The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the State is still pegged at less than two percent. State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tamunoiyoriari Parker gave the figure when he received officials of the United State Agency for International Development, (USAID) in his office in Port Harcourt. Dr. Parker observed that the publication by the USAID that Rivers State has the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the country is wrong. According to the Commissioner they may have mixed up the figures in error “maybe somebody wants this figure in another State which you should be pushing not Rivers State, that is my point…
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Rivers State Governor and Chairman, Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has commended the United Kingdom (UK) government for their support in the fight to check the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the State. He also assured the UK of his administration’s readiness to partner with it in areas of mutual economic benefits in order to boost the investment profile of the State. Governor Amaechi gave this commendation yesterday when a UK Trade delegation led by the UK envoy on Trade to Nigeria, Mr. David Heath, visited him in Government House, Port Harcourt. Represented…
Rivers State Governor (NGF), Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, says the people of Emohua Local Government Area will not go back to the political wilderness they found themselves before he assumed office as Governor. He further said his administration will never forget the high level of political support it has continued to receive from the people of the area for the past seven years. Governor Amaechi said this yesterday when citizens of Emohua community paid him a solidarity visit in Government House, Port Harcourt. Represented by his deputy, Engr. Tele Ikuru, Governor Amaechi stated that “Emohua is one community that…
Rivers State government has announced that it has fully discharged all the 526 contacts under-surveillance of Ebola Virus Disease since the out-break of the Disease in the state. State Commissioner for Health Dr. Tamunoiyoriari Parker stated this while inaugurating the Ebola emergency response teams in Etche and Emouha local government areas to enlighten people on prevention of Ebola. He advised residents in the areas not to be deceived by people who would want to hood wink them into buying fake Ebola drugs and vaccines adding that the Disease has no cure. According to him the State and Federal governments, World…
The State Information boss, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari has commended Elohim Consult the contractor handling the construction of the new NUJ Secretariat for progress made so far on the building. Mrs. Semenitari made the commendation during a tour to the site recently in Port Harcourt. “We are very pleased with what the contractor is doing here, both the Contractor and the Consultant have kept to the schedule as agreed during the ground breaking and we see that work has progressed quite fast, we think that is a very good idea clearly we would meet our deadlines and be able to handover…
The Rivers State Commissioner for Health Dr. Sampson Parker said there is no trace of the Ebola Virus in the State presently. Dr. Parker stated this during an inauguration of the Ebola Emergency Response Team (E.E.R.T) in the Council’s headquarter Rumuodomaya recently. Dr. Parker urged the people to always maintain good hygiene to avoid being infected. He enjoined the E.E.R.T. to constantly educate the community on the need to be safety conscious, investigate all rumours as it relate to Ebola. The Commissioner advised the people to be vigilante and report any suspicious case to the appropriate authority assuring that the …
Commissioner of Information and Communications, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari has donated 99,000L capacity water and Electrification projects to Abam-Ama and Igbiri communities in Okrika Local Government Area of the State. According to Mrs. Semenitari the projects were donated to alleviate the sufferings of the people stress “portable water in my community, Abam-ama II has been a challenge, Dawoo Company has put some water for us but we can only fetch when Daewoo pumps and so we needed a water project that would cater for the problems of the people. “ In Igbiri we have poles fixed all up, to ensure that…
Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, says his administration is teaching the people of the State how to create wealth and sustain a good livelihood for themselves rather than depending on handouts. Governor Amaechi said this during the distribution of cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises equipment by the State Ministry of Commerce and Industry at Delta Hotels in Port Harcourt. Represented by his deputy, Engr. Tele Ikuru, the State Chief Executive stated “teach a man how to fish and you feed him for life. adding that the APC Government is not gathering people to dash them money.…
The Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tamunoiyoriari Parker has called on the people of the State to remain calm in the face of the Ebola virus scare. He said, there are no reported cases of Ebola disease in the State, adding that Government has provided all the personnel and materials needed to combat the deadly virus. In a statement made available to newsmen in his office in Port Harcourt, Dr. Parker expressed Governor Amaechi’s confidence in the capability of the Rivers State Ebola Technical Committee, describing statements made by a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr.…
The Senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe said, the All Progressive Congress in Rivers State is set to deliver dividends of democracy directly to the people of the State. Hon. Abe made the remark at a ceremony in Opobo Town, headquarters of Opobo/Nkoro local Government Area recently. According to him, Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has done well for the people of Rivers State and called on all Rivers people to continue to support him even as they resist all attempts to mortgage the future of the State. Senator Abe used the opportunity to thank the people…