Several people were reported dead in the aftermath of the violence in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area
Browsing: Governor Seriake Dickson
Don-Evarada ran into trouble when he approached Salihu over a case involving the Senior Special Assistant to Dickson on Millennium Development Goals, Apere Embelakpo, and his wife, Fiene Beauty
Among the oil companies identified as major culprits in tax evasion were Shell Petroleum Development Company, Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited, Chevron Nigeria Limited, Consolidated Oil, Conoil Producing, Brass LNG and Aiteo Energy
Governor Dickson, who performed the inauguration of the Commissioners and Special Advisers in Yenagoa, said the appointment of members of the opposition was in fulfillment of an earlier promise to run an all-inclusive government, regardless of party affiliations
The governor also renamed the road linking Yenagoa to Alamieyeseigha’s hometown, Amassoma, which would now be called Chief DSP Alamieyesigha Road
Other members of the Taskforce are More-Money Azikiwe, Alamco Wariebi, Pere Akpolo and Ebiye Suoteigha, Mitin Living, Emmanuel Enock, Baratuapre Daniel and Ebidiseghabofa Exodus
The governor spoke when he received the Minister of the Environment, Amina Mohammed, who was in the Niger Delta for consultation ahead of the launch of Ogoniland cleanup by President Muhammadu Buhari
The Governor, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, tabled the demand on Thursday evening during an interview with journalists in Yenagoa shortly after receiving Ese and her parents at the Government House, Yenagoa
Speaking with journalists on Thursday in Yenagoa, Dickson said his administration would meet with stakeholders towards devising a policy aimed at solving the problem of salary payment in the state
He stressed that his first term was used to lay the foundation for accelerated development of the state, adding that now even with the low level of resources, government would still be able to drive development by building on the efforts already recorded in his first term.s
A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said the governor spoke on a live radio and television programme in Yenagoa, where he was emphatic that it would be foolhardy for anyone to think that he could upturn the decision of the people by manipulating the judicial process
The Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has assured the people of Rivers State that he would work closely with…
Even with my record of performance I had to connect further with the people
According to Dickson, while he was with God and campaigned with the Peoples Democratic Party for six weeks, Sylva was waiting for the judiciary to make him governor
The projected statutory allocation from the Federation Account, according to the governor, is put at N82.3 billion, capital receipts of N51.2 billion, independent revenue sources of N11 billion, which make up the expected total revenue
He stressed that despite the setback the party suffered in the 2015 general election, the PDP has what it takes to recapture power in 2019 and render better grassroots-oriented leadership to the people of Nigeria
The governor in an emotion-laden statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, released to journalists on Sunday night in Yenagoa, vowed that he would do everything possible to identify the perpetrators of the violence that led to deaths during the election and bring them to justice
The governor, who described the people of Bayelsa State as “worthy heroes of democracy that stood their ground against agents of darkness that were prepared to shortchange them by imposing a governor they do not want on them”, said Governor Dickson’s victory was another vindication of his prediction on 20 things to expect this year
Dickson defeated his closest rival, Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress, to win the election
Dickson defeated his arch-rival and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Timipre Sylva, by a margin of about 13,000 votes