{"id":989,"date":"2021-11-08T13:59:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T12:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes557122118.wordpress.com\/2021\/11\/08\/annabel-bodisere-congratulates-austin-mesambe-on-emergence-as-bolu-orua-cdc-chairman\/"},"modified":"2021-11-08T13:59:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T12:59:57","slug":"annabel-bodisere-congratulates-austin-mesambe-on-emergence-as-bolu-orua-cdc-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2021\/11\/08\/annabel-bodisere-congratulates-austin-mesambe-on-emergence-as-bolu-orua-cdc-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"Annabel Bodisere Congratulates Austin Mesambe On Emergence As Bolu-Orua CDC Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Coastal News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"443\" data-attachment-id=\"987\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2021\/11\/08\/annabel-bodisere-congratulates-austin-mesambe-on-emergence-as-bolu-orua-cdc-chairman\/screenshot_20211108-135522_whatsapp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/screenshot_20211108-135522_whatsapp.jpg?fit=1080%2C747&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,747\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot_20211108-135522_WhatsApp.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/screenshot_20211108-135522_whatsapp.jpg?fit=640%2C443&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/screenshot_20211108-135522_whatsapp.jpg?resize=640%2C443&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/screenshot_20211108-135522_whatsapp.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/screenshot_20211108-135522_whatsapp.jpg?resize=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/screenshot_20211108-135522_whatsapp.jpg?resize=1024%2C708&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/screenshot_20211108-135522_whatsapp.jpg?resize=768%2C531&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yenagoa_____<\/strong> As the good people of Bolu-Orua Federated Communities in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, over the weekend elected Mr. Austin Mesambe, as the new CDC Chairman, Ms Annabel Bodisere Luckson, as join other friends, well wishers to congratulate and felicitate with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a congratulatory message released on Sunday at Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, Annabel described the victory of her elder brother Mesambe, as a well deserved one, stressing that he was very patriotic and committed towards the growth and development of Bolu-Orua Federated Communities over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She further noted that Mr. Mesambe is a man of integrity with the fear of God, adding that his emergence as the CDC Chairman will attract more meaningful infrastructural development to Bolu-Orua Federated Communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She therefore, urged the newly sworn-in executive members to work together as a team in other to move the community forward. 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