Governor Douye Diri’s fiscal discipline is yielding positive results for Bayelsa State. According to figures from the country’s Debt Management Office (DMO) and the latest ranking by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICiR), Bayelsa reduced its debt by 22.4 per cent between 2024 and 2025—the highest reduction recorded by any subnational government in Nigeria….
Former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has inaugurated the Agbura Ox-bow Lake Road in Yenagoa Local Government Area, alongside the Oporoma Referral Hospital located in Osokama, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area. Speaking at the event, Prof. Osinbajo commended the Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, for what he described as visionary leadership and impactful development strides…
*Osinbajo to Commission Oxbow Lake–Agbura Road Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the state’s independent power project was on course, dismissing insinuations of its failure. A 60mw gas-fired turbines plant installed by the Governor Diri administration to provide 24-hour electricity in the state was one of the projects commissioned on April 10,…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed his administration’s commitment to support the City Boy Movement (CBM) towards actualising its objective of re-electing President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. The City Boy Movement is a youth-focused political advocacy group supporting the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Tinubu. Senator Diri made the pledge…
Residents and political stakeholders in Bayelsa State have expressed excitement and appreciation as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited the state to commission a series of completed infrastructural projects executed by Governor Douye Diri. Speaking during the President’s visit, Robinson Ere Erebi, Technical Assistant to the Governor on Special Duties and a member of the City…
Today, 10th April, 2026, will remain in the history book of Bayelsa State for a long time as we received our dear President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for a one-day state visit. It was a great honour to have Mr. President inaugurate four Legacy Projects of the Government of Assured Prosperity- the 2.9km New…
On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, the Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, joined fellow governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the commissioning of two landmark projects delivered by the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The projects were inaugurated by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, who represented President Bola Ahmed…
For the people of Southern Ijaw, one project stands above all—the Angiama–Oporoma Road. For over 60 years, successive administrations failed to make this a reality. Governor Diri did.
“The completion of the Angiama-Oporoma Bridge is more than just an engineering feat; it is a lifeline for the people of Southern Ijaw,” he said. “For decades, our people have yearned for this connection. Today, through the ‘Prosperity Administration’ of Governor Douye Diri, that dream has become a reality.”
“I call on all Bayelsans to come out en masse to welcome Mr. President and accord him the hospitality that we are known for. It is part of our culture as Ijaw people to warmly receive our guests.”
