Journalists in Bayelsa Urges Diri To Appoint Easterday into his Cabinet

Journalists in Bayelsa state want Governor Douye Diri to make Dr. Ayebaitari Easterday his Commissioner for Information as he is set to constitute his Executive Council, this was articulated in a media briefing at Journalists hangout, Punch Road, Amarata area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The President of Independent Newspaper Publishers Association on Nigeria (NPAN), Mr Ebi Ozegbe and Publisher of Weekly Source Newspaper, Chief Jones Abiri who made the case for Ayebaitari Easterday described him as a professional with cognitive experience having practiced for over three decades and served as Chief Press Secretary at three different times to Southern Ijaw Local Government Council, the erudite Journalists believes that he will use his wealth of experience to deliver if given the opportunity to serve.

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The two Journalists posits that appointing a core professional with proven track record of performance with good understanding of the practice and the terrain of the media profession will improve on the existing relationship between Government and the media and identify the grey areas and polish the image of the state before the national and international community.

They commended Governor and his deputy for appointing tested and trusted Professor Nimibofa Ayawei as Secretary to the State Government, Dr Peter Akpe as Chief of Staff, Mr Irorodamie Komonibo as deputy Chief of Staff and Daniel Alabrah as Chief Press Secretary while expressing confidence that all the appointees will perform excellently on their given mandate.

Many speakers concurred with the duo noting that the performance of Government largely depends on those who constitute the system and called on the governor heed to their request. They all were full of praises for the Diri-led administration on road construction in the three Senatorial Districts which is beyond expectations, promising to support The Prosperity Government wholeheartedly.