Bayelsa Will Reap Benefits Of Blue Ocean If I Emerge As Governor – Timi Alaibe

Chief Timi Alaibe, a PDP governorship aspirant in Bayelsa State has said that he would tap into the rich deposits of the Blue Ocean using the government as the enabler to widen the scope of development in Bayelsa State.

The former NDDC boss spoke during a courtesy visit to Chairman/CEO of G&G Nigeria Limited, Chief Henry Ugbolue at Asaba, the Delta State capital last weekend.

Alaibe hinted that the direction of economic development he would be charting for Bayelsa will be to give the people of the state the benefit of reaping from the rich deposits of the Blue Ocean.

He said that building on the good legacies already created by Governor Seriake Dickson, he would ensure economic boom through the development of the critical infrastructure.

Alaibe said: “I have said this severally; the current Governor has done a lot in infrastructure, critical infrastructure development; in terms of building of schools, hostels and health facilities and so on. So we applaud him. When I take over as the Governor, I am going to build on what he started and then truly widen the scope of development in the State. My vision is to enthrone a shared economic prosperity.

“Bayelsa state has the longest coastline in Nigeria, yet it has not benefited from the activities of the ocean. The deep sea port opportunity that we have in a place called Agei, we have been unable to utilize it.”

He continued: “There is no road network to the ocean from creation of Bayelsa State; we cannot access the ocean by road. If that is the case, then if I must create the enabling environment which I need to use government as a spring board to create, I must be able to build infrastructure, critical infrastructure like the road network to the ocean on two major fronts; Brass end and the Agei end and that will open up Bayelsa to the era of economic opportunities that come from the blue ocean as prescribed and proposed or recommended by the world Bank.

“That is what I stand for and that is my vision and I am going to use Government as an enabler to create the enabling environment for security, enabling environment for a lot of things to happen; economic activities to happen.

“As it is currently, we have not achieved that level; we are going to create it. That is the change of direction I am talking about. While I tell you that the Governor has done well, I must also tell you that this is the improvement we are going to make,” Chief Alaibe said.