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Health Min, PHC, UNICEF, Partners Flag-off MNCH in Bayelsa

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From Mike Tayese, Yenagoa

Bayelsa state Ministry of Health and State Primary Health Care Board in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other partners has on Wednesday flag-off the 2nd 2024 Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) week in Yenagoa the state capital.

The ceremony which took place at Agudama Epie Primary Health Care center was the second in the series as the 1st round was kicked off in July this year.

Flagging-Off the MNCH week, the state commissioner of Health Prof. Seyeifa Birisibe said, the importance of the advocacy, health care given, health care deepening for Mother and Child in our communities cannot be overemphasized.

Prof. Birisibe said when our mother and children are in good health that is when we can proudly say we are providing a robust health care system which is in the ASSURED agenda and that will can proudly say we are working towards the vision of the ministry which is that we want to increase the life expectancy of every Bayelsans.

He used the opportunities to encourage those in health sectors that are working tirelessly with traditional rulers, religious leaders, women, opinion leaders to once again be advocates of malaria immunization and the malaria vaccines. “We want all mothers, fathers to support that effort so that the number of children that are out of school is reduced. So that the number of children that are falling sick is reduced, the outcome of our infant children will greatly improve; I want to urge all of us to do that”.

The commissioner further said, the week also emphasizes the issue of nutrition, saying nutrition for child and the mother. “If children are not well nourished and mother is not well fed, it means we are going to have issues. Stunted growth and malnutrition. So it is important as health workers in our various ways to deepen this conversation about nutrition”.

Responding to the demand of the traditional rulers, there is a need to increase and expand primary health care and even secondary health care facilities within the Agudama Epie community.

In his welcome address, the executive secretary of Bayelsa state primary health care board Chief Dr. Appah Williams said, they have done several campaigns in primary health care. Saying the mother is fine, the child is fine.

He said the activities mark the second flag-off of the campaign of maternal and child health week, saying it’s a week that they are trying to optimize activities around mother and child. “It’s quite disheartening and sad when you hear maternal mortality figures how they keep rising.

“We see ten in one thousand births or twenty in one thousand deliveries, those figures may not mean anything to you because you are sitting down but if you quantify that and put it in perspective, you will understand the numbers of mortality figures in a year for a preventable death. We are here to drive the campaign that any child born should not die from diseases we can prevent”.

He said no woman deserves to die and a child should not die because she wants to produce a new life.

On her part Valentina Iziguzor, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representative said, they believe that the campaign will be successful because our mother and children are the most important priority to us and to ensure that they must have the best health care.

Other partners that give goodwill messages include World Health Organisation (WHO), Corona Management, Zipline, Director PHC Yenagoa,the royal father amongst the rest, promised to support the project to succeed.

A health talk was given by Yibatama Idisi, director Nutrition department, Bayelsa ministry of health.

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Delta Police Nab Kidnappers, Armed Robbers, Recover Weapons, Others

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From Francis Sadhere, Delta

The Delta State Police Command has recorded a major security breakthrough with the arrest of several suspected kidnappers, armed robbers and cultists across the state, leading to the recovery of a significant cache of firearms and ammunition.According to a press release by the Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Abaniwonda Olufemi, the arrests were made through a series of coordinated intelligence-led operations carried out by various tactical units within the Command.

In a major crackdown on kidnapping, operatives of the CP-Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT) arrested three suspected members of an interstate kidnapping syndicate on May 16 and 17.
The suspects — Idirisu Yakubu (21), Bello Amodu (40), and Umar Mohammed Beto (38) — were apprehended in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.The gang is believed to have been responsible for kidnappings in Delta, Rivers, Enugu, and Imo states. Following their arrest, the suspects led police to a bush along the Ughelli-Ozoro Road in Delta State where officers recovered an AK-47 rifle loaded with 23 rounds of live ammunition and a pump-action shotgun with seven live cartridges. Investigations into the syndicate’s operations are ongoing.In another operation, the Eagle Net Surveillance Team based in Ughelli arrested a 53-year-old suspect, Benjamin Benemor, in Warri South Local Government Area. Acting on credible intelligence, officers searched his residence and uncovered a deadly arsenal which included one English Beretta pistol with magazine, an English double-barrel pump-action gun, an English single-barrel gun, two locally made firearms, and a battle axe. Fifteen live cartridges were also seized from the scene.Further demonstrating the effectiveness of proactive policing, operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) intercepted a Jetta vehicle along the Asaba-Benin Expressway on May 15. Two suspects — Blessing Ngbajime (49) and Okpako Oghenhovo (27) — were arrested, and one fabricated Beretta pistol was recovered from the latter. Investigations are currently underway.Reacting to the successful operations, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi commended the officers for their professionalism and dedication.He reiterated the Command’s commitment to eradicating criminal elements and safeguarding lives and property across Delta State.“These achievements demonstrate our readiness to confront all forms of criminality head-on. We urge citizens to remain vigilant and continue to provide timely information that can assist in maintaining peace and order,” Olufemi stated.The arrests and weapon seizures come as part of the Command’s intensified efforts to rid the state of criminal syndicates and maintain law and order.

