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CHAIRMANSHIP OF PDP GOVS FORUM: NORTH CENTRAL STAKEHOLDERS REACT …Say we feel betrayed ..…Threaten to dump party By Donald Sylva Following Monday's emergency of Sokoto State Governor, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal as Chairman, PDP Governors Forum, some aggrieved elders and stakeholders of North Central extraction under the aegis of PDP North Central Stakeholders Forum say they will not accept Tambuwal's emergence. In a press statement signed by its National Coordinator, Mallam Nazif Abdullahi, the group said it felt betrayed because the position had been zoned to its region based on the fact that Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State was pencilled down to succeed the outgoing chairman, Hon. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State. The group stated that in what seemed like a kangaroo assembly, few members of the forum gathered somewhere in Abuja, came to an agreement and is now attempting to foist their wish on the entire membership of the forum; claiming that it was a

RESTORATION CUP ORGANISERS FELICITATE WITH 'MR. SPORTS' GOVERNOR SERIAKE DICKSON AT 54 By Donald Sylva Organisers of the Restoration Cup felicitate with our sports-loving governor, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, otherwise known as Mr. Sports, on the occasion of his 54th birthday. They said it is significant that this year's celebration coincides with the landmark achievement of Honourable Seriake Dickson becoming the first democratically elected governor of Bayelsa State to complete two terms of eight years in office. The Director-General, Mr. Ono Akpe, and the Tournament Director, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, in a statement, noted that under Governor Dickson, Bayelsa has won more laurels as the state's athletes have excelled at both local and International competitions. They also stated that Governor Dickson has used sports, especially football, to change the development narrative about the state. "As a major sponsor of the Resto

SUPREME COURT AFFIRMATION OF ELECTORAL VICTORIES: PDP GOVS FORUM REACTS - Congratulates Govs Fintiri, Mohammed, Ortom & Tambuwal - Says Peoples' Wish Has Been Respected By Editor The PDP Governors Forum has congratulated four of its members over the landslide victory recorded on the various post-election petition cases at the   country's Supreme Court.  In a press statement released on Tuesday and signed by the DG of the Forum, Earl Osaro Onaiwu, the forum stated that apex court has by its judgments affirmed the wishes of the people who not only voted but defended their votes and the mandates they granted the governors during the gubernatorial election of March 2019. The statement added that the governors should see this as a prompting to do more in delivering democratic dividends to the people who have not only put their hopes on them but have given them their wholehearted trust and undiluted loyalty even in the face of provocation and intimid

RESTORATION CUP RESUMES JAN 20... Finial games to commence By Douye Timi Governor Seriake Dickson in a pre match introduction in one of the earlier Restoration Cup matches The final phase of the Henry Seriake Dickson Football Tