Bayelsa Guber: I will increase the level of development in our state – Ayawei

One of the leading aspirant in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bayelsa State, Dr. Nimibofa Ayawei has promised Bayelsans that he will increase the level of development in the state.

The governorship aspirant made the promise yesterday via a statement circulated to newsmen in Yenagoa, a copy of which was sent to The Liberator Newspaper.

The statement read in full bellow:

Good day all

My name is Dr Nimibofa Ayawei, and I am a native of Koluama II in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. I was born about 48 years ago and grew up here in our dear state and witnessed all the difficulties we face growing up as children.

We live and come from an environment where our natural endowment cements and keeps our Nation prosperous, unfortunately in the midst of this abundant natural resources we suffer great penury and diverse environmental challenges. Therefore, the task in governance is to look deep and find the best possible ways and approaches to maximize our great potentials both in human and natural resource.

This cause presents the greatest challenge we all face in the twenty first century.

My dear great Bayelsa people, my task in this venture is to deal with this very essential element and provide the necessary platform to increase our development on all sectors.

As some of you know, I have been blessed to have many opportunities in the task of governance in our dear state and in all honesty I have done quite well .

At the advent of democracy in 1999, and the eventual creation of the small development areas by His Excellency, Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha, I had the rare privilege to serve as Chairman of Bassan-Koluama Rural Development Area, a position from which I was promoted to serve and represent the good people of Southern Ijaw Constituency IV in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly. As a member I did my obligations and duties dispassionately with all my heart, and at the end of my tenure I got a job in the academia and began to impact knowledge to deserving students of our pioneer citadel of learning, the Niger Delta University in the department of chemistry.

These many opportunities have equipped me with the requisite knowledge to understand our challenges as a people and the necessary intervention options to surmount these difficulties.

When the restoration government came in 2012, it found me again worthy and tasked me with managing essential agencies of government, an opportunity I embraced, took very seriously, and served most diligently. At the moment I can submit with all modesty that I have done quite well in contributing to our march towards even and purposeful development of our motherland.

Although it is a common knowledge that though I bear the academic qualifications of a doctor of philosophy in analytical chemistry, I have brought far reaching innovations to the state internal revenue board where I served as its chairman until recently and our efforts has generated good results in increasing our internally generated revenue.

At the moment it seems good, but we are still in the process of creating a better model to further expand our revenue base until this patriotic call to SERVICE.

I am aware that the task of governance for a state like ours is indeed a herculean one, however given my passion, commitment, and your expected support and solidarity, it is my firm belief that together we can steer the ship of this state to a good end and deepen the already established protocols of aggressive developments as currently being done by our leader and Governor, His Excellency the Rt Hon HS Dickson.

In the next couple of days we will begin series of interrogations, debates, and critical engagements. This would provide a veritable platform to perfect a people oriented blue print that will encapsulate all your thoughts and expectations. This blue print above all will bear the Ideals and mandate of all in achieving a people driven policy document that will be our creed as we begin the task of purposeful home leadership when given the mandate.

Today, by this singular act of collecting the intent and nomination form for the People’s Democratic Party Governorship election primaries, we have obeyed the massive clarion call with our spirit, soul and body.

I thank you all who have contributed in this decision and those of you who are ready to face the crucibles of this decision and work with our team to achieve glory for the land and its people .

In doing this, I thank the Almighty God for the gift of life and his grace that has sufficiently seen me through many daunting task in life.

God bless Bayelsa State

God bless Ijaw Nation.

Dr Nimibofa Ayawei

Governorship Aspirant

Bayelsa State