From Mike Tayese, Yenagoa

The Local Government Leadership of the Community Peace and Development Initiative (CDI) was inaugurated during the weekend in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State Capital.

Speaking during the inauguration ceremony, the state coordinator of CDI, Hon.

According to him, they desire to build CDI to become a beacon of hope and a catalyst for progress in all the communities. “Through our unwavering commitment to political, social and economic empowerment, we believe that CDI will touch countless lives, igniting a spark of change that will ripple outwards

As we inaugurate you today, we acknowledge the immense responsibility on your shoulder.

Speaking further, at CDI they believe that power belongs to the grassroot, by the inauguration they have become the foundation upon which they shall build to achieve success.

“We believe and trust unequivocally in the renewed hope agenda of Mr. President. Therefore, CDI intends to build impactful collaboration and initiatives that will align with the policies of the federal government, especially on human capital development.

Together, let us work towards a future where every individual has the opportunity to thrive, where communities are empowered to shape their destinies and where sustainable development becomes a reality for all”.

In his speech, the chairman of the occasion, Sen. Denyanbofa Dimaro said, the development of the people is their topmost priority, saying Power must go to the people, development must be seen at the community level . “We will make sure the power that we have we use it to develop our people”.

Dimaro who is also the Bayelsa representative in the Board of the NDDC said, after election people no longer ask about the campaign promises they made to the electorate, because they are being given stipend that will not take them anywhere that is why we need to strengthen the APC along with the party structure before 2027. “APC must stand as one”.

Also speaking, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Niger Delta Basin Development Authority, Prince Ebitimi Amgbare said, One of the major assignment of the people inaugurated by CDI is to take the message of hope into all the local government, to the ward level and community level of bayelsa state and tell them that there is hope.

“For the CDI today, I must thank the coordinator and everyone behind this initiative, this is the time for us to organize, it’s not the time for us to agonize, we must organize and as we are organizing, we can tell our story better, we will reposition ourselves and go to Abuja and say please anytime they are bringing palliatives, they must bring our own.

It’s not when they give it to the governor and the governor will play politics with it. Going forward, we will position ourselves strategically to receive from the federal government, when we receive we will also distribute to our people.

Mr. President promised a renewed hope and we will see the hope, the East/West road is receiving attention, after this rough period, Nigeria will see progress”.

The MD/CEO further said, during the campaign, “The government didn’t promise eldorado from day one but promised that Nigeria will eventually get to eldorado, Nigeria will eventually get to the promise land

Nigeria is in the process of breaking egg because we want to eat omelets in the near future,” he said.