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“As usual, l am not imposing any candidate. We need someone who has the interest of Ijaw nation at heart and that will fly our flag. We cannot be divided at this time. We can no longer have a factional leadership in the IYC.”
*Gov. Diri Welcomes Defectors A political tsunami hit the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Bayelsa State on Monday as veteran politician, Chief Fyneman Wilson, and thousands of his supporters defected from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yenagoa. Wilson, a former legislator in the old Rivers State House of Assembly and former…
YENAGOA, BAYELSA – The Honourable Member representing Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Engr. Rodney Ebikebina Ambaiowei, on Sunday paid a scheduled courtesy visit to the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Sports Development, Hon. Daniel Igali, at his residence in Yenagoa. The visit was marked by a warm and cordial atmosphere, reflecting…
“There was a strong yearning for an INC that would rise to the challenges of the moment in advancing the cause of the Ijaw nation and its people. This sentiment became a key driver of the committee’s deliberations and informed the recommendations we have made.”
“We want to keep this party very strong so we can have the unity we need to succeed. Positions are opportunities and privileges that should be used to empower people. It is one thing to lead and another for people to follow.
By EMTV News Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, on Thursday attended the stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yenagoa, where party leaders and members gathered to deliberate on the future of the party following the recently concluded congresses and primaries. The meeting, described as the first major gathering of the party after…
By Jide Dominic, Yenagoa In the next six months, the good people of Bayelsa West Senatorial District will go to the polls to elect a credible person to represent them in the Red Chamber of the National Assembly. A deeper insight into the feelings of a cross-section of the people of the senatorial district regarding…
Hon. Engr. Rodney Ebikebina Ambaiowei, Member representing Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) flag bearer for the 2027 House of Representatives election, has paid a courtesy visit to a respected APC chieftain, Hon. Doodei Agbabou Week, Ph.D., Senior Adviser on Procurement at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), in Yenagoa, Bayelsa…
“This occasion reminds us of the sacrifices made to sustain democratic governance and the collective responsibility we share in building a peaceful, prosperous, and inclusive nation.”
“The military, they say, get a budget of N3.18 billion every year. They are paid to protect us. Bandits have taken over Nigeria. Bandits are raping our women. Bandits are raping our children. Bandits are killing our mothers. Bandits are killing our parents. Nobody is safe in Nigeria anymore. What is the military doing?”
