Stakeholders Backs Diri’s Infrastructure Drive, Seek Protection of Public Assets

Olusegun Samuel in Yenagoa

Stakeholders at the Bayelsa infrastructure rebirth breakfast roundtable, organised by the South-South Reawakening Group (SSRG), have lauded the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, for his administration’s infrastructure development.

The group also called for sustained investment in critical projects and stronger measures to protect public assets from vandalism, according to a communiqué issued at the end of a roundtable held in Yenagoa on Monday and signed by the communiqué drafting committee.

The conference, themed: “Bayelsa’s Infrastructure Rebirth 2.0 Under the Assured Prosperity Government of Governor Douye Diri,” resolved that the state should continue to deepen quality infrastructure development across all sectors of the economy, describing infrastructure as a critical driver of economic growth, investment and improved living standards.