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RSG Moves To Construct Vocational Centres In LGAs

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The Rivers State Governor, Siminalaiyi Fubara, has  revealed that plans are under way to construct vocational centres across the 23 Local Government Areas of the state to boost human capacity development.
The Governor spoke when he commissioned a 24-room self-contained corper lodge built and equipped by the Opobo Nkoro Council Chairman, Hon. Enyiada Clifford Cookey-Gam.
Represented by the State Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Prince Charles Beke, Govenor Fubara assured that his administration will prioritise the sustainable development of rural communities.
He said, “There are a lot of things we need to achieve. All the craft centres are under the Ministry of Local Government Affairs, and we’ll make sure that each Local Government Area, whose craft centres are not functioning or do not have a craft centre, will have functional craft centres so that our youths are well taken care of”.
The Governor also commended the council chairman for the project, noting that it aligns with his policies on housing, stressing that the project will be potent in enhancing the economic growth of the local government.
He said, “You have done noble work because this is in accordance with His Excellency’s new Rivers vision and housing policy of supporting the private sector in housing development in order to reduce the housing deficit.
“And, to the people of Opobo/Nkoro, the council chairman is your son, and he has displayed the mandate the people of Opobo gave to him, and he has proven that he is a man of integrity.
“You did not achieve this alone but with your team, and I want to thank all of you in the Opobo/Nkoro local government area”.
While advising outgoing council chairmen on the need to leave a lasting legacy, Governor Fubara urged them on the need for a peaceful transition.
He said, “You have done well, and I encourage the other local government areas in Rivers State to emulate what you have done and live by the example that when you are called to duty, you should perform that duty for your people to be proud of what you have done.
“With less than 78 hours until the end of your tenure, it is important to leave a legacy that future generations will be proud of and bow it peacefully with your head up high”.
Earlier, the Opobo Nkoro local government chairman thanked the Governor for his unalloyed support to the local government administration.
Hon. Cookey-Gam emphasised that the council was able to embark on the project through synergy with the State Government while assuring Corps members of their continued safety throughout their service year.
“Your Excellency, under our administration that is winding up for the 3-year mandate that was given to us by the people of the Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area, we deem it fit to cater for the welfare of our corps members who are doing a great job in the local government by providing them with accommodation that will enhance their output as corps members.
“We have done this so that when they come here to serve, they can live with us to also develop the economic life of Opobo town as well as the children”, he stated.
Akujobi Amadi
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MNCH Week Ends Today … As Rivers Prepares For Malaria Vaccination In Jan

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The 5-day Maternal and Neonatal Child Health (MNCH) Week, which started last Monday, comes to a close today in Port Harcourt.
The MNCH Week, which is part of healthcare campaign and interventions for Rivers people, witnessed interventions for pregnant women, non-pregnant women, children under five years old, and men as well.
Disclosing this during the 2024 last quarter strategic meeting of the “Media Advocacy For Health in Rivers State”, the State Health Educator, Dr. Diana Babbo, of the Primary Health Care Management Board, said, the MNCH Care Week, is part of several health campaigns and interventions planned for Rivers people.
“We call it MNCH Care Week. Our ‘one-stop-shop’, from 9th to 13th December, we will be in the health facilities, we hope that our care givers and mothers will bring their children, and partners/spouses to come amd access care in our facilities”, she stated.
According to the State Health Educator, the second part of the campaign and intervention is the roll out of MPox or Monkey Pox vaccination which is a targeted immunisation campaign, and scheduled to last for ten days in Rivers State.
Dr. Babbo, said the Monkey Pox vaccine will be rolled out in six states: Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Bayelsa, FCT, and Benue States.
She stated that the MPox vaccines roll out, which started on the 2nd of December, will also end today.
She explained that the MPox vaccination is targeted at communities, health workers, who are the frontline workers, and key population.
Such key populations include: commercial sex workers, People Living With HIV, transgender community, People Who Inject Drugs (PWID), and Men who have Sex with Men (MSM).
“We’re also saying that after the COVID-19 year, we noticed that there was a drop in immunisation generally worldwide. So, the world is trying to catch up”, she explained.
Towards this end, she stated that a team of Nigerians have been put in place with an aim to quickly close the gap, through intensification of routine immunisation.
Dr. Babbo said, “we will go to different communities where they are found and carry out what we call ‘Zero Dose Children'”.
Zero Dose Children, Babbo said, “means that they have not got their series vaccines, which are pental vaccines. They are those that have not completed their vaccines despite having started. So, we are going to target those categories of children”.
She further disclosed that in continuation of the interventions, malaria vaccines will be rolled out in Nigeria in January 2025, with Rivers State being one of the beneficiaries to have the vaccines in the public space.
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Expert Advocates  IT Driven Security In Rivers

