Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has approved the appointment of a former Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Tonye Emmanuel Isenah, as General Manager of the Bayelsa State Housing and Property Development Authority. The governor also appointed Mr. Kemebradikumo Pere Wariebi as General Manager of the Bayelsa State Water Board. Mr….
.The Kaiama Declaration is a resolution made by over 5000 Ijaw youths from various communities in Nigeria in December 1998. The declaration aims to address the problems faced by the Ijaw people within Nigeria and regain control of their destiny. The Ijaw people believe that they were forcibly put under the Nigerian state during British…
*Says Slain Bayelsa Youth Will Get Justice Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has implored people of the state, particularly youths, to follow due process in resolving issues rather than embarking on frivolous protests. Senator Diri gave the advice on Thursday during the 33rd state security council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, while reacting…
“The manifold and rig located at Otuasega are down and the major location at Imiringi is also shut down. We know very well that by the time Shell compares and contrasts their loss and what they are supposed to give to us their loss will be much greater. So they should do the needful.
“For the first time, we have an inclusive government, and as you are all aware, this executive council also have our brothers from the opposition, and this reflects our commitment to the unity of our state”.
“I have been very clear that I do not want any security agency to help me win election. Just play your role professionally, and that is what you did”.
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the state’s governorship election petition tribunal, which sat in Abuja, exposed the electoral fraud perpetrated by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11, 2023 poll in the state, Chief Timipre Sylva, the party’s chairman and a serving Commissioner of Police. The…
“May God continue to guide and protect you as you work tirelessly to provide good governance to our beloved State”.
“The days where you threaten your own people, chase them out of their own land, intimidate them and go and write results are over. So if they change from those ways, l will work with them.”
The Bayelsa State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has reaffirmed the re-election of Governor Douye Diri and the Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). In the ruling today, the Tribunal dismissed the petition filed by the APC Gubernatorial candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva for lacking in merit. The Tribunal described the…
