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Apr32025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

PRO WIKE RALY REMAINS BANNED IN BAYELSA, GOV. DIRI INSISTS

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 e...

Jan292025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Douye Diri to PANDEF: Concentrate on the the Development of Niger Delta

News Feature

Gov Diri To PANDEF: Focus On Region’s Development Issues Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged leadership of the Pan Niger Delta Development Forum (PANDEF) to focus on issues that border on the region’s development in its advocacy as a voice of the region. Senator Diri gave the admonition on Wednesday when a delegation of PANDEF led by its new chairman, Amb. Godknows Igali, paid him a courtesy visit in Government House, Yenagoa. He expressed his administration's commitment to collaborate with the forum to address issues of development bedevilling the Niger Delta region. The Bayelsa governor stressed that PANDEF needed the collaboration of governors of the region as well as interventionist agencies such as the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the pr...

Nov42024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

DOUYE DIRI TO NDDC: CONSULT US BEFORE YOU EMBARK ON PROJECTS

News Feature

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has urged management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to ensure proper consultation with state governments in the Niger Delta region before executing projects. Senator Diri gave the admonition on Monday when the NDDC Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, and his management team paid him a courtesy visit in Government House, Yenagoa. The governor stressed that the commission, as an intervention agency, should play complementary role in development of states within the region and not compete with governors or states. He advised the commission to ensure that the relevant ministries in the state were consulted for approval before executing projects in order to avoid duplication. He said: ...

Aug162022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

1700 Abandoned NDDC Projects In Bayelsa Unacceptable …Gov Diri

News Feature

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said more than 1700 abandoned projects of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) litter different parts of the state, a situation he described as unacceptable. Some of the abandoned projects include the Angalabiri-Ebedebiri-Toru-Orua shore protection project captured in the commission’s 2020 budget, the Sabagreia-Polaku bridge as well as the Akenfa bridge among others. Governor Diri spoke on Tuesday when the NDDC Interim Administrator, Dr Akwa Effiong, visited him in Government House, Yenagoa. The Bayelsa governor noted that the non-collaboration of the commission with catchment states that would advise on priority projects has led to duplication and abandonment of projects. Diri also called on President Muhammadu Buhari to...

Jun82021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

NO RIFT BETWEEN SYLVA AND AKPABIO OVER NDDC BOARD.

Press Release

The attention of H.E Timipre Sylva, Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources is drawn to a publication purporting a row with Senator Godswill Akpabio, Honourable Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, over the formation of a substantive Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The story also imagines that Sylva is attempting to truncate the chances of certain individuals from being Managing Director of the region's apex interventionist body. The story is false and nothing more than a string of poorly thought-out and poorly crafted lies that should be totally disregarded and discarded. Sylva has maintained excellent relations with Senator Akpabio through the years. The duo consider themselves brothers and comrades in the quest of building a more prosperous Niger...