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| MR KEMELA OKARA, IMMEDIATE PAST SSG, AND PDP GUBER HOPEFUL FOR BAYELSA |
A PDP governorship
aspirant, Kemela Okara, has pledged to diversify Bayelsa economy to create
wealth, employment opportunities if elected as governor of the state.
He assured party
delegates to the Sept. 3 primaries that his administration would ensure
economic empowerment for the people of the state.
Okara, who spoke
in an interview on Wednesday in Yenagoa, said that Bayelsa could be
self-sufficient if its resources and common wealth were property harnessed.
The immediate past Secretary
to the State Government of Bayelsa is among the 21 seeking for the PDP
ticket ahead the state governorship election scheduled for Nov. 16.
He promised to
establish processing industries, create enabling environment as well as support
Small and Medium Scale Enterprise if given the mandate to govern the state.
Okara who also pledged
to address the problem of income in the state, added that his economic
blueprint covered agriculture, industry and oil and gas.
"One of the
challenges of the people in Bayelsa is income not having enough money in hand
to do with the day-to day need. It is a fundamental problem we need to solve.
"We will ensure
that we create opportunity for people to earn more money, that is what we will
do for the people of Bayelsa state.
"When you create
employment and business opportunity for the people, the life of the average man
touched and affected.
"The challenges
will be tackled if elected as the Governor of Bayelsa state. We will utilize
the common wealth of Bayelsa for the benefit of all in the State.
"So, we will ensure
that the common wealth of the state will create opportunities for people to
quantitatively improve their lives.
"That is the
hallmark of governance, that is what I think we should focus on for now.
"Governor Seriake
Dickson, has done very well in the areas of infrastructure, education, health
care and security.
"But we can still
do more to make Bayelsa state a place where business thrive and employment
opportunities abound, to expand the economy and enable people live a prosperous
life with joy and happiness they reserve," he said.
On why he should be
the rightful successor to Gov Dickson, Okara, said as a former two times
Commissioner for Trade and Investment, he has come to understand the necessary
tools to expand the economic sphere of Bayelsa state.
He said that he would
leverage on his experience in the current administration as Commissioner and
Secretary to Bayelsa Government to consolidate on the gains and achievements of
Dickson’s administration.
According to him:
"We have done very well as Restoration Government, to provide education,
as we have over ten boarding schools. We have health care facilities across the
entire state.
"On
infrastructure we have built many roads, the airport is ready and in short time
the perimeter fencing will be completed, as we have dine very well.
"We have done
well, we need to industrialised and for investors to see the need to come and
invest and establish in Bayelsa," he stated.
He said Bayelsa is
blessed with abundant gas, and has a good fertile soil, and that Bayelsa has
the highest gas deposit in the country.
The Governorship
aspirant urged the delegate to join hand in building a prosperous Bayelsa, as
he assures them of improve economy for the good of all Bayelsa people.
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