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RIVCARES:Fubara Gets Kudos For Timely Release Of Funds
The Labour Intensive Public Works (LIPW) Unit of the Rivers State Covid-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Scheme (RIVCARES) has commended Governor Siminalayi Fubara for releasing funds for the take off of the third phase of the programme .
Head of the Unit, Engr Prince Enyindah said this in an interview with The Tide at Saakpenwa, headquarters of Tai Local Government Area during the third phase beneficiaries training for the Rivers South East Senatorial Zone.
It would be recalled that a total of 14,500 Rivers people including youths, women and men are benefitting across the State for the third phase.
Speaking with The Tide shortly after the training, Enyindah said Governor Fubara was proactive in the release of money as far as the programme was concerned.
“The Governor has done so well.It is his proactiveness that we are here today”
He said the Governor does not waste time in ordering the release of monies meant for RIVCARES programme once it is paid into the State’s Consolidated Account. “Immediately the money got into the State Account, the Governor did not hesitate,he just minuted it out that he should be distributed to the various departments for implementation, because this programme is performance for results.
“When we perform. We get result. It is based on that result that World Bank releases further money. “That is why we are seeing astronomical increase from 14,18, to 4,230 and today we are talking about 14500,”he said.
Meanwhile, Enyindah has charged those involved in the programme to make the best use of it to improve themselves.
Addressing participants during the training, Enyindah who spoke on the rudiments of public works urged the participants to invest their monthly earnings on things that will improve their living conditions.
He charged them not to see their enrolment as a political patronage, adding that their names were not submitted by any politician.
Enyindah said their enrollment in the program was from the State Social Register, explaining that the programme was initiated by the World Bank to assist vulnerable people recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to him,as community workforce, it beholves on them to work in public spaces such as markets,, community play grounds, palaces, cleaning of gutters and drainages as well as planting of trees to help combat desertification and climate change in their communities.
Speaking on money management, an entrepreneurial catalyst for rural development, Dr Wofuri Robert told the participants not to waste their monthly earnings on things that will not improve their conditions
He urged them to choose a possibile line of investment that will enable them to develop their skills
Speaking on environmental safeguard, Mr Okechukwu Prince Osia urged them to work as a team while making sure that personal protective equipment are worn during working hours.
He also warned against indulging in alcohol, warning that any one caught in such act during working hours would be suspended.
By; John Bibor
The Rivers state Government has identified six local government areas with the highest burden of maternal and Neonatal mortality in the state.
State Commissioner for Health Dr Adaeze Chidinma Oreh said this in an interview with newsmen at the Maternal and Neonatal Reduction innovation initiative ( Mamii)Rivers state activation workshop and state engagement meeting in Port Harcourt.
The event was organized by The Federal Ministry of Health in conjunction with its Rivers state counterpart in Port Harcourt.
Dr Oreh also restated the preparedness of the state government to support current efforts by the federal government towards the reduction of maternal and infant mortalities in the country.
She mentioned the affected Local Government Areas to include, Andoni,Akuku Toru and Ahoada West
The rest according to the Commissioner are, Bonny, Etche and Emohua Local Government Areas.
She said the workshop will enable the team from the federal ministry of health and social welfare to brainstorm with the view to finding solution to the problem.
The Commissioner also gave reasons why the Mamii initiative was the best as far as finding solution to maternal mortality was concerned.
“The uniqueness of the Mamii initiative driven by the federal ministry of health and social welfare was that we used evidence to elicit the reasons for this deaths, so that the solutions will be context specific and tailored to the particular environment where those deaths are occuring
“For us in Rivers state we have six Mamii LGAs , nationally we we have 172 local government areas “the Commissioner said.
Earlier in her opening remarks,Dr Oreh said the state government is prepared to work with the federal ministry of health and social welfare to check the rate of maternal mortality in the state.
She commended The Minister of Health and Social welfare Professor Ali Muhammad Pategi for driving the Mamii initiative across the country and expressed optimism that the programm will see to the end of maternal mortality in the country.
Also speaking the National Coordinator Nigeria health sector Renewal Initiative Dr Adam Ahmed said Rivers state is the last state among Mamii states in the country to host the team.
He said the team will visit the affected Local Government Areas with the view to interacting with the people on how to check the trend.
He expressed the hope that with continuous efforts, maternal mortality will be checked.
Also speaking the permanent secretary Rivers state Ministry of Health Professor Justinah Jumbo said the government is not leaving any stone unturned towards reduction in maternal deaths.
The permanent secretary said Governor Siminalaye Fubara is a health friendly Governor who is desirous in improving the quality of health of Rivers people.
John Bibor
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Rivers state has declared a one day fasting and prayer to seek divine intervention on the political crisis rocking the state.
The Association said this at a media briefing in Port Harcourt.
State chairman of the Association,Most Rev. Dokiboeriya B. Kaladokubo said the fasting and prayer which holds February 5th at the Ecumenical center Abonnema wharf was in furtherance of the Association peace, advocacy, good governance and political stability in Rivers state.
He said the Association has observed with disappointment the dangerous trend and and gradual descent of governance in Rivers state into uncertainty and near oblivion, adding that the trend has exposed Rivers citizens to insecurity, economic hardship, loss of livelihood and the destruction of lives and property.
Kaladokubo said the association has also watched with dismay the unfolding political crisis in the state, stressing “what we see today is not merely a disagreement among political actors,it is a dangerous drift that threatens the very foundation of governance, peace, security and the collective well-being of our people”
According to him,”as the custodians of the spiritual and moral conscience of Rivers state,we can not remain silent while the state is pushed steadily towards chaos, institutional breakdown and avoidable suffering
“We are not oblivious of the fact that Rivers state like some other states in the federation often experience tension between the Executive and the Legislature “adding”when disagreement escalate they can hinder governance, delay budgets ,erode public trust and impede peaceful, constructive development”
The Christian body stressed the need for parties involved in the conflict to seek for peaceful resolution, stressing that as Christians and children of God “we should seek the path of peace and reconciliation as Christ Himself taught us”it said
The Association further encourage the both arms of government to imbibe the spirit of forgiveness and prioritize good governance in Rivers state
“We also advised all the parties in these conflict to call their supporters to exercise restraint in all their utterances and de-escalate tension in the interest of peace in Rivers state ”
CAN also described as disturbing the role some elder statesmen and individuals in the state have played and continue to play in the crisis when they should have serve as voices of wisdom, restraint and unity
“Rather than guiding the process towards peace, some have taken sides,fueled division and encouraged instability becoming more dangerous than those currently holding power”,it said.
John Bibor
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