supported, those with skills will be equipped properly.
“Students, fishermen, as well as farmers will also be empowered”, Dr. George-Kelly assured them, adding that “it is a continuous process that will get to everybody.”
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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