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From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on the citizens to support and participate in humanitarian services to actualise developmental aspirations.
Jonathan, who spoke at the 10th anniversary of the Goldcoast Developmental Foundation (GDF) held at the Harold Dappa Biriye Conference Centre, Golden Tulip Resort, Onopa, Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, said humanitarian services would make the people contribute meaningfully to the growth of the society.
The former president, who was represented by a former military governor and Amayanabo of Twon-Brass Kingdom, King Alfred Diete-Spiff, lauded the GDF initiated by Mr Moses Oruaze Dickson, a younger brother to immediate past governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Henry Seriake Dickson.
He described the achievements of the foundation in ten years as remarkable, and commended the founders, partners and management of GDF for their selfless service to humanity.
Jonathan noted that the foundation’s interventions in health, education and strategic youth development were worthy of recommendations and emulation.
“Your impact in your focus areas of health, education and strategic youth development are worthy of recommendation,” he said.
In his remarks, the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, who was represented by the Commissioner for Information, Ayibana Duba, called on people to emulate the virtues of the founder of the foundation.
Also, the former governor of the state and senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District, Seriake Dickson, explained that the Goldcoast foundation was purely the brainchild of his younger brother.
He commended the humanitarian and selfless services of the foundation during the recent flood incidents and thanked Oruaze for sustaining the initiative in the past ten years.
