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…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has assured the people of Southern Ijaw that apart from the Yenagoa-Oporoma-Ukubie road, his administration will re-commence and complete the road from Toru-Ebeni in Sagbama Local Government Area linking Ogboinbiri-Ekeni-Ezetu communities in the area. Governor Diri, who is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the November 11 governorship…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, and his Osun State counterpart, Senator Ademola Adeleke, have commended the passion of the late Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha for development of Bayelsa State and the Ijaw nation. Both governors, who eulogised the first civilian governor of Bayelsa State during his 8th memorial anniversary in Yenagoa on Tuesday, urged Bayelsans…
Inaugurates Road In Yenagoa Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has urged the people of Bayelsa State to vote for Governor Douye Diri and his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, in the November 11 governorship election, saying there was no need changing a winning team. The Osun Governor stated that his Bayelsa counterpart had performed…
By Chuks Akunna Chief Timipre Sylva became Bayelsa governor on May 29, 2007. On April 15, 2008, the Court of Appeal nullified his election, ordering fresh elections. Sylva won the re-run polls. When his tenure was about ending in May 2011, he secured a court order that his tenure began in 2008, not 2007. That…
Against the backdrop of an Abuja Federal High Court decision that disqualified the Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva, we wish to state categorically that Chief Sylva is and remains the Bayelsa State Governorship Candidate of our great Party in the November 11, 2023 Governorship election. In a press statement…
*Gets Rousing Welcome, Chieftaincy Title In Ogbia Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said that what the state needs is a honest and sincere leader that is focused on its development and not a man widely known for deception. Governor Diri, who took swipes at his All Progressives Congress (APC) opponent in the November…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that Timipre Sylva, the candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), is not eligible to run for the Bayelsa governorship elections. The court’s decision is based on the fact that Sylva has previously held the office of Bayelsa Governor for two separate terms, and if he were…
A Special Assistant to the Governor (Special Duties) Mr. Robinson Ere Erebi has taken his campaign Hashtag #4Plus4EqualsDouyeDiri to the rural Ikibiri community in Yenagoa Local Government Area to sensitize the good people Ekpetiama Ward 10 to support the re-election of His Excellency, Sen. Douye Diri to continue as Governor of Bayelsa State through the…
*Says Sylva Anti-Development Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has alerted security agencies to a plot by the opposition in the state to cause mayhem in Ogbia Local Government Area during the November 11 governorship election. In a statement the Chief Press Secretary the Bayelsa State Governor Mr. Daniel Alabrah, who is also member of…
