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The Chairman of Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Elias Mbam, said on Thursday the Eastern railway corridor project recently approved by the Federal Government, would boost commercial activities in the South-East.
In a statement issued on Thursday in Abakaliki, Mbam said the initiative would enhance timely evacuation of goods, especially agricultural produce, from the South-East to other parts of the country.
He commended the federal government for the approval and
inauguration of the project, especially for approving the redirecting of the rail line to pass through Abakaliki, the Ebonyi capital.
According to him, the development will trigger high- volume of commercial activities in the state.
By Auwalu Birninkudu
Bauchi, Feb. 25 2021 The Bayelsa Governor Sen. Duo Diri, has on Thursday, in Bauchi, performed the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a N4.5bn, Tambari by-pass to Kaura city 28km road, in the metropolis.
Gov. Diri used the occasion to commend Gov Mohammed for his ingenuity, hard work, commitment and dedication to the provision of infrastructure in the state.
He called on other counterparts to emulate Mohammed, by providing the dividends of democracy to their people as well as transforming their communities, for meaningful socio-economic development.
Earlier, in his remarks, Gov Mohammed said that the project, which would be executed through Public-Private Partnership, would be handle by K K Kingdom Nig. Ltd, an indigenous construction company.
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Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, has received 10 expatriates that were rescued by security agencies in the state from the den of kidnappers.
The foreign sailors were kidnapped on November 25 from their vessel along the Pennington River in neighbouring Delta State and brought into Bayelsa.
The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, in a statement listed the victims as three Lebanese, four Indians, two Egyptians and one Cameronian.
An official of the Department of State Services (DSS), who presented the freed vessel workers to Governor Diri at the Government House in Yenagoa, said it took the concerted effort of security personnel in both Bayelsa and Delta States to rescue them.