Rivers State Deputy Governor Dr. Mrs. Ipalibo Harry Banigo says Rivers State is the safest place to live in Nigeria.
Dr. Banigo stated this while speaking at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the African Future Trust United Nations Model Conference (TAFMUN) at L.A Kings Hotel in Port Harcourt on Friday, 1st November, 2019.
Dr. Banigo who spoke through her Director Administration Ben. Roberts said, the State Government has invested huge resources in its Security Architecture, stressing that most of the negative stories being hyped about insecurity in the state are false and politically motivated.
According to the Deputy Governor, the State under the watch of Governor Wike has continued to play host to several national and international events, noting that this underscores the fact that Rivers State is safe.
Dr. Banigo said the Annual Startup Port Harcourt Week which was concluded last week was part of deliberate efforts to retell the Port Harcourt Story by encouraging young Rivers youths carve a niche for themselves in the tech digital space.
In his remarks the High Commissioner of Namibia, Humphrey Geiseb who thanked the organisers for bringing together outstanding learners and students to debate issues of global importance said Namibia is a child of International solidarity, midwifed by the United Nations, Nigerians and many other people of the world.
Also Speaking President of the Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture, Chief Nabil Saleh who said the world has become a global village disclosed that no village or nation can be complete or make progress without the young generation, stressing that the conference would afford the children the opportunity to learn how to take charge of life affairs.
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| Representative of the Rivers State Deputy Governor, Ben Roberts (Right) receiving an Award from the President, Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (PHCCIMA), Chief Nabil Ahmed Saleh (2nd Left) during the Future Trust Initiative for Capacity Building 10years Anniversary in Port Harcourt. With them is the Founder, FTI, Mrs. Maureen Ifeyinwa Egbuche (Left) on the 1st Nov. 2019. |
Welcoming guests, the founder of Future Trust Initiative for Capacity Building (FTI) Dr. Mrs. Maureen Ifeyinwa said her organization started out selecting, coaching and taking secondary school students to New York, USA for the National High School Model United Nations Conference, the very first Non-Governmental Organization to do so.
According to her the Model United Nations Conference is a simulation of real life United Nations Sessions by young adults in secondary schools and tertiary institutions, noting that it is an exposure that fosters the development of life skills for a successful performance on the global stage.
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