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Gov. Eno Receives Niger Delta Sports Festival Torch

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  … appreciates integrative spirit behind fiesta Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has received the symbolic torch to kick-start the Niger Delta Sports Festival taking place in Uyo. Receiving the torch from renowned Olympic medalist Mr. Aniefiok Udobong at Government House, Uyo, Governor Eno expressed appreciation for the privilege accorded to the State by the Niger Delta Development Commission to host the festival. He acknowledged the positive impact of the event on the State, emphasizing that the regional sports festival would serve as a platform for discovering new talents. “I deeply appreciate the integrative nature of the sports festival, as it will help unite and bring the entire region together for our common good,” he said. The Governor, who was visibly excited to receive the sports festival torch, had members of the State Executive Council present to witness the symbolic event marking the commencement of the festival. The Chairman of the festival planning committee...
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Bassambiri Peace Panel Submits Interim Report To Bayelsa Exco

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...Gov Diri Extends Tenure, Warns Errant Chiefs Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, received the interim report of the steering committee on resolution of the protracted crisis in Bassambiri community in Nembe Local Government Area of the state. The chairman, Vice Admiral Victor Ombu (rtd), presented the report during the 158th session of the state executive council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa. Vice Admiral Ombu, who was a former Chief of the Naval Staff, said the committee was inaugurated six months ago on September 10, 2024 with a mandate to bring lasting and sustainable peace to Brassambiri. He said the panel looked into the remote and immediate causes of the community's prolonged crisis, conducted interviews and received memoranda as well as visited some sites to see damaged property. He noted that the committee was in the process of achieving peace and had recorded genuine reconciliation efforts. In his remarks, Governor Douye Diri commended t...
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My Administration Not Against Rallies - Gov Diri

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Governor of Bayelsa State,  Senator Douye Diri, has said his administration would always abide by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in respecting the fundamental rights of individuals but will ensure that the prevailing peace and security of the state was not compromised. Senator Diri stated this on Wednesday at the 158th state executive council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa. The governor explained that the administration would not stop any group from holding rallies in the state but emphasised that it would be unwise and counter-productive at a time lasting peace was being sought to address the political crisis in Rivers State. He noted that Rivers and Bayelsa were sister states and that whatever happened in Rivers had a ripple effect in Bayelsa, and enjoined well-meaning Bayelsans to work with the government in maintaining law and order in the state. His words: "Let me make this clear. We are not a government that goes against the rule of law. We cherish...
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Breaking: ‘Welcome home,’ Gov Mbah Receives Edeoga Back to PDP

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.. .‘You’re Enugu people’s choice,’ Edeoga tells governor Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Wednesday, welcomed the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 governorship election, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, back into the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, fold, commending the ex-opposition flagbearer for demonstrating that politics is not a do-or-die affair. Mbah said that Edeoga’s return to the PDP was in line with the party’s principle of reconciliation and making the people, not personal ambition, the focus of governance, urging him and his supporters to feel very much at home.   This was even as the former gubernatorial candidate endorsed Mbah as the popular choice of  the people of Enugu State, stressing that he had fully aligned with that choice. Receiving Edoega in his office, in the company of party leaders led by the state party chairman, Dr. Martin Chukwunweike, Mbah said, “Welcome back home. The symbolism of your action is a mark of the end...
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Bayelsa Muslims Praise Diri’s Ramadan Gestures

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Muslims in Bayelsa State, on Monday, gave thumbs up to Governor Douye Diri for his administration’s show of love during the Ramadan period. Speaking on behalf of the Muslim community, chairman of the state chapter of the Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Yakubu Otobo, who led other leaders to celebrate the Eid-el-Fitr at the governor's hometown,  Sampou, in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of the state, expressed appreciation for the support to the Muslim brethren in the state during their festive seasons. He also thanked the governor for the regular pilgrimage sponsorship of Muslims throughout his first tenure. Otobo described the administration’s welfare gestures as laudable, noting that Muslims in the state enjoy a rare privilege compared to their counterparts in other states. His words: "On behalf of the Muslim community in Bayelsa State, we appreciate your unwavering support to us. Your leadership style is highly commendable because your administration gives equal...
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Gov Diri Appoints Gospel Artiste, Ekiye, Ijaw Language Ambassador

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Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has named gospel musician, Asu Ekiye, Ijaw Language Ambassador.  Speaking on Sunday in Yenagoa during Ekiye's musical concert and album launch tagged "Ebikamo Experience," Governor Diri said the appointment was in recognition of his effort to preserve Ijaw language through his music and that this was in line with his administration's vision to ensure the language does not go extinct. Describing the musician's passion for preserving the language as commendable, he said his administration has trained Ijaw teachers and would do more to promote the language. The governor also stated that Bayelsa was peaceful because the Ijaw people were peaceful in nature and solicited their continuous support for his administration to initiate more development projects across the state.  His words: "I would have been here earlier but was told that the place was not ready. When it started raining, I told the Chief of Staff and SA Rel...
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Eid-el-Fitri: Bayelsa Gov Greets Muslims

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Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the end of the month-long fasting and the celebration of Eid-el-Fitri was a period to reflect on the lessons of sacrifice, tolerance and love that the feast epitomises. Governor Diri stated this while felicitating with Muslim faithful in the state and across Nigeria on the Ramadan celebration.  He noted that as one of the key pillars of Islam, fasting during Ramadan was important for developing the virtues of self-abnegation and tolerance in every Muslim. The Bayelsa governor urged adherents of the Islamic faith not to relent in their prayers for the peace, progress and prosperity of Bayelsa State and Nigeria. He said his administration will continue to build on the ennobling virtues of love, harmony and religious tolerance regardless of any resident’s legitimate belief or ethnicity.  “We are committed to promoting peaceful co-existence between and among adherents of the different faiths in order to build a prosperous sta...
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