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Boat tragedy inspired Southern Ijaw road projects — Diri

Boat tragedy inspired Southern Ijaw road projects — Diri
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Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said his administration’s determination to break the jinx of inaccessibility in one of the oil-rich local government areas in the state motivated him to embark on the construction of roads and bridges in the area. Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri.
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  • ✦Diri said the incident highlighted the need for roads and bridges linking rural communities to the state capital, adding that when he became governor, he decided to break the jinx.
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Thursday:Diri spoke on Thursday at his country home in Sampou when he hosted a delegation of Southern Ijaw women and his former students from the 1986 set of Government Secondary School, Amassoma.
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  • ✦Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said his administration’s determination to break the jinx of inaccessibility in one of the oil-rich local government areas in the state motivated him to embark on the construction of roads and bridges in the area.
  • ✦Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri.
  • ✦Diri said the incident highlighted the need for roads and bridges linking rural communities to the state capital, adding that when he became governor, he decided to break the jinx.
Key Facts:Thursday: Diri spoke on Thursday at his country home in Sampou when he hosted a delegation of Southern Ijaw women and his former students from the 1986 set of Government Secondary School, Amassoma.
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Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said his administration’s determination to break the jinx of inaccessibility in one of the oil-rich local government areas in the state motivated him…

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Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said his administration’s determination to break the jinx of inaccessibility in one of the oil-rich local government areas in the state motivated him to embark on the construction of roads and bridges in the area.

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Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri.

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Diri spoke on Thursday at his country home in Sampou when he hosted a delegation of Southern Ijaw women and his former students from the 1986 set of Government Secondary School, Amassoma.

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