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Sep142023 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Opu-Nembe Crisis: Sylva Playing The Ostrich, Says Diri’s Spokesman

Press Release

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC ) in the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, appears to be playing the ostrich in the Opu-Nembe (Bassambiri) community crisis. Governor Douye Diri’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, while reacting to a statement credited to the former Bayelsa governor, in which he accused the incumbent governor of stirring crisis in Bassambiri, said His Excellency Chief Sylva was embarking on a futile mission to deflect attention from his own disdainful role in the protracted conflict. It is a surprise that the former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources just found his voice one month after the current crisis broke in the community. It is equally befuddling that Sylva was engaging in scape-goatism w...

Aug102023 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Nov 11 Poll: Steer Clear Of Bayelsa, Diri Warns Illegal Uniformed Groups *Urges Politicians To Learn From Niger Situation

News Feature

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said that the state will not condone the activities of illegal uniformed groups before and during the November 11 governorship election in the state. Governor Diri warned such groups to stay away from the state or be ready to face the wrath of the law. The Bayelsa governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gave the warning against the backdrop of claims that some politicians were planning to arm youths dressed in acquired uniforms to perpetrate violence during the poll. Diri spoke at the service of songs in honour of a late All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Chief Nestor Binabo, who was a former Speaker of the House of Assembly and Acting Governor of the state, at the Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Ban...

Sep252022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Our Projects Not Shrouded In Secrecy – Bayelsa Govt

News Feature, Politics

We have read the scurrilous claims, circulating largely online, by a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Perekeme Kpodoh, against the government of His Excellency Senator Douye Diri. In the report, Chief Kpodoh alleged that the cost of projects being executed by the Bayelsa State government was shrouded in secrecy and that the contractors were unknown. One leg of this claim is laughable. Contractors and even consultants involved in a road or building project are often displayed on boards at project sites. Only those with ocular issues or bent on mischief cannot see them. The road, building and other projects undertaken by the Governor Diri administration, which Kpodoh could not deny, are clearly visible and not done under the cover of darkness. But, importantly...

May52022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

South Needs North to Actualise Presidency …Gov Douye Diri

News Feature, Politics

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said that no region can produce the president of the country without the support of other regions. He specifically stated that the demand of the southern governors that the presidency be zoned to the South cannot be achieved without the support of the North and vice versa. Governor Diri spoke on Thursday when a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant and Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, visited him in Government House, Yenagoa. The Bayelsa governor urged PDP members to collectively work for the success of the party in next year’s presidential election. Diri noted that as an opposition party, what should be paramount is how to wrest power from the ruling party, which he said had lost grip of governance ...

Apr282022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Gov Diri Orders Manhunt For APC Chieftain’s Killers *Dissolves Community Leadership Over Arson

News Feature

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has directed the police in the state to fish out killers of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Sunday Frank-Oputu. Mr. Frank-Oputu was assassinated by yet to be identified gunmen on Tuesday night at his Yenagoa residence. Governor Diri, who condemned the killing during the 73rd state executive council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, on Wednesday, described the incident as most unfortunate and unacceptable. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, quoted him as calling on politicians to play politics devoid of violence. He assured that those behind the dastardly act will be unmasked and made to face the wrath of the law. He expressed his condolences and that of the government to the im...

Apr132022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

PDP Consensus Candidate Will Oust APC From Power, Says Saraki *Gov. Diri Cautions Against Factions In Party

Politics, Press Release

Former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said the quest by some presidential aspirants in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to form a united force is for the party to take over power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023. Dr. Saraki said this informed their decision to advocate for a consensus candidate among the aspirants. The presidential hopeful spoke on Monday while briefing journalists after a closed-door meeting alongside his co-aspirants, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and Senator Bala Mohammed, Governor of Bauchi State, with Governor Douye Diri at the Creek Haven Government House in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Saraki stressed that as an opposition party, the PDP cannot wrest power from the APC if it is not united. According to him, the intere...

Jul92021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Like Peter did to Christ, Onochie denied APC thrice

News Feature, Politics

President Muhammadu Buhari's Senior Special Assistant on New Media Lauretta Onochie, has denied her membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress( APC). Onochie denounced the party three times before the Senate Committee on INEC on Thursday when she appeared before it for her screening as National Commissioner. Onochie arrived the venue knowing the odds she would be up against when she appear before the Senate screening Panel for her as National INEC Commissioner for Nigeria's electoral Umpire INEC, Even without being prompted Onochie herself brought up the allegation of her membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) admitting her romance with Buhari's campaign organization working for the election victory of President Buhari in 2015 before being rewarded wi...

Jun162021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

GENUINE CHANGE BECKONS ON NIGERIANS IN 2023..GOV DIRI

Politics

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would bring about the desired change Nigerians are yearning for in 2023. Governor Diri also advocated the strengthening of the party from national to the state level in order to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the centre in the next general election. He stated this during a meeting with the executive of the PDP South-South zone in Government House, Yenagoa. In a press release by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, the governor noted that PDP was the only reliable alternative party that could provide purposeful leadership at this point in time. Senator Diri, who decried the worsening insecurity in the country, pointed out that Nigeria was sliding d...