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Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has said offering palliatives is not the solution to the economic hardship in the country.

Diri made the remark during the Easter Sunday service at the St. Peter’s Anglican Church in his community, Sampou, Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of the state.


He added that even though he was not against palliatives, he is more concerned with putting in place the right structures and systems to address the economic challenges.

He said his istration was initiating policies and programmes that would bring about long-term empowerment to people of the state rather than short-term palliatives.

Diri’s spokesman, Mr Daniel Alabrah, in a statement on Sunday, quoted the governor as explaining that his government was tackling manpower shortage and the skills challenge by establishing technical colleges in the eight local government areas of the state, embarking on skills acquisition programmes building roads to connect the hinterlands as well as other infrastructure that would bring socio-economic empowerment to the people.


He also stressed that the government alone could not provide for everyone and called on the people to get involved in businesses and other meaningful ventures toward adding value to their lives and the state.


He said: “There is nowhere in the world that the government does everything for you. Let us get involved in businesses. Take advantage of our skills acquisition programmes and that way you will add value to yourselves and Bayelsa State. That way youths will become productive.”

On the significance of the Easter celebration, Diri urged the people to learn from the lessons of the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot and that of the doubting Thomas Didymus in the scripture.

https://dailytrust.com/palliatives-isnt-solution-to-hardship-bayelsa-gov/

I respect my Bayelsa people but pun intended shame on all your past and current political leaders for not having a clear direction for the state upon the high monthly Oyel money they had and have been receiving

Yes but it is better than sponsoring Ramadan and hajj.

If he can focus on Human Capital development and also create enabling environment for production to thrive then we have a governor in bayelsa

of course. it's a clear manifestation that APC lack ideas

But that's all agbadorians need.

Palliatives have become the hallmark of the Buhari/Tinubu governments since 2015.

He is indirectly shading the clueless baba Agbado emilokan to let into his dumb empty coconut skull that sharing palliative is not an economic policy but the good news is that Emilokan have fulfilled one of his electoral promises which is to show his ers a town hall different from bulaba (buhari) by the time he is done with his ers, they will feel like they are in an IDP camp

Mtchewwwwwwwwwwwwww

All these money that is being shared as palliative will give us a standard healthcare or to equip our dilapidated schools nationwide.

Ramadan feeding is another avenue of looting our common wealth which must be discontinued for the good of the nation.

Do both short term and long term

So that people no go die of hunger by the time you finish the infrastructure

Only agbado miscrants believe in palliatives

You people all know the solution bunch of destiny stealer, I can't sleep for 2hours due to transformer that got spoilt. Must buy now they so much empower electricity company that the community buy everything and now be complaining of bying.

Just a silent Criminal Strategy....

You are right .

But what have you been doing with the astrological increased allocation that Tinubu has been giving you state looters?

helinues:
I respect my Bayelsa people but pun intended shame on all your past and current political leaders for not having a clear direction for the state upon the high monthly Oyel money they had and have been receiving

Flame333:
Just a silent Criminal Strategy....

CodeTemplar:
Yes but it is better than sponsoring Ramadan and hajj.

Wittyness

Yes, he's right. It is just an avenue to waste scarce resources, to allow some people to use it to embezzle, divert and steal.

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Spot On!

Give palliative now with part of the fund, while working on the long term goal.

A Useless SHAMEFUL policy introduced by APC/Tinibu.😕😕

Sharing Rice and Grains to Nigerians as if we are Practicing 19th century Communalism or Nigerians are refugees.😏

This is exactly what i have been saying. These palliative sharing is just a waste of resources.

When you hear the money the government spends to share these palliatives, you will pity the people.

The president and his economic team( if he has any) are incompetent. There are many policies that can cussion d hardship.
Buhari used Npower over 2million Nigerians, conditioner transfer, Nasar Loan and grants, Agric loans and grants, Bank of industry loans , survival fund, COVID 19 loan, CBN loan etc.


Aboki for dat matter. But our Lagos boy is out of ideas. His brainless wife said we should be praying.

The simple truth, I wonder how few measures of rice and cup of oil will solve poverty or empower people.

Tinubu have successfully turned the entire country into the world largest IDP camp

It's only a foolish person that will take Nigerian leaders serious.

THIS IS THE WORST PRESIDENT NIGERIA EVER HAD
This Government has turned things upside down. Prices of goods have increased so much that everytime I am thinking of buying anything, I use to wonder if this is realy Nigeria Imaging bag of rice from around 20k to over 30k, or paint measure of Harris from 1,500 to 2,700 (in Lagos).

All the people who have contributed to this will end their latter live in palliative and big suffering the way they have added more problem to people's life.

It's never a solution and can never be
It's just a means of looting
Them go share 10 naira
But for paper Na 250 billion

Good..


But all the governors are totally useless. Always wanting for the FG.....

I am yet to understand the importance of 'Palliatives'

Govt will increase pump price of petrol that affects over 200m people, then offer 50 buses as palliatives or after prices of food items sky rocket, govt will stock warehouses with indomie as palliatives.

I am yet to understand what real effect palliatives have.

If only we could take laws into our hands, Bayelsa would be top on that list to judgement.

So empower your people so they won't need palliatives and stop with too much talk.