Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, has canvassed for dialogue as the only way out of the recurrent violence in the Niger Delta, saying waging war against the militants would only exacerbate the already volatile situation in the region.
Militants under the aegis of the Niger Delta Avengers had declared war on the FG, destroying national assets, and incurring huge financial losses, running to billions of naira and massive reduction in the production of crude oil, which output was put at fifty percent of its original capacity.
While the Federal Government’s military option to hunt down the militants appeared to have failed, Governor Dickson joined his voice with that of other leaders in the region, calling for dialogue between the militants and the federal government as the only way out of the logjam. Dickson also urged both parties to come to a round table and dialogue for peace and stability.
The governor gave the advice at the weekend during the Ekiti State University (EKSU) ‘s 21st Convocation ceremony where he was awarded with Doctorate Degree in Public Administration in recognition of his exemplary leadership.
The governor received the honour alongside the Chancellor of the University and traditional ruler of Aramoko-Ekiti, Oba AbdulAzeez Adegoke Adeyemi, and the Ekiti State-born legal luminary, banker and oil and gas magnate, Mr. Gbenga Oyebode, while a total of 18,685 candidates received the institution’s Degrees, Diplomas and Post-graduate Diplomas.
Giving the breakdown, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Oye Bandele said 3,054 are full-time, 392 Sandwich, 10,613 from Affilliate colleges and 3,937 part-time students. In the post graduate category, 78 are PhD degrees, 366 for Masters, 127 for professional Masters and 118 are for Post-Graduate Diploma. In all, he said a total of 24 students made First Class honours degree.
Meantime, the Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has called on Nigerians to pay more attention to agriculture, saying there is food insecurity in the country that must be tackled. He stated this also during the 21st convocation ceremony of the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, quoted the governor as urging fresh graduates and school leavers to see different segments of agriculture as fertile ground to secure employment.
“Let us focus on agriculture because we are not only fighting Boko Haram and insecurity but we already have food insecurity and when you have food to eat a large part of the problem is solved. It is not everybody that will build house, but everyone of us must eat, even if it once a day.
“Those that are graduating, the queue out there is long and white collar jobs are rare, those who even have such jobs, are they paid regularly?. The situation is getting tougher every day. We must invest more in agriculture,” the governor said. Fayose, who lauded the EKSU Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oye Bandele and his team for their efforts, said they still needed to look inward to generate more revenue.
Militants under the aegis of the Niger Delta Avengers had declared war on the FG, destroying national assets, and incurring huge financial losses, running to billions of naira and massive reduction in the production of crude oil, which output was put at fifty percent of its original capacity.
While the Federal Government’s military option to hunt down the militants appeared to have failed, Governor Dickson joined his voice with that of other leaders in the region, calling for dialogue between the militants and the federal government as the only way out of the logjam. Dickson also urged both parties to come to a round table and dialogue for peace and stability.
The governor gave the advice at the weekend during the Ekiti State University (EKSU) ‘s 21st Convocation ceremony where he was awarded with Doctorate Degree in Public Administration in recognition of his exemplary leadership.
The governor received the honour alongside the Chancellor of the University and traditional ruler of Aramoko-Ekiti, Oba AbdulAzeez Adegoke Adeyemi, and the Ekiti State-born legal luminary, banker and oil and gas magnate, Mr. Gbenga Oyebode, while a total of 18,685 candidates received the institution’s Degrees, Diplomas and Post-graduate Diplomas.
Giving the breakdown, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Oye Bandele said 3,054 are full-time, 392 Sandwich, 10,613 from Affilliate colleges and 3,937 part-time students. In the post graduate category, 78 are PhD degrees, 366 for Masters, 127 for professional Masters and 118 are for Post-Graduate Diploma. In all, he said a total of 24 students made First Class honours degree.
Meantime, the Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has called on Nigerians to pay more attention to agriculture, saying there is food insecurity in the country that must be tackled. He stated this also during the 21st convocation ceremony of the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, quoted the governor as urging fresh graduates and school leavers to see different segments of agriculture as fertile ground to secure employment.
“Let us focus on agriculture because we are not only fighting Boko Haram and insecurity but we already have food insecurity and when you have food to eat a large part of the problem is solved. It is not everybody that will build house, but everyone of us must eat, even if it once a day.
“Those that are graduating, the queue out there is long and white collar jobs are rare, those who even have such jobs, are they paid regularly?. The situation is getting tougher every day. We must invest more in agriculture,” the governor said. Fayose, who lauded the EKSU Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oye Bandele and his team for their efforts, said they still needed to look inward to generate more revenue.
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