By Wisdom Oniekpar Ikuli As Bayelsans countdown to the 11th November, 2023 Governorship Election and preparations for formal commencement of campaigns intensifies, political players, pundits and watchers have beamed searchlight on the two leading Candidates, the incumbent Gov Douye Diri and Chief Timipre Sylva former Governor of Bayelsa State and immediate past Minister of State…
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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…
… Gov. Diri participates at Sampou/Kalama Ward 6 … Charges new executive to foster unity Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State today participated in the ward congresses of his party, the People’s Democratic Party that held across the 105 Wards in the State. The Governor who was at his Sampou/Kalama Ward 6, in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local…
Dakolo reportedly questioned him, why he came back? It was said that he told Dakolo, that “you are my Ijaw brother, we are soldiers, I can’t watch you die alone in the hands of other tribes, if I cannot save you, let me share in your pain and die with you”. They were later executed.
The Spokesperson of Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organization, Senator Dino Melaye, on Saturday replied the campaign organisation of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing them of trying to feast on the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party. In a veiled reference to the threat by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers…
“So, I’m happy that you are taking this lead, and I can assure you of our support. We will support you and work with you to ensure that oil production is shored up and our environment is not polluted the way it is. So rest assured that at all times the government of Bayelsa State is ready to collaborate with you.”
“The UAE is ready to discuss any area of interest between Bayelsa and Abu Dhabi and willing to support the state towards developing its oil and gas resources, its agricultural sector and the seaport”.
In August 1970, Biafran soldiers carried out a surprise nocturnal attack on the sleeping Ikibiri community, firing bullets from their gunboats for several hours. Thankfully, no lives were lost. The invasion was based on misinformation that Nigerian soldiers were camped in Ikibiri, preparing to attack the neighbouring Anyama community.
