PDP GOVERNORS IN ACTION

Posted by Editor Bayelsa State Governor, Honourable Seriake Dickson on Thursday sought the collaboration of the Nigerian Air Force to undertake emergency evacuation operations of flood victims, as most communities have already been submerged by flood in the state. Governor Dickson, who made the appeal when the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadiq Abubakar and his entourage paid him a courtesy visit in Government House, Yenagoa, said Bayelsa is the worst hit state in the country, in view of the fact that, the entire State is below sea level. The Governor said in the next one month, more communities would be affected, stressing that, adequate preparations needed to be made by the state government, in partnership with the military and other relevant agencies, towards providing support and assuage the plight of those displaced by the flood disaster. His words: "Let me commend the Air Force for the way and manner your officers and men supported this state during the 2012 flo

...says Bayelsa will overcome disaster By Editor Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson on Wednesday expressed concern over the flood situation in the state, describing it as another pathetic disaster. The governor who was shocked by the gory images and reports of the flood immediately directed the release of N50 million for the purchase of relieve materials for victims of the disaster. A statement by the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson said the governor gave the directive during a meeting with the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and chairmen of the local government councils. Gov. Dickson stated that the money is a quick intervention for the victims to be provided with some succour and asked officials of SEMA to work with the council chairmen for the distribution of the relieve materials to the victims to ameliorate their plights. Dickson who deeply sympathised with those already affected, assured that everything wil

-We Need A Robust Debate on Restructuring- Tambuwal By Admin The Governor of Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has said that the country was in need of a highly educated and competent President. Governor Dickson stated that the time had come for Nigeria to be led by a visionary leader, a nation builder and a democrat. A statement by the Special Adviser, Media Relations to the governor, Mr. FIdelis Soriwei, quoted him as having made the comment while playing the host to a Presidential Aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, and members of his campaign team at the Government House Yenagoa. Governor Dickson stressed that time had come for Nigeria to produce a detribalized consensus builder as president with a consciousness that he had a responsibility to all Nigerians. The governor also said that those in leadership positions in the county had a key responsibility to rescue the country come 2019. He said,

By Senator Anietie Okon I have observed the iniquitous murder of facts, reasoning and lately, the blatant naivety displayed by the discrepant character that only recently succumbed to the pressures of accountability of his stewardship of our dear state by anti-graft agencies and shamelessly subjected himself and the entire Akwa Ibom people to uncommon genuflection on International media. Apparently, this delinquent fully acknowledges the vast capacity of his forebears in shaping the political future of Akwa Ibom State which he plundered with Nazi-style unrelenting devastation. It is also true that apples don’t fall too far from the tree as historical facts of political betrayal of past leaders; conversion of generational assets and another con-driven pillaging of the goodwill and resources of future generations speak volumes of the pedigree, mindset and modus operandi of the small minded fellow. With experience, I am convinced that the Almighty always grants relief to a

By Pat PA Okon                                                               The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) demands the immediate resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, following his controlling role in the fraudulent manipulations that characterized the September 22, 2018, Osun State Governorship election. A statement issued at the end of its press conference Tuesday, and signed by Hon. Kola Ologbondiyan, the party's National Publicity Secretary, said:       "In the same vein, the PDP also calls for the resignation of Mrs. Amina Zakari, the INEC Director of Operations, who is also in charge of Information Communication Technology (ICT) Department, where election results were altered to favour the APC "With INEC’s fraudulent conduct in the Osun Governorship election, and approval that a concluded election be declared inconclusive, the PDP and indeed all well-meaning Nigerians no longer ha

…Says Gov Dickson is A Detribalized And reliable Leader …Leaders Should Work To Strengthen Unity Of The Country, Dickson  By Pat PA Okon A former National Chairman of the Reformed All Progressive Congress, R-APC, Engr. Buba Galadima, says the lopsided state of the nation’s economy, insecurity in parts of the country and insincerity on the part of the ruling All Progressives Congress, are indications that, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is on its way to wresting power from the ruling party. Alhaji Buba Galadima, who is a member of the PDP Gubernatorial screening committee for the South-South, noted that, with the focused, detribalized, purposeful leadership and disposition of Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State and other PDP Governors across the country, the party proved its readiness to return the country to its glorious past. According to the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Relations, Mr Fidelis Soriwei, quoted Alhaji Buba, who stood in for the Chairman

