Bayelsa State Governor, Sen.Douye Diri has urged residents to exercise patience with the state’s 60MW independent power project, insisting it is on track despite delays in full operations.
The gas-fired turbine plant, commissioned by President Bola Tinubu on April 10, 2026, is undergoing final installation of critical protective devices to safeguard the facility and the state’s investment.
Speaking during the weekly Prosperity Walk at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex in Yenagoa on Thursday, Governor Diri dismissed criticisms over the power project.
“There is nothing like darkness,” he said. “What people are seeing are the final finishing touches after commissioning. Certain protective devices must be placed on the turbines so that when they start operation, they will not be affected.”
He assured that once the protective devices are fully installed, the turbines would come on stream, providing much-needed electricity to the state.
Diri criticised those playing politics with the power initiative, saying they had predicted failure from the beginning but were now unhappy with the progress made.
He also cautioned political leaders against discouraging the growth of their successors, describing such attitudes as unbecoming of “good fathers.”
“A good father prays for his child to succeed more than him. A father who prays for his son not to do better than him is a bad father,” he stated.
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He also disclosed that the immediate past vice president, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, would visit the state on Monday, April 20, 2026 to inaugurate the Oxbow Lake-Agbura Road.
He said the former VP, who performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the Angiama-Oporoma Bridge, would visit the project after its commissioning by President Tinubu.
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