Tinubu arrives in Bayelsa to inaugurate projects
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Bayelsa State to inaugurate key infrastructure projects executed by the state government.
During the visit, the President is expected to inaugurate the 2.7-kilometre dualised New Yenagoa City Road linking the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas base at Obunagha to the Onopa area of the state capital.
He will also commission the 630-metre Angiama-Oporoma Bridge, which connects Yenagoa to several coastal communities across the River Nun in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area.
In addition, President Tinubu will inaugurate a 60-megawatt gas turbine plant at Elebele aimed at improving electricity supply to Yenagoa and its environs.
The visit will also feature a meeting with senior stakeholders at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall in Government House, Yenagoa, before his departure from the state.
The Bayelsa State Government had earlier declared Friday a work-free day and ordered the closure of markets ahead of the visit of President Bola Tinubu to the state.
The state Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, disclosed this on Thursday in Yenagoa, the state capital.
She said, “As we all know that the the state is ready and we are ready as a people to receive the father of the nation, our father and leader in the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, who will be in the state on a one-day visit to inaugurate four legacy projects.
In view of this, the state government has declared tomorrow, Friday, April 10, 2026, a work-free day to enable workers and other residents of the State to participate in the programmes lined up for the one-day official visit to Bayelsa State.”
According to her, Tinubu is expected to inaugurate key projects during the visit, including a state-owned gas turbine at Opolo-Elebele, a 60-kilometre dual carriageway from Onopa to the LNG axis, and a 630-metre bridge linking Angiama to Oporoma in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area.
Koku-Obiyai urged residents, including traders, to comply with the directive and turn out to welcome the President.
The government said the measures were part of efforts to ensure a smooth and successful visit.