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Criminal Herders are Bent on Formatting Crisis in Agatu, Says Ejeh

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From Attah Ede, Makurdi

The Chairman of Agatu Local government area of Benue State, Melvin Ejeh yesterday raised the alarm that criminal herders are bent on causing a crisis in his domain despite the painstaking efforts by his administration to restore permanent peace in Agatu land.The chairman, who raised the alarm in a press statement in Makurdi, lamented over the tragic attack on some innocent citizens who were returning from the market around Ogwumogbo and Okpo’okpolo communities by a group of criminal herders resulting in the loss of six lives.

According to him, ‘the report that reached me indicated that the victims who were traders returning from Oweto Market in Agatu to their various villages were ambushed by their attackers.
”It is sad and highly regrettable that some criminal herders are bent on causing yet another crisis despite all efforts we are making to restore peace in the area.”This barbaric, criminal, and heinous crime is condemnable in its entirety. The perpetrators and their sponsors must not go unpunished. They must be fished out from their hideout to answer for their evil act”.Ejeh who is also the Deputy Chairman, ALGON said the police, military, DSS, and other security agencies have begun action with a view to apprehending those involved.Said he, “I wish to allay the fears of citizens in the Council and appeal that they should continue with their normal activities.”The local government will work with all the security agencies to uproot the criminals from their hideout to face the wrath of the law, no matter how highly placed. Anybody who is found to be aiding and abetting criminality in the local government area will be dealt with according to the law.”I call on every citizen to be vigilant and report any suspicious activities or movements to security agencies in the local government”.

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New Frontiers are not about Bullets, Guns, it’s About Brains, Says Obianime

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From Mike Tayese, Yenagoa

A Prof. of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Portharcourt, Prof. A.W. Obianime has said that the prospect for the future of Ijaw Nation looks good but will require a broad review of the people’s emotional and psychological state.

He said there should be a reorientation of the people, saying the need for environmental and social Justice is paramount and to enshrine corporate and environmental responsibility is an aspect they need to pursue and promote.
Obianime handed down this during a Public Lecture/Dinner organized to mark the 2025 Isaac Boro Day celebration at the state Banquet Hall Government House Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capitalAccording to him, the existing lawsuit and social campaign should be used for the development of the people and the region.
“We must change the erroneous narrative by people who mean us no good and present us as aliens, senseless Agitators or militants, not as educated people seeking their rights, justice and Fairness”.In a lecture titled: The Ijaw Struggle for Self Determination: Challenges, New Frontiers and Prospect, Prof. Obianime said, “Politics and the allure of monetary gains and their supposed benefits have disunited our people and therefore there is no more Ijawness in our daily operations”. Rather than ljaw, we talk along party lines (PDP VS APC).”The build-up to 2027 is more important than the jaw National and ancestral interest. Peace building, Dialogue and constructive engagement between the Ijaw nation, the federal government, oil companies, and civil society are key to lasting peace and mutual development.”The Ijaws as an ethnic nationality must take action, their cause must be given the needed global outlook. Our message must be well packaged and placed on the front burners of international human rights platforms, environmental courts, and policy institutions.”Our youths are our future and empowering them with the right information via formal and non-formal education, global exposure and leadership training will sustain the desire for a better future, keep alive the struggle and secure the dream.”We must begin to learn to accommodate and network our interests. We must purposefully go out to make new friends, establish new relationships and begin a new phase of what I consider a high-powered PR activity.”Finally, the new frontiers are not about bullets and guns, it is about brains and brawn. The Ijaws must rise above petty educational pursuits but seek education that is liberating and fair. Therefore brethren, if we must establish the concept of fairness and justice as it concerns the ljaws people, we must also preach it as a national ethos because injury to one is an injury to all” , he said.While acknowledging some challenges said, theater and the complexities/complexion of the war or survival in the Nigerian political space have changed. Saying the physical environment has changed due to environmental degradation and toxicity.In his closing remark, Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Nimibofa Ayawei said, the younger generations should emulate what Issac Adaka Boro stood for during his lifetime.According to him, Boro’s struggle contributed to the creation of the old Rivers state and now Bayelsa state too was created. “Our politicians, youths and all stakeholders in Ijaw Nation should see the interest of Ijaw man above their personal interest “.

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