“I hosted selected Christian leaders at my country home today (Sunday). A few of them spoke and rather than criticising me very hard, they went to the reality of what we are doing in terms of infrastructure development and human capacity building. So, I felt, maybe, we were trying.”
“For us as a state, we will continue to celebrate our fathers and our elders, who have raised their children in the right ways so that they will not depart from them,”
We hold the expectation that members of the newly inaugurated Adhoc Committee will seize the opportunity to etch their names in gold by providing effective oversight of the Administrator’s actions, and where appropriate, reversing some of the unlawful measures he has undertaken since assuming office. A case in point is the arbitrary dissolution of duly constituted democratic institutions, followed by rather whimsical and capricious reconstitution of same.
“When we heard that SPDC had divested, we advised that the new company carries the host states along because part of the issues with the previous operator were that they were seen more like buccaneers. They were like people who came to the communities to collect and in return gave nothing back.”
“We expect you will touch on the technology area because the census must be technology-driven. Things have changed since the last time that we conducted this exercise. The enumeration has to be technology-driven with biometrics and digitalisation to enhance transparency and accuracy,”
We don’t need protest to disturb the peace and security in Bayelsa State. Let’s be tolerant and peaceful with each other”
We heartily congratulate Hon. Engr. Rodney Ebikebina Ambaiowei on his inauguration as a member of the 21-member parliamentary ad-hoc committee, tasked with overseeing the Rivers State House of Assembly.
“The Forum finds alarming the worsening security situation in the country, as evidenced in parts of the country especially Borno, Plateau, Katsina and Edo States. The Forum calls for review and reordering of priorities and strategies, including adopting a bottom-up template that guarantees the sub-nationals to constitute an effective line of defence against security breaches.
It is impossible to ignore the betrayal that Turnah’s new alliances represent. To collaborate with those who have openly belittled the Ijaw people and disrespected our leadership speaks volumes about his commitment— or the lack thereof— to the collective struggle of the Ijaw Nation. His apparent willingness to sever ties with the principles that have guided our community in favor of personal gain stands as an affront to the memory of our ancestors who fought valiantly to preserve our identity.
