The Chairman of Southern Ijaw Special Assistants Forum Mr. Henry Bazigha has urged Special Assistants to the Governor in Bayelsa State to work hard for the re-election of Governor Douye Diri in the forthcoming November 2023 Governorship elections. Mr. Bazigha emphasized the need for PDP to win overwhelmingly in all polling units in their areas…
*Inaugurates Hospital, Road, Electricity Project In Sagbama Communities The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Campaign Council in Bayelsa State has advised the disqualified candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11 governorship election in the state, Chief Timipre Sylva, to honourably step down from the race as the odds were against him….
Says Sylva Didn’t Support Lokpobiri’s Ministerial Nomination Bayelsa Gov’s Second Term Bid Acceptable Across Ijawland – Manager Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, continued his re-election campaigns in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state during the weekend with a promise to provide more developmental projects in the area. Governor Diri made the promise as…
No Rift Between Us – Governor Immediate past governor of Bayelsa State and Senator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson, has thrown his weight behind his successor, Senator Douye Diri, saying the latter’s re-election will be a smooth sail. Dickson said the coast was clear for Diri to be elected for a second term while endorsing…
…As Military Commences Still Waters Operation Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has stressed the importance of security in order to deliver good governance to the people. Governor Diri said this necessitated the commitment and support of his administration to elfforts by security agencies to promote security in the state. Speaking during the flag-off of…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, high scores, saying his first term in office was very impressive. A statement by the Governor’s spokesman, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the party’s National Vice Chairman (South South), Chief Dan Orbih, as having stated this when he led the zonal working…
Yenagoa, Nigeria – The President of Ijaw National Congress (INC), Professor Benjamin Okaba, has called for a more holistic approach to rural development. Responding to a keynote speech on energy security and rural development at an event in Yenagoa, Prof. Okaba argued that interventions on development should go beyond pure economics, including political, social, spiritual…
*More Prominent APC Members, Supporters Join PDP Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has taken a swipe at the disqualified candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11 governorship election, Chief Timipre Sylva, for making false claims on the Sagbama-Ekeremor road project. Speaking at Igeibiri in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area during…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said political opponents talking about industrialisation of the state have no idea what it takes to achieve it. Governor Diri said rather than politicise it, his administration was laying a solid foundation to position the state for industrialisation by investing hugely in road infrastructure and working towards stabilising…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said that by next year when the Yenagoa-Oporoma-Ukubie road is completed, the people of Southern Ijaw will drive cars to their local government headquarters, Oporoma, for the first time. Governor Diri stated this on Thursday at Ekowe community when he paid courtesy visit to the Ibenanawei of Bomo…
