Mr Diri said the adoption of biomedical engineering and emergency medicine was necessary because the subsisting medical practice in Nigeria was still traditional.
He assured the state government would embark on a 1.5km shore protection project to check the ocean surge that had submerged about 250 buildings in the last 10 years.
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So far, three bodies have been recovered at the accident site located in the Nembe Local Government Area of the state.
For the contributory pension, Bayelsa and local government workers are to contribute eight per cent of their salaries toward their retirement.
“We should play by the rules and not see politics as a do-or-die.”
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa, the chairman of the electoral committee for the congress, announced the result on Monday.
“This government will be two years old on February 14. You have been a part of us, supported us, prayed with us and prayed for us. You have continued to support us…
“Bayelsa is at the epicentre in terms of climate change. Our people and environment have been affected.”
Bayelsa chapter of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) says Douye Diri and Babajide Sanwo-Olu are the best workers-friendly governors in Nigeria.
“Today happens to be a very dark day for me. What we have seen, I believe, is worse than what happened in the Gulf of Mexico. In all my life…,” the governor stated.