...gives parties 44 days to call witnesses Posted by Admin Ekiti Guber Election Petition: Tribunal  begins sitting in Abuja,  gives parties 44 days to call witnesses Posted by Admin                                                               The Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal commenced its sittings in Abuja today, with parties given 44 days to call their witnesses. Proper hearing of the petition filed by the PDP and its candidate, Prof Kolapo Olusola will however commence on October 17, 2018. Of the 44 days allotted to all parties, the petitioners (PDP and Prof Kolapo Olusola) will have 14 days to call their witnesses while the Respondents (APC, Fayemi and INEC) will have 10 days respectively in accordance with the practice direction. Each of the witnesses is to be examined -in - chief, cross-examined and reexamined if necessary within 10 minutes while star Witnesses and Experts will have seven minutes each. Also, all applications are to

By Lancelot Obiaku Of all the governorship aspirants in the various political parties in Imo State, Dist. Sen Samuel Anyanwu (Samdaddy) remains the only one who has been equipped with both legislative and administrative experience. The fact that he has been a local government chairman and presently a lawmaker means that he has acquired the much needed leadership experiences to steer the state to greater heights. As a local government chairman during the governorship regime of Chief Achike Udenwa, Samdaddy made his mark. The political scientist ran a local government administration that was able to construct roads and install several other amenities for his people. Those who are conversant with the start up point of his so far glorious political career can attest that Samdaddy's excellent performance as a local government council chairman laid a solid foundation for the political and leadership heights which he has today attained. At the Imo State House of Assembly, where

By Editor                                                            Below is the full text of the speech of Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State on Sunday, September 23, to mark the 31st year anniversary of the creation of the state.                                                                                       .                               Akwa Ibom 2019: We Are Confronted With Two Choices By Gov. Udom Emmanuel -September 24, 2018 My dear Akwaibomites 1. My wife, Her Excellency, Mrs. Martha Udom Emmanuel and I congratulate you all on the occasion of the 31st Anniversary of the birth of our State.  We should all be very proud of what God has done for us as a people in the past 31 years; the developmental strides we have witnessed, the rising profile of our State, the re-definition of our identity, from a people whose voices were not to be heard at the table of decision makers, even when decisions taken had profound effects on the lives and the fortune of our c

Posted by Admin                                                             The international community is taken aback by the outcome of Osun governorship polls as it portends real threat to free and fair polls in 2019, diplomatic sources have revealed in Abuja. Feelers from the diplomatic community in Nigeria showed that many embassies actually expected the PDP candidate to be declared winner based on the results that were streamed live on the website of the electoral umpire. Issues that shocked the diplomats most was the deduction of 1000 votes from PDP results from Ayedade local government ,the jerking up of APC votes from 14000 to 16000 at Olorunda local government and the refusal to declare the PDP candidate the winner despite fulfilling constitutional stipulations. A diplomatic source privy to the development said most UK, US and EU missions monitored the Osun election more closely than they did for Ekiti and that their reports to their home offices clearly indicted t

By Editor                                    Bayelsa State Governor, Honorable Seriake Dickson on Monday assented to the Bayeksa State Medical University, Yenagoa Establishment Bill to support the training of medical personnel in the state that will man the various health infrastructure the state government has put in place. Governor Dickson, who signed the bill alongside the Corporate Social Responsibility and New Yenagoa City Development Agency bills into law in Government House, Yenagoa, said the 350-bed Melford Okilo Memorial Hospital is to be transformed into a teaching hospital, to cater for the training needs of medical personnel both within and outside the state. He said plans are on to construct a classroom block, in addition to an administrative block to make it more befitting, noting that, the facility would be completed before the end of his tenure to address both primary and tertiary healthcare needs of the people. According to him, "the facility will now

