By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson on Monday called on chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who are engaged in anti-party activities, to retrace their steps for the continued peace and stability of the state. Governor Dickson made the call during the presentation of the party’s …
Read More »I’ll install Lokpobiri as Bayelsa’s Next Gov ~ Prophet
… Says PDP has Failed, Goofed As the process towards electing the next governor for Bayelsa State by November 2019 gathers steam, a man of God, Prophet Udeme John Bassey (aka Otimkpu I), has said that the immediate past minister of state for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, would emerge victorious …
Read More »I Haven’t Anointed Any Aspirant to Succeed Me ~ Dickson
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State says he has not anointed any aspirant to succeed him, or to clinch the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket, ahead of the November 16 gubernatorial polls. The PDP had slated its party primaries for September 3, while the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had …
Read More »Bayelsa Employs Additional 904 Workers, Attributes Success to Reforms
The Bayelsa State Government has formalized the employment of 904 casual staff in the various ministries, departments and agencies in the state. This is in addition to the 1,000 workers, first class graduates from various disciplines, PhD and Master’s degrees holders from Ijaw-speaking communities across the country earlier injected into …
Read More »UK Parliament Holds Session on Bayelsa Oil Spills
… Dickson Gets Accolades as Campaign Wins Paris Awards By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The effort to internationalise the campaign against environmental injustice in Bayelsa State has caught the attention of the United Kingdom Parliament with the Africa All Parliamentary Group (AAPPG) holding a session to discuss the impact of oil …
Read More »Brass, Nembe, Southern Ijaw communities Slam Oil Firms over Neglect
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Elders, women and youth leaders from various communities in Brass, Nembe and Southern Ijaw Local Government Areas of Bayelsa State have bemoaned their neglect by oil companies operating in their areas. The communities also lamented years of oil spillages that have destroyed their environment, aquatic life …
Read More »Monies Voted For NDDC Being Diverted to Fund Elections ~ Dickson
Bayelsa State governor, Hon Seriake Dickson, has said that monies voted for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) are being channeled to fund the elections of ruling political parties in the country. A statement by his special adviser on media relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, quoted the governor as saying that …
Read More »APC Boycotting LG Polls Because They Lack Capacity to Win ~ Dickson
… Says Party Can’t Win Guber Election By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson, has said that the alleged plan by some political parties, particularly the All Progressives Congress (APC), to boycott the forthcoming local council polls is a demonstration of their inability to win elections in the …
Read More »Dickson Tops List of Eminent Members of Gabriel Okara Foundation
…Eulogises Literary Icon as ‘Best Gift to Nigeria’ By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon Seriake Dickson and other eminent Nigerians were on Thursday named members of the Dr. Gabriel Okara Foundation. Some members of the Foundation include, Prof. John Pepper Clark, a great poet, renowned historian, Prof. …
Read More »Guber Poll: Bayelsa Gov Vows Not To Impose Successor
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the November 16 governorship election in the state would emerge through the right process and not by imposition. He advised aspirants who believe in imposition of candidates to have a rethink. …
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