The lawmaker representing Kolokuma/Opokuma Constituency Two in Bayelsa
State House of Assembly, Hon. (Engr}. Ebiye Tarabina has commended
the Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson
and the speaker Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Friday
Konbowei
Benson for their great support.
Hon. Tarabina made the disclosure while on his constituency thank you
tour in Kolokuma/Opokuma Constituency two after his victorious
election, he said there is ultimate needs to say “thank you” for those
who voted him into power in Bayelsa State House of Assembly.
He thank God Almighty for the realization of his political
aspiration, he pray for economy recovery to enable him embark on
people oriented projects, the season lawmaker who was so happy while
seeing his teeming electorates singing songs of praises, dancing,he
pledges human empowerment in the constituency and provision of social
amenities.
The astute first time law maker emphatically said, that although the
thank you was belated but appealed to his electorates to bear due to
circumstances beyond control and the national economic depression
which virtually affected every spear of life. Hon. Tarabina further
noted that he would have constant relationship with the electorates
whom he described as the backbone of his legislative business.
He also appealed for constructive criticism and viable advice in
moving the constituency forward in bridging the democratic dividends,
the ardent and passionate law maker who has created a niche for
himself and the entire constituency has affected the lives of many,
notably, the youths, women groups, the elderly ones and the vulnerable
ones in the constituency.
The thank you tour which was first of its kind in Kolokuma/Opokuma
Local Government Area, the first community visited was Igbedi
community with a rousing welcome of the great APGA party supporters,
friends, family members, socio cultural organizations, traditional
rulers, youth groups in attendance, the august visitor on his visit to
Sabagreia and Okoloba, the story was so historical as people came out
in their large numbers to have a face to face interaction of their
representative in the Bayelsa State House Assembly, whom many
described as a passionate friend and a bosom brother, perhaps of his
civility and honesty bestowed on him.
In their separate demands, the various communities appealed to Hon.
Tarabina to provide public toilets, provision of water and other
viable social amenities in bridging the democratic dividends.
At Opokuma ward 7, the grand breaking ceremony of the thank you
tour, it was a story that will not be easily forgotten in hurry, the
law maker was received with mammoth crowd who has supported the
constituency in no small measure, especially his provision of
scholarships, his philanthropist gesture is incomparable.
Also speaking at the event while interacting with journalists, Hon.
Odengi October, the Campaign Director General of the House of Assembly
Member during his election, Hon. Gesiye Isowo, former commissioner of
Bayelsa State, and Hon. Imomotimi Inoru, in their separate assertions
commended Hon. Tarabina for his posture, stressing that some lawmakers
hibernate after election victory, for Hon. Tarabina to say thank you
to the electorates need to be commended. Noting that other
politicians should take the same line of action in meeting the
aspiration of the electorates.Advice to youths in the constituency to
be very prudent and law abiding in all their endeavors, that education
should be the best legacy.
In the same vain, Hon. Ebikitin Diogoli, a former commissioner Bayelsa
State Sports Development, who was part of the entourage while
interacting with pressmen congratulated Hon. Tarabina on his selfless
life style and his peaceful constituency tour in Kolokuma/Opokuma
constituency two, describing the tour as a great fanfare and so
interactive in re aligning with the political fold in the
constituency, who has affected so many lives