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A security expert and analyst, Charles Inkoh-Tariah, has recommended an Information Technology (UT) Communications driven security network in Rivers State.
Speaking during a live interview, “Viewpoint”, on radio, he said IT is very useful in reducing all forms criminality.
According to him, IT driven security  is proactive and not reactive, while expressing regret that weakness in the security system stems from failure to adopt a modern and updated relevant IT-driven technology like other developed climes.
He also observed that there’s a lot of gap between the people and security  agencies leading to weakness and failure.
Inkoh-Tariah, therefore, recommended a consolidated intelligence gathering system that will enhance effectiveness  through adoption of technology and support of the people.
The security expert emphasized the need to revive the Neighborhood Watch , which, he said, is backed by law made by the State Assembly in 2008.
He insisted that there is need to also upgrade security facilities and improve performance of security personnel.
Furthermore, he called for adoption of Artificial intelligence, “which is more effective than all local or former security systems”.
By: Kevin Nengia
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Diaspora Group Wants Respect For Ogoni Traditional Rulers

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A United States of America-based socio-cultural organisation, Gbaaloo Nyo-Khana, which is an umbrella body of Ogoni, in Rivers State, Nigeria, has called on the  people of Ogoni Kingdom  to accord traditional rulers their deserved respect.
A statement jointly signed  by the group’s President, Comrade LeBari Nzidee, the  Secretary-General, Comrade Samuel Nwibana, and the Public Relations Officer,  Barineka Akponi, condemned several utterances and derogatory statements by some youths against traditional rulers in Ogoni land, who they described as  “natural custodians of Ogoni cultural heritage”.
The organization said such statements and behaviour doesn’t accord the high respect due traditional rulers in Ogoni land and called for a change of attitude towards traditional rulers who have the traditional blessings of the land.
According to the statement, the association condemns in  its totality, recent unwholesome statements against a frontline traditional ruler in Nyo Khana Kingdom, saying it does not demonstrate a show of respect for traditional institutions in the area.
The statement said, “in as much as the organization will not support the ills or misbehavior of any traditional ruler, there’s the need for their subjects to address any act of misconduct with serious caution.
“If traditional rulers in other parts of the country are treated with dignity, such treatment should be accorded Ogoni traditional rulers and leaders at home and in the diaspora by the Ogoni people.
The group also accused some Ogoni indigenes in diaspora who are believed they be sponsoring the charade to get political recognitions because of their selfish interest to contest for elective positions in 2027.
Describing their intentions as “wild elephant dreams”, the group promised to expose such people.
The statement read in part: “some disgruntled ogonis in the diaspora are disrespecting our traditional rulers to score cheap political recognitions.
“We have come to realize  that their intentions are borne out of the fact that they have an intention  to contest  2027 elections, using falsehood, unscrupulous allegations to instigate fake news, through which they seek popularity in Ogoni”.
The group reaffirmed its commitment to “stand against any action that is not healthy in Ogoni land, especially when it has to do with not according traditional rulers their due respect and honour, specifically in Nyo-Khana Kingdom, and Ogoni at large”.
By: Nkpemenyie Mcdominic, Lagos
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