“We must understand what is at stake. If we fail to act together, others will decide our future without us. We will live with their decisions instead of helping shape them. The time to organise is now. Our relevance, resources, dignity and shared future depend on what we do today.”
The Bayelsa State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, has been recognised for his commitment to disability inclusion following his assent to the law establishing the Bayelsa State Agency for Persons with Disabilities. The award, presented by the Centre for Disability Rights, Empowerment and Development (CDRED) at the conference hall of the Ministry of Women…
“We want to give kudos to the Bayelsa State Government for the projects it has embarked upon and for the general peaceful atmosphere of the state as we have seen it.”
“If there was proper fiscal federalism, like in the First Republic, where you keep 50 per cent of what you have, the governors of the South-South would not be begging anybody to come and do federal roads.”
“Our people are not happy. Let nobody be deceived. Our people are not happy. They are watching. They are looking. The suffering is too much, and it is something that needs to be given urgent attention—the roads in the South-South of this country.”
“Very few public servants have had the breadth of experience, responsibility, and perspective that her journey presents. What makes today’s occasion even more remarkable is that while carrying the enormous responsibilities of her office, she has found the time and discipline to reflect, write, and document her experience.”
The Diri/Akpe Believers indeed believe in all the candidates that His Excellency and the party have given to us. It is our duty to also support all our candidates, which are the candidates of the All Progressives Congress, from the Senate, the House of Representatives, Southern Ijaw Constituencies 1, 2, 3 and 4, down to the upcoming local government chairmanship election.”
*Flags off PBAT Door to Door Movement’s South-South campaign; congratulates Adeleke on Osun victory Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has advised politicians to respect their opponents and ensure that campaigns for the 2027 general election were issue-based. Speaking on Wednesday during the 195th State Executive Council meeting in Government House and during the…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said he made no mistake in nominating Dr. Peter Akpe as his deputy, describing him as a “square peg in a square hole.” Diri stated this on Sunday at a grand reception organised in honour of Akpe by his Ebedebiri community in Sagbama Local Government Area of…
“More importantly, we must bring back the values of the Ijaws: respect for your leaders, respect for your parents, and respect for your elders. We must bring back those cherished values that made us stand out as Ijaw youths. Those values that made us to be fearful of God.”
