Bayelsa State Governor, Mr Douye Diri, has disclosed that the state government is committed to ensuring promotion of peace in the Niger Delta region.
The governor said this while speaking on Wednesday at the donation of a three-storey building equipped with the state-of-the-art facilities to the Federal Government for the use of Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
He maintained that his administration resolved into donating the building which was originally designated as the State Ministry of Finance, to the NUPRC to further demonstrate its commitment to promoting peace in the region.
Gov Diri while stressing that his administration would continue to pursue things that would engender peace in the state for the common good of its people and the nation, commended Mr Government Tompolo and relevant stakeholders who contributed in making sure that the relocation of the Center to the state came to pass.
The Commissioner, Health Safety Environment and Community (HSEC), Captain Tonlagha, who led the NUPRC team on behalf of the Commission Chief Executive, Engr Gbenga Komolafe in his remarks thanked Gov Diri for the donation
He assured that the Commission would always work round the clock at ensuring that peace in the region was achieved through dispassionate and timely resolution of conflicts.
“Your Excellency, while appreciating you for the donation of this wonderful and beautiful edifice to the nation through our Commission, the NUPRC, we want to assure that all issues relating to conflicts in the Niger Delta Region, will always be speedily attended to”, he said.
Captain Tonlagha added, “In doing this, we shall stop at nothing, in achieving the desired peace in the region and ensuring the dividends to all oil producing communities in the Niger Delta”
He then appreciated the Environmental Activist, Mr Tompolo, for his avowed interest in seeing to it that the region becomes more peaceful, especially with his intervention at ensuring that the Center was brought to Bayelsa state.
