I'll make Bayelsa a maritime hub if elected governor - Alaibe

ort Harcourt -- A

Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Chief Ndutimi Alaibe, has assured that he would turn Bayelsa State into a maritime hub if elected governor.

Alaibe who is also the pioneer Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme for repentant Niger Delta militants also said he would deploy the amnesty template to tackle insecurity in Bayelsa if elected in the November gubernatorial election in the state.

He explained that his desire to join the governorship race in Bayelsa was to ensure that government platform is used for economic development and prosperity for the benefit of the people of the state.

He said that he will blend his private and public sector experiences to use investment capital to drive the development of infrastructure in a sustainable manner.

According to him, "The rate of crime in Bayelsa is of great concern to me as a parent and I have done it before, this is not a time to apportion blames, and somebody has to take responsibility to reform the youths because they are our children”.