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BAYELSA GUBER: COURT GRANTS ORDER UPHOLDING THE INCLUSION OF ELECTED LG OFFICIALS AS DELEGATES ...DECLINES ALAIBE’S APPLICATION TO DISQUALIFY LG CHAIRMEN, VICE CHAIRMEN, COUNCILLORS AS DELEGATES By Douye Tuburu The Bayelsa State High Court presided over by Justice EG Umukoro on Friday granted an order to maintain status in the inclusion of local government chairmen, their deputies and councillors as delegates in the forthcoming gubernatorial election Justice Umukoro granted the order for the preservation of status quo while hearing two suits involving the inclusion of the chairmen, their deputies and councillors as delegates in the September 3, 2019 gubernatorial primaries in the state. The suits were the one filed by Chief Timi Alaibe, which sought to prevent the oval government officials from participating in the forthcoming primaries as delegates and a parallel one by the Chairmen, the vice chairmen and councillors which sought to enforce their right to par

CELEBRATING A SILENT ACHIEVER AND PHILANTHROPIST......DR. NIMIBOFA AYAWEI PDP GUBERNATORIAL ASPIRANT IN BAYELSA STATE   By J. P. Owoupele Dr. Ayawei Nimibofa Proverbs Eleven: Twenty-Four states “One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give and only suffers want”. This scripture aptly describes Dr. Nimibofa Ayawei, who is seen by many as a silent achiever who has done so much for humanity and who reaches out to all. Born on November 7th 1971 in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Dr. Ayawei attended St Johns Primary School Koluama between 1977-83. He then proceeded to Community Secondary School in the same community and obtained the West African School Certificate in 1983. Young and intelligent Ayawei was always top of his class and thus given double promotion from class two to four in recognition of his brilliant performance. In 1991, he enrolled to study Chemistry at the then Rivers State College of Ed

BAYELSA GOVERNORSHIP ASPIRANTS PROMISE TO PRIORITIZE  SPORTS  By Douye Tuburu Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, and PDP Governorship Aspirant, His Excellency, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah rtd, (middle); flanked by the Director General of the Restoration Cup Football Tournament, Mr. Ono K. Akpe (Left); and Restoration Cup Tournament Director, Hon. Daniel Alabrah, during the official presentation of the Restoration Cup Jersey for the 3rd edition of the Governor Henry Seriake Dickson Football Tournament "Restoration Cup 2019". Three frontline Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirants in Bayelsa State have pledged that their administration would give priority consideration to sports development. The aspirants, Senator Douye Diri, Dr. Nimibofa Ayawei and Barr. Kemela Okara, who are all seeking the sole ticket of their party to contest the November 16 governorship election, made the promise when organisers of the Restoration Cup prese

GOVERNOR DICKSON SWEARS IN NEW BYSIEC CHAIRMAN ...Charges him to maintain already achieved success and standard By Douye Tuburu New BYSIEC Chairman (left)Hon.  Ball Oyarede in and Handshake Gov Seriake Dickson after his inauguration The Bayelsa State Governor, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, on Tuesday tasked the newly sworn-in Chairman of the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission, BYSIEC, Hon. Ball Oyarede, to carry out his responsibilities with firmness and integrity. The Governor charged the new BYSIEC boss to ensure that the success and high standard of the commission was maintained through the conduct of credible, free and fair elections. A statement by the Special Adviser to the governor on Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, quoted him as having said this on Tuesday shortly after the swearing-in ceremony in Government House, Yenagoa. Governor Dickson who extolled the leadership qualities of Hon. Oyarede said the Bayelsa state Electoral body is

NON PAYMENT OF SALARY, AKWA SAVINGS AND LOANS WORKERS PROTEST...... Blame Akwa Ibom Senator, Rep, Others for Mortgage Bank’s Collapse By Douye Tuburu Workers in the State owned primary mortgage institution; Akwa Savings and Loans Limited (ASLL) on Monday protested the non-payment of their salaries and arrears. The angry workers, numbering at least 70, locked the main gate to the headquarters of the financial institution on Abak Road, chanting various solidarity songs. Some of the inscriptions in their placards read: "Akwa savings must not go down, Gov Udom act now" "Gov. Udom, Please Come to our aid" among others. The protesters called on the relevant Government agencies to compel debtors of the bank to pay up and begged for government intervention in the payment of their salaries. Earlier in 2016, the bank had published names of her major debtors including Hon. Michael Enyong - a two-time represent of Uyo Federal Constituency at

HOW OBASANJO USED JONATHAN, ALAIBE, EBEBI, AGBEDI, OTHERS TO HUMILIATE ALAMIEYESEIGHA OUT OF OFFICE.... What Bayelsans, Ijaw Nation Must Know By Dr. Ebitimi Alfred Coordinator of The Bayelsa Truth Movement for Southern Ijaw Candidate for PDP Chief Olusegun Obasanjo With political activities gathering momentum ahead of the primaries of the People’s Democratic Party and the All Progressive Congress and the gubernatorial election scheduled to hold on November 16, 2019, it has become pertinent to peep again to the travails of our First Civilian Governor, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha. The late former Governor fondly referred to as the Governor General of the Ijaw Nation was a phenomenal advocate of Ijaw interest. That perhaps earned him the admiration of the Ijaw people who gave him the title of Governor General. However, political differences between him and the then President Olusegun Obasanjo resulted in a dangerous political conspiracy which was painstakingly

PDP YOUTHS BLAST CRITICS AND RUMOUR MONGERS  ....SAYS PDP NORTH EAST GOVERNORS ARE WITH ATIKU 100% By Douye Tuburu Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) youths under the aegis of North East PDP Solidarity Group has berated those plotting to destabilise the relationship between the party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and PDP governors from the zone. The PDP youths warned those, who are in the habit of spreading fake news about the relationship between Atiku and the governors to steer clear. The group, in a statement by its Chiarman, Adamu Saidu said that the three governors, Balla Muhammed, Bauchi state, Darius Ishaku, Taraba state and Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, Adamawa state are solidly behind Atiku from the Tribunal to the final judgment at the Supreme Court. The PDP group said that the rumour that one of the governors is plotting to contest the 2023 presidential election and that is the reason why he refused to back Atiku a

Gov Dickson’s Backed Restoration Group Over runs Alaibe, Others In Bayelsa PDP Ward Delegate Congress Douye Tuburu Timi Alaibe The Governor Henry Seriake Dickson led Restoration Group on Saturday over ran the Campaign Organisation of Chief Timi Alaibe and other aspirants in the just concluded People’s Democratic Party Ward Delegate Congress. The Restoration Team reinforced its dominance of the politics of the PDP and the state by registering an intimidating haul of the victorious number of delegates in the congress. A chieftain of the PDP said on the condition of anonymity that the outcome of the delegate conference and the massive presence displayed by the Restoration Team only demonstrated that the Restoration Group has total control of the politics of the PDP and even Bayelsa. The PDP has been in control of the politics of Bayelsa since the commencement of democratic governance in 1999. The source said that members of the Governor David Umahi-led Panel which