***it’s testimony to Gov. Dickson's leadership - Info Commissioner By Pat PA Okon The Bayelsa State Government has expressed delight over recent ratings by reputable organizations, confirming the state as being financially stable, fiscally responsible and generally peaceful for investment and leisure. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson made the feelings of the government known while reacting to the latest feat contained in a report put together by the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC). The NIPC in the report said for the first six months of 2018, three states comprising of Rivers, Bayelsa and Lagos top the list of foreign investment destination in Nigeria. The report explained that Rivers State received 35% of the $45.74 billion invested in 42 projects in nine states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) during the period, followed by Bayelsa and Lagos states with 26% each. The NIPC added that the sectoral analysis of the

...Restructuring not to develop a new State …Seiyefa: Bigotry in Nigeria must Stop - Dickson By Pat PA Okon The President of Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, said that the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, led by President Muhammadu Buhari, lacks the vision, capacity and the patience to develop the country. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor of Bayelsa State on Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, quoted Saraki as having made the comment when he led his campaign team on a courtesy visit to Government House, Yenagoa. Saraki tasked Nigerians to replace the current leadership provided by the All Progressives Congress, which he said, had caused disunity in the country. The Senate President stressed that the country was in dire need of a leader like him with demonstrable capacity to unite the deeply divided country and create a sense of belonging through fair distribution of appointments in the country. Saraki argued that it was

Posted By Pat PA Okon The Bayelsa State Government has described the claim by the Minister of State for Agriculture, Mr. Heineken Lokpobiri, that the state government owes N800 billion as pathetic and the manifestation of a mind in custody of a raving hallucination. The State Governor, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, said in a statement on Tuesday, that the claim that the state government had borrowed N800 billion only portrayed the depth of ignorance of Lokpobiri about governance in his state. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media Relations, Mr. FIdelis Soriwei, on Wednesday, the Governor expressed shock that somebody of the status of a minister could show a demeaning lack of capacity for a simple research to arrive at the truth in the interest of the general good. The governor described the minister's claim as a manifestation of the peaking frustration of a diaspora politician who has alienated himself from the state and lack the capacity to actualize h

Posted by Editor Relative calm and normalcy have returned to Ukanafun and Etim Ekpo axis of Akwa Ibom State, following the series of breakthroughs recorded by the State Government in partnership with the security forces operatives. Accordingly, all nine abducted persons recently reported in the area have been rescued unhurt by the security forces, and the cult and banditry syndicate ring smashed. Governor Udom Emmanuel made this revelation, during the monthly prayer meeting at the State Government House Chapel, in Uyo.  “We made a remarkable breakthrough in Ukanafun and Etim Ekpo, it’s been calm, we can now feel the peace across the entire state.” He recounted that on the first day of the previous month, “God gave us a message, God said Baal Shall Not Speak Again, and within a week a lot of commotions took place. And we followed it up by praying that God should let the wickedness of the wicked perish with the wicked, but establish the just. Refusing to speak furthe

Posted By Pat PA Okon The Special Assistant to Governor Udom Emmanuel on Entertainment Industry, Mr David Sergeant (Utang Akwa Ibom) has stated that it is important to celebrate the 31st Anniversary of Akwa Ibom State in Grand Style. He made this known in Uyo Tuesday after a closed-door meeting with entertainment stakeholders, members of his working committee and his colleagues in the college of Governor's aides. Utang Akwa Ibom, a balladist and governor's aide, announced that plans are in the kitty to unveil event activities to mark the 31st Anniversary of the creation of Akwa Ibom State. His words ' you can recall that when His Excellency, Governor Udom Emmanuel took over in May 2015, the first anniversary celebration was spectacular, with the launch of the Dakkada campaign, the tempo had been raised since then and maintained with Orange September last year, this year, we intend to do something uniquely different though with fanfare, but more direct impact on the

