‘The N5000 note an honour to women’

Presidential aide says the image of three women on the highest currency shows Goodluck Jonathan’s good side

Article | August 25, 2012 - 7:45am | By Emsaro Pedro

The Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Joy Emodi, said on Friday that the image of three Nigerian women on the newly approved N5,000 note was an honour for women.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had announced on Thursday that it has gotten presidential approval to introduce N5,000 notes bearing the pictures of late human rights activists - Funmilayo Kuti, Margaret Ekpo and Gambo Sawaba.
Emodi said it was a confirmation of President Goodluck Jonathan’s belief that women had positive contributions to offer to the country.
“The move is historic for Nigerian women, as it marks the first time any government will bestow them with this magnitude of recognition and respect,” she said. “The remembrance of these great women, long after their death, shows that our roles in times of national challenge will eventually fish us out as heroes or villains.”
Emodi also added that the representation of the National Assembly on the new currency was a demonstration of the president’s recognition of the parliament as the symbol of the nation’s democracy.
She, therefore, urged Nigerians to cooperate with the government in its effort to sustain the nation’s democracy for sustainable development. “I call on Nigerians, especially our women, to continue to support President Jonathan’s administration since Mr President has proved beyond reasonable doubt, he is a man they can trust.”

WHY NDDC SHOULD EXTEND THE ROAD TO AGRISABA; IKENSI

In the Old Brass Local Government Council when Mr. Okoloba was Chairman, The Directorate of Roads and Rural Infrastructure headed by Air Vice Marshall Larry Koinyan was at the point of grading a road to Opume --- Okoroba, ith Branches to Agrisaba and Ikensi. It was supposed to be a ring road. The Road was later abandoned.
Now, the Niger Delta Development Commission has extended the road to Okoroba Community in Nembe Local Government of Bayelsa, cutting off Agrisaba and Ikensi. There is actually no logic that can justify this because:
1. It is distorts the original plan of the road
2. Agrisaba is the headquarters of the Mini-Ikensi LGA created during the DSP Alamieyeseigha administration.
3. Agrisaba in particular is the most prolific community in oil production in the area with the presence of AGIP and SPDC.
4. Agrisaba has more wards and more voting strength than any other Community in the area.
We tried to get the Community Leaders of Agrisaba and Ikensi to discuss the matter on phone and their response was an appeal that the NDDC should extend the road to those Communities in order not to distort the original plan of the Road. Mor importantly, the distance between Okoroba and these other Communities is very short. There is therefore no reason why the same road will not be extended to them.
Meanwhile, an opinion leader of the AGRISABA community criticized the NDDC for not doing enough for the oil producing Communities in the area. He called the attention of the Federal Government; especially the Minister of Works to ensure the Road connects AGRISABA and Ikensi. You do not construct a road to only Okoroba because an SA TO THE PRESIDENT COMES FROM THERE. THE OTHER COMMUNITIES CONTRIBUTE MORE TO THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF THE NATION, THE LEADER REMARKED!

(BNMT) SPECIAL ANNOUCEMENT

BAYELSA NEW MEDIA TEAM: SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

As part of the efforts to encourage the youths of Bayelsa State to be engaged in the discussion and objective analysis of government policies and programmes, the following persons shall be presented with mobile phones. They are include:

1)     MS.    BLESSING OYANIMIGHA

2)     MR.     ANDREW EHIGIATOR

3)     COMRADE     ROBINSON EREBI

4)     MR.     ERIC JOHNNY

5)     MR.     AKPOS AKOWEI

6)     MRS.   ANITA GODSPOWER

7)     MS.     BECKY BINAEBI OVURU

8)     MR.     DAVE ASEI

9)     MR.     GODDEY ENI ORIO

10)  MRS.  KARINA MATTHEW

The exercise will continue until a huge segment of the active and articulate social media community benefit from the magnanimity of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson.

THE ABOVE NAMED PERSONS SHOULD CONTACT THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION (Saint Mienpamo Onitsha) either in person or by proxy to ascertain when the presentation will take place.  

God bless Bayelsa State

PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN’S INTERACTIVE SESSION WITH BENEFICIARIES OF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

 

PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN’S INTERACTIVE SESSION WITH BENEFICIARIES OF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

by admin on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 11:37am ·

On the 21st of August, 2012, Yenagoa – Capital of Bayelsa State played host to Mr. President Goodluck Jonathan, GCON, GCFR. On that day, more than 100 students who had graduated from some topflight Secondary Schools gathered to have an interactive session with President Jonathan.
When Mr. President was Governor of Bayelsa State, he initiated a Special Educational Scheme christened BAYELSA MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME in September 2006. The Scheme was designed to encourage children of Bayelsa State Origin who are gifted, to acquire the best possible quality of secondary education in topflight schools across the Country.
The scheme suffered tremendous setbacks during the past four years for lack of government attention, but the Dickson administration has rekindled hope and resuscitated the momentum.  Now the scope has been expanded to cover ONDO, EDO, DELTA, AKWA-IBOM States.  The scholarship was an off-shoot of the School Of Gifted Children built at Otuoke in Ogbia Local Government of Bayelsa State.  The ratio of beneficiaries is 75% for Bayelsa State and 25% for others.
As an expression of government’s seriousness in human capacity building, the Dickson Administration has re-named it BAYELSA STATE GIFTED CHILDREN RESTORATION EDUCATIONAL SCHEME.  Over 100 students have graduated from the various schools and another batch of 200 students will be dispatched on scholarship to the various schools in Nigeria.  
In line with the aggressive human capacity building programme, Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has already made government’s intentions known that the TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTE will take off in September at Okordia Zarama- Bayelsa State. The Bayelsa State College of Arts and Science has been re-established. Other Tertiary institutions have been well funded.
The recipients relieved their experiences. Timipre Shauaibu, Michael Chidinma and Daniel Koroye narrated how they suffered discrimination because of the perception that they were coming from Bayelsa State. According to him, they faced even greater difficulties when they had to learn foreign languages such as French, Yoruba and Turkish. They were however resolute so they came tops in their classes. Other challenges they confronted were dressing code, morality, exhibition of vocational skills and sports.
Collectively, the recipients expressed gratitude to His Excellency, President Goodluck Jonathan, GCFR, for helping to build a generation of intellectually sound people to provide leadership for Nigeria. Recipients also thanked His Excellency, Hon. Seriake Dickson - Governor of Bayelsa State for running with the vision of providing quality education for Bayelsa Children.
It will be recalled that on the 14th of February, during his inaugural address, Governor Henry Seriake Dickson declared a state of emergency on education. Since then, government has matched words with action. Very critical steps have been taken to show government’s resolve to fulfill the restoration promise of leveraging on human capital for the development of the State. With the present momentum, Bayelsa State is well on her way to join the enviable league of educationally advanced State in Nigeria***
Copyright: Bayelsa New Media Team August, 2012