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Mar62022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

My Award, Encouragement To Perform Better, Says Gov Diri *Dedicates Honour To Bayelsans

News Feature

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said his Independent Newspapers' Governor of the Year 2021 Award will spur him to better serve his state and the country. He equally dedicated the award to people of the state and his Prosperity Administration team. The governor, who was honoured as the best in the Good Governance and Responsive Leadership category, received the award at a well-attended event held at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos on Saturday night. In statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, on Sunday, Senator Diri said the award was not for him alone but also for members of his Prosperity Administration and all Bayelsans. He appreciated the media organisation for the recognition, noting that he was delighted that his silent achievements wer...

Mar62022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Wike Has Simplified Governance, Says Diri As Bayelsa Governor Inaugurates Road Project In Rivers

News Feature, Press Release

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has showered encomiums on his Rivers counterpart, Chief Nyesom Wike, saying he has simplified governance in a way that his administration has positively impacted the people. Governor Diri stated this on Wednesday when he inaugurated the 3.5km Mgbuoshimini-Nkpor road in Rumuolumeni, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Bayelsa governor noted that the importance of roads cannot be over-emphasised as they impact on the socio-economic life of the people. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted Governor Diri as saying that Wike simplified governance through his infrastructure revolution. The said the Rivers governor would leave big shoes for his successor to fill. Diri stated that having...

Jan282022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Otuokpoti Monarch’s Dethronement Stands, Says Gov Diri

News Feature, Press Release

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said despite protest from some quarters, the removal of the paramount ruler of Otuokpoti community in Ogbia Local Government Area, Chief Cousin Wongo, is irrevocable. Governor Diri, on Monday, announced the monarch's dethronement as well as the removal of the community development committee chairman and its youth president as a result of their complicity in the kidnap of the Commissioner for Trade, Industry and Investment, Mr. Federal Otokito, from his residence in the community. Mr. Otokito, however, regained his freedom on Monday after his abductors inflicted severe injuries on him. Speaking during a reception at Otuokpoti shortly after commissioning a Divisional Police Station constructed by the Ogbia council chairman, Ebiyon Turn...

Jan272022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Stop Seeing Politics As Dirty, Gov Diri Urges Christians *Reels Out Achievements Ahead Second Anniversary

News Feature, Religion

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has advised Christians to actively participate in politics and stop seeing it as dirty if they want to positively impact on the society. Governor Diri gave the advice while speaking at the end of a two-day programme of The Redeemed Christian Church of God tagged "Light Up Bayelsa Holy Ghost Rally" at the Oxbow Lake in Yenagoa on Wednesday evening. The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, urged Christians not to be aloof to politics or remain unconcerned but rather join to influence decision-making for the good of the generality of the people. He said Nigeria was in dire need of people that would salvage it from its many challenges, adding that the church should not be docile in the face of insecuri...

Jan262022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

God Has Something Special For Bayelsa, Says Pastor Adeboye

News Feature, Religion

General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said Bayelsa State will continue to make good progress as God has something special for the state. He made the prophetic declaration on Tuesday when he was received at the Government House, Yenagoa, by Governor Douye Diri, his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, top government officials and some Christian leaders in the state. The globally acclaimed cleric, popularly known as Daddy G.O, is in the state for a two-day “Light Up Bayelsa Holy Ghost Rally” holding in selected cities across the country to commemorate his 80th birthday in March this year. Pastor Adeboye said his visit was in fulfilment of the promise he made earlier to hold a crusade in Yenagoa, stating that he was happy to s...

Jan242022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

I’ll Ensure My Kidnapped Commissioner Is Released Unhurt — Gov Diri

News Feature, Press Release

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has assured that no stone would be left unturned to ensure the release of his Trade and Investment Commissioner, Mr. Federal Otokito, who was kidnapped a few days ago. The governor called for his immediate and unconditional release by his abductors, stressing that the state's laws against kidnapping would be followed to the letter against them. Mr. Otokito was kidnapped last Thursday night from his residence in Otuokpoti, his hometown in Ogbia Local Government Area of the state. Speaking on Sunday at the 12th Kolokuma-Opokuma Thanksgiving Day in Sampou, his community, Governor Diri insisted that the state government will not pay a dime as ransom for his release. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted ...

Jan162022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Why We’re Committed To Bayelsa Senatorial Road Projects – Gov Diri

News Feature

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has restated the commitment of his administration to construct and complete the Central, East and West senatorial roads in the state despite being federal projects. Speaking in Ekeremor at the weekend shortly after inspecting the progress of work on the Bayelsa West senatorial road from Sagbama to Ekeremor, Governor Diri said the determination to construct the three senatorial roads is premised on their importance to the people, in opening up the state and in stimulating socio-economic activities. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, quoted him as saying regardless of the economic downturn and the fact that the roads were federal projects, his government would not be discouraged but will ensure that they were bui...

Jan102022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Diri: Only PDP Can Rescue Nigeria *Party’s Governors Must Work Together, Says Wike

News Feature, Press Release

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, and his Rivers State counterpart, Chief Nyesom Wike, have said the chances of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) producing the President of Nigeria in 2023 was very bright. Both governors spoke on Monday when Wike visited Diri at the Government House in Yenagoa. The Bayelsa governor said only the PDP can rescue Nigeria from its present state of insecurity and economic woes. Diri, who described the presidency as a sacred office, said the party has been repositioned to ensure it wins the presidency in the 2023 general election. A press release by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted him as saying that the PDP was the only party with the pedigree to give Nigerians hope and a sense of direction. He said: "The presi...

Jan42022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Dickson A Political Strategist, Says Diri *Bayelsa Gov Reveals Predecessor’s Role In His Political Journey

News Feature, Press Release

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, went down memory lane on his political journey with his predecessor, Senator Seriake Dickson, describing the latter as a political strategist. Governor Diri stated this when he received the Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District in his hometown, Sampou, in Kolokuma/ Opokuma Local Government Area of the state. The governor recalled how both of them began their political journey serving in past civilian administrations in the state except one. His Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, in a statement, quoted the governor as saying that their long-standing relationship was of a mutual brotherly bond. Diri emphasised that his predecessor had always been instrumental in his political successes and recalled tha...

Dec312021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Gov Diri Signs N314.4bn Appropriation Bill Into Law

News Feature, Press Release

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Thursday, signed into law the state's 2022 Appropriation Bill, which was passed by the House of Assembly. Governor Diri assented to the bill in his office in Government House, Yenagoa in the presence of the Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Speaker of the House of Assembly, Abraham Ingobere, his deputy, Michael Ogbere, the House Leader, Monday Bubou, other principal officers of the assembly and top government functionaries. Governor Diri had in October presented to the assembly the bill tagged "Budget of Sustainable Growth" of N310,717,608,362. Speaker of the assembly, Abraham Ingobere, however, explained that the original figure was increased by N3,747,410,619. The governor expressed happiness that the budget was ...