Tag: Gov. Douye Diri
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Together, we have seen the fruits of our labour -Diri
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, at a valedictory session on Wednesday, formally dissolved the state executive council following the expiration of his first term on February 14, 2024. The dissolution came one week after he was sworn in for a second term. Governor Diri made the pronouncement during the 128th session of the…
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Congratulations to Governor Douye Diri on His 2nd Swearing-In
I heartily join Bayelsans and the international community in congratulating His Excellency, Sen. Douye Diri, on his colourful swearing-in as the 6th Executive Governor of Bayelsa State for a well-deserved second term. The achievements of your administration during your first tenure have given Bayelsans ample reasons to believe that you will accomplish even more in…
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Bayelsa Excited for Diri’s Second Term Inauguration
*Governor Appreciates God For Electoral Victory Bayelsa State residents are upbeat as events marking the second tenure Inauguration of Governor Douye Diri kicked off on Sunday with a thanksgiving service. Thousands of beautiful dressed Bayelsans thronged the state’s Ecumenical Centre at Igbogene in appreciation to God for the governor’s victory in the November 11, 2023…
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Bayelsa Governor Receives Title of Izon-Ibe-Sibeowei 1 from Delta Monarch
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, was on Saturday conferred with the chieftaincy title of Izon-Ibe-Sibeowei 1 of Tuomo Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. Conferring the title, which means “the man that carries the whole of Ijaw nation,” the Ebenana-Owei of Tuomo Kingdom, HRM Justice Francis Tabai, said after due…
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Lokpobiri: Hope Not Lost On Atala Oilfield’s Return To Bayelsa
*Says State More Polluted Than Ogoniland *Diri Assures On Collaboration To Stem Oil Theft The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has said there is still hope that the revoked licence for OML 46 (also known as Atala Oilfield), belonging to Bayelsa State, will be returned to the state. The Federal…
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Impact Of Climate Change In The Niger Delta
“Projections indicate that a one-meter rise in sea levels in Nigeria could compel up to 80 per cent of the delta’s population to seek higher ground just as flooded 18,000 km2 of land results in damages valued at US$9 billion, and necessitate the relocation of up to 3.7 million people. These alarming consequences of climate…
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Diri Urges Global Action On Coastal Erosion in Bayelsa Communities at COP28
“Scientific reports from our experts indicate that between 1991 and 2018, the shorelines of Bayelsa, its neighbours, Rivers State and Akwa Ibom State, witnessed considerable retreat and erosion, with respective measurements of 81,532 metres, 17,519 metres and 8,590 metres. The rates of shoreline migration and erosion were recorded at 11.1 metres per year, 7.2 metres…
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Sen. Diri Calls for Legislation Against Vote-Buying
*Commends INEC For Rejecting Voodoo Votes *Dickson Congratulates Diri Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has canvassed for legislation to check the menace of vote-buying as part of measures to safeguard the country’s electoral system. Diri stated this on Tuesday at his country home, Sampou, in Kolokuma/Opokuma local government area when his predecessor and Senator…