...PDP Govs, Organs to  Meet Aspirants  in Abuja Next Week The Governor of Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has called on the twelve Presidential Aspirants of the People’s Democratic Party to avoid disparaging utterances as they campaign ahead of the party’s national convention. In a statement on Monday, by his Special Adviser on Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, Dickson said that it was pertinent for the presidential aspirants to avoid the use of words that could inflict injury on party cohesion and its strength  as the country moves closer to the 2019 elections. The Bayelsa Governor, who is the Chairman of the Party’s standing Committee on reconciliation noted that utterances seemingly targeted  at critical organs of the party and the governors should be avoided in the interest of a repositioned and formidable PDP determined to wrest political power from the All Progressives Congress. He said that there was no division within the organs of

Posted By Innocent Imoh The Bayelsa State Government on Monday said it is determined to ensure that no life is lost in the flood disaster that is currently ravaging the state. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson was quoted to have made the remark in Yenagoa while giving an update of the situation to journalists. He explained that the government is working round the clock to ensure that those whose houses have been submerged by the flood gets immediate succour. Iworiso-Markson urged the people not to panic as the government is fully committed to their plights and is doing everything to avoid a repeat of the 2012 flood incident. The Government spokesman assured that the Restoration Government of Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson values the life of every citizen and will continue to safeguard them, despite any disaster. According to him, latest report indicates that communities like Egwe-ama in Brass Local Government, Imir

***His service exemplary - Gov. Dickson Bayelsa State Governor, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has commended the immediate past acting Director General of the Directorate of State Services (DSS), Mr Matthew Seiyefa, for what he described as an exemplary national service. He said in recognition of his meritorious service to the nation, the state government will honour him at a grand reception soon. Mr Seiyefa, who served as acting DG for a brief period after the sacking of Lawal Daura, was last week replaced by Yusuf Bichi, a retired director of the service. Governor Dickson in a press release by his Special Adviser on Public Affairs, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, said Seiyefa, who hails from Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state, is a quintessential Ijaw man and a great ambassador of Bayelsa. He said the former DSS boss had a distinguished and meritorious 35 years of service to the nation for which the Ijaw nation is proud. "Within such a short period that he headed

By Pat PA Okon                                                         Pencils being produced in Nigeria are now being used in schools in Philadelphia, U.S.A, after being exported from Nigeria.                                                                       John Etim, a former president of Akwa Ibom State Association of Nigeria, USA (AKISAN), while holidaying in Akwa Ibom bought 10 cartons of 144 dozens of AKEES pencils which he distributed to various schools in the region.                                                           Akwa Ibom State produces over two million quality pencils for the nation and neighbouring countries, according to reports.                                                           The high quality pencils and toothpicks are produced through Akwa Ibom Enterprises and Scheme (AKEES) factories. See photos below:

By admin                                                         Former Ondo State governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko is set to announce his bid for the Office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on the platform of the Labour Party.                                                                 It would be recalled that Dr. Mimiko had recently quit the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) for the Labour Party (LP), due to what he described at the time as “the need to catalyse a greater focus on the ideological content of the Nigerian political firmament.”                                                               His bid for office of the president will be announced in Abuja today, further swelling the numbers of those in the race for the upcoming 2019 general elections.                  Source: corruption reporters.

By Sir Don Ubani Many political pundits have repeatedly posited that 2019 general election may not necessarily be driven by Political Party sentiments. To such persons, consideration would focus more on the quality of the individual contestant. This means personality, which encompasses character, capacity, transparency, vision, altruism, intrepidity, pedigree and antecedents would determine the acceptability of any person running for an elective position. I personally do not agree less with this postulation. In as much as political parties are very essential vehicles in any liberal democracy, Nigerians have, indeed, attained a stage where emphasis has considerably tilted to individual capacity. In next year's governorship election, the electorate in Abia State would be on the same page with majority of Nigerians. Incumbent Governor Ikpeazu will be judged based on his performances in his first tenure. By critical analysis, Governor Ikpeazu will have many indisputable