….. Fulfils Car Promise to Police Officer Who Rejected $17,000 Bribe
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to completing all ongoing projects before the end of his tenure in February 2028.
Speaking on Wednesday during the 169th State Executive Council meeting at Government House, Yenagoa, Diri pledged that both legacy projects initiated by his administration and those inherited from previous governments would be completed.
According to a press release on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, signed by the Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, Key projects include the completed Sagbama–Ekeremor Road, which his administration inherited and extended towards Agge; the Yenagoa–Oporoma–Ukubie Road; and phase one of the Nembe–Brass Road. Others are the nine-storey Civil Servants’ Secretariat, a 25,000-capacity stadium, and a 60-megawatt gas turbine plant, among other infrastructure developments.
He assured that funding would not be a challenge, adding that his goal is to make all eight local government headquarters accessible by road.
On the Bayelsa West senatorial road between Ekeremor and Agge, the governor disclosed that contractors, China Civil Engineering and Construction Corporation (CCECC), were currently undertaking sand-filling, while work on the Bayelsa Central to Oporoma and Nembe–Brass roads was nearing completion. He further revealed that the Federal Government had released 30 per cent of the contract sum for the second phase of the Nembe–Brass Road.
Diri also announced that the new gas turbines procured by his administration would deliver 24-hour electricity to Bayelsans before the year’s end, noting that reliable power supply remained central to his industrialisation agenda.
Meanwhile, the governor fulfilled his promise to Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Sentome Obi, who earned national recognition after rejecting a $17,000 bribe from a crime suspect. Presenting a brand-new saloon car to the officer, Diri, represented by his Special Adviser on Security 1, CP Akpoebi Agberebi (rtd), said the gesture was in fulfilment of a pledge made in July alongside a three-bedroom apartment reward.
He commended Obi’s integrity, urging him and other officers to remain committed to professionalism, peace, and security in the state. Diri also recalled recommending Obi for special promotion, which resulted in his elevation from Superintendent of Police to CSP.
In his response, CSP Obi expressed gratitude to God, the Inspector-General of Police, and Governor Diri, promising to remain steadfast in his service to the nation.
