Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has appealed to Ijaw individuals, businessmen, and women in the Diaspora to join hands with the government in developing their ancestral homeland, the only homogenous state of ethnic nationality.
According to The PUNCH, Diri appealed in his New Year message on Wednesday, assuring that his administration would redouble its efforts to attract investments from both international and domestic sources.
The governor said the state government was looking forward to opportunities to collaborate with Bayelsans and Ijaw investors both, at home and abroad to un, lock the vast estate’s economic and other potent potential
According to him, Bayelsa State remained the most secure and hospitable environment for professionals and entrepreneurs.
His words: “As we begin the new year, I am filled with a sense of hope and optimism, eager to build on the progress we have made and to work assiduously towards a better, brighter, and greater future for our great state.
“I extend a warm invitation to our Ijaw brothers and sisters in the Diaspora to redirect their focus towards their ancestral homeland. I am pleased to assert that our state boasts the most secure and welcoming environment for professionals and entrepreneurs to thrive, as well as for individuals to relax and unwind, setting us apart as a haven among other states in the country. We eagerly anticipate the opportunities to collaborate with our brethren to unlock the vast potential that our state has to offer.”
Diri admitted that the past year was fraught with challenges, particularly in the country’s economic landscape and the depreciation of the Naira that impacted all sectors of society.