*Says Slain Bayelsa Youth Will Get Justice Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has implored people of the state, particularly youths, to follow due process in resolving issues rather than embarking on frivolous protests. Senator Diri gave the advice on Thursday during the 33rd state security council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, while reacting…
“The manifold and rig located at Otuasega are down and the major location at Imiringi is also shut down. We know very well that by the time Shell compares and contrasts their loss and what they are supposed to give to us their loss will be much greater. So they should do the needful.
“For the first time, we have an inclusive government, and as you are all aware, this executive council also have our brothers from the opposition, and this reflects our commitment to the unity of our state”.
“I have been very clear that I do not want any security agency to help me win election. Just play your role professionally, and that is what you did”.
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the state’s governorship election petition tribunal, which sat in Abuja, exposed the electoral fraud perpetrated by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11, 2023 poll in the state, Chief Timipre Sylva, the party’s chairman and a serving Commissioner of Police. The…
“May God continue to guide and protect you as you work tirelessly to provide good governance to our beloved State”.
“The days where you threaten your own people, chase them out of their own land, intimidate them and go and write results are over. So if they change from those ways, l will work with them.”
The Bayelsa State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has reaffirmed the re-election of Governor Douye Diri and the Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). In the ruling today, the Tribunal dismissed the petition filed by the APC Gubernatorial candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva for lacking in merit. The Tribunal described the…
*Says Statesman’s Consistency An Inspiration Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has congratulated elder statesman and Ijaw national leader, Pa Edwin Clark, who turned 97 on Saturday. Governor Diri in a congratulatory message said for decades, the former Federal Commissioner for Information and Senator had remained a consistently frank voice on issues bordering on…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has directed the immediate suspension of the election of a new executive of the Oguan Youth Congress (OYC). The governor’s directive is sequel to the factional crisis that has engulfed the kingdom’s youth body, resulting in tension in the state capital. The Oguan kingdom comprises of 29 Epie…
