From Left: A guest, Patience,ex-first lady, Jonathan and Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo who is in Yenagoa to inaugurate some special projects by the Governor Seriake Dickson administration of Bayelsa State has visited former President Goodluck Jonathan at his home in the riverine state.
Jonathan and his wife, Patience, welcomed the elder statesman who was in their home for a private dinner.
Earlier before the visit, Obasanjo inaugurated a government specialist hospital in the state and unveiled the Bayelsa Heliport which was renamed after the first military administrator of the defunct Rivers State, Alfred Diete-Spiff.
Upon his arrival in Bayelsa, the former president was received by the state governor, Seriake Dickson, in company with some top government officials in the state.
Obasanjo, on Friday, commended Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa for embarking on projects that would improve the overall development of the state and the peo
Obasanjo gave the commendation while inaugurating newly built Bayelsa Diagnostic Centre.
Obasanjo inaugurating the Diagnostic Centre
He said the centre was built according to international standard and would assist in improving health care delivery to the people.
He added that “20 years ago when I came to Bayelsa for campaign, there was no space to gather people, but today, there is great difference.
“Yes, for full development to take place in Bayelsa, there must be accessibility in terms of transportation, communication and health care delivery.
“I must tell you, for six hours I am here, I have seen something to convince me that Bayelsa is already in transformation stage. The health facility here is second to none.”
Obasanjo also advised students of Ijaw National Academy, Kaiama, Bayelsa, to take advantage of education, and make themselves leaders of tomorrow.
He gave the advice during an interactive session with the students in Kaiama, Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa, on Friday.
During the interactive session, the former president said that after food and health, the next was education.
Obasanjo, said a leader without vision would not go anywhere, because that is vision that drives a good leader.
“The foundation of any human mind is education. A leader who does not give his people quality education, will perish with his people.
“The root cause of militancy is lack of education, if you don’t build schools, that means you have to prepare for unstable society. The only investment that lasts and that does not need repair is education.
“My childhood was very rough, I never had the opportunity most of you have now, as students of Ijaw National Academy,’’ he said.
Earlier, Gov. Dickson said the diagnostic centre was part of his promises to the people of Bayelsa.
Dickson reiterated his administration’s readiness to continue to work to uplift the healthcare delivery in the state.
He said the uncompleted 500-bed hospital initiated by previous administration would be given a face lift in the next fiscal year.
“We will complete the project before the end of my tenure,’’ he assured.
