Category: Niger Delta
PANDEF Urges Sylva to Emulate Jonathan, Congratulate Diri on Governorship
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called on Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, to congratulate Douye Diri on his victory in the Bayelsa governorship election. On Monday, Diri, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared the winner with 175,196 votes, defeating Sylva who scored 110,108 votes. PANDEF praised…
The Prayerful Governor Diri of Bayelsa State
“Everybody is saying that Bayelsa is developing so what else do we want. To do any of these things is not by our power or strength it is by God’s grace.The peace and security we are enjoying is because we have agreed to come together to live in peace and in unity” -Sen. Douye Diri,…
Gov Diri Tasks Security Agencies On Peaceful Bayelsa Poll
*Ballot Snatching, Electoral Violence Era Over, Says CDS Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has restated the need for security agencies to ensure that the conduct of the November 11 governorship election in the state was peaceful and credible. Senator Diri stated this on Tuesday when he received the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Musa…
Tinubu Urged To Caution Wike Over Involvement In Rivers Crisis
Chief Edwin Clarke, a prominent leader in the Niger Delta who heads the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has urged President Bola Tinubu to caution his Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, about alleged involvement in a scheme to impeach the current Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. On Monday, the Rivers State…
PDP Expresses Sympathy to APC and AIT following the Death of Campaign Director
The Bayelsa State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Campaign Council commiserates with the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state following the tragic boat incident that resulted in the death of the Media and Publicity Director of its campaign, Mr. Peremobowei Tukuwei. The PDP campaign council also condoles with the management and staff of the…
INC President Urges Broader Approach To Rural Development
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…
Security Expert Makes Strong Case For Domestication of Peace, Conflict Resolution In Institutions
…as Professor Okaba receives award By Jones Abiri The President of Ijaw National Congress (INC), Professor Benjamin Ogele Okaba has urged the three tiers of governments to domesticate peace and conflict resolution in various institutions to attain sustainable development. Professor Okaba made the call at an event to mark the 2023 International Peace Day at…
Beware of Fraudulent Promises -Diri
The Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Douye Diri, has advised citizens of the state to refrain from seeing themselves as commodities that can be purchased, particularly with the upcoming elections. Gov. Diri made the statement when he received members of the Forum of Special Assistants to the Governor at the Samson Siasia Stadium in…
Consider The Renaming Of East-West Road, Diri Tells FG
*Says Niger Delta Ministry Lacks Inclusiveness Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged the Federal Government to consider renaming the East-West Road in the South-South region to reflect its real location and status. Governor Diri also called on the Federal Government to ensure more inclusiveness in the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs in order…
Bayelsa State Government Condemns Partial Law Enforcement in Opu-Nembe
…Urges Security Agents To Be Wary Of APC’s Plot The Bayelsa State Government has criticized the partial implementation of the rules of engagement and discriminatory enforcement of the law by security personnel deployed to restore peace and security in Opu-Nembe. The government specifically urged the Nigeria Police to be circumspect and neutral in carrying out…
