SAN FRANCISCO, October 03, (THEWILL) – Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has pleaded with militants and other criminal elements in the Niger Delta to stop scaring investors and visitors from the oil-rich region.
He pointed out that the survival and economy of the region depended heavily on peace and stability of various communities in the Niger Delta.
Dickson made this assertion at a state banquet he organised at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Hall, Government House, Yenagoa on Saturday as part of the activities to mark the 20th anniversary of the creation of Bayelsa state.
While lamenting that the Niger Delta was bleeding because of the activities of some “misguided people from within and without”, he said businesses, including enterprises that had existed for a decade, were relocating owing to the nefarious activities of criminal elements.
According to the Governor, “It is unfortunate that a few misguided people from within and without continue to engage in activities capable of scaring investors and visitors to this region.
“The region is bleeding. Businesses already established even for decades are relocating and meanwhile the irony of it is that our economic prosperity and survival depend on peace and stability in our communities, in our state and in our region.”
Dickson spoke at the event attended by founding fathers of the state, leaders and elders from various communities, cabinet members of the governor, members of the state House of Assembly, religious leaders, security heads and traditional rulers.
