Rivers
NMA To Honour Fiberesima, Abam
As part of its 62nd Annual General Meeting, the Rivers State Chapter of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has concluded plans to honour two prominent past leaders of the body, Dr Deinma Fiberesima and Dr. Claribel Abam.
State Chairman of the NMA, Prof. Chizundu Alikor, while briefing newsmen, Monday, in Port Harcourt, on the Association’s week-long activities, said the two former chairpersons played huge roles to reposition the association, and, therefore, were worthy of honour.
According to Prof. Alikor, the late Dr. Fiberesima, who was onetime Commissioner for Health, introduced policies and programmes that impacted on the health sector in the State.
He recalled that aside his professional achievements, Dr. Fiberesima left huge imprints as a man with integrity, focus, and was transparent.
In this light, he hinted that a memorial lecture is being organised in memory of Fiberesima to sustain his legacies and chart course for the health sector.
The NMA is also organising reception for Dr. Abam, who was onetime Chairperson of Medical Women Association in Rivers State.
Abam would be honoured today, while the body’s Annual General Meeting and sports activities is to feature tomorrow.
Friday is slated for elections and the commissioning of the association’s first Indoor Health and Fitness Centre, a project the outgoing executives completed during its tenure.
New executives of the body would be sworn in on Saturday with an official handover ceremony by the outgoing exco.
Prof. Alikor stressed that “this last two years have been eventful for us and we have been able to implement welfare and set structures for building a lifestyle for the NMA in Rivers State.”
By: Kevin Nengia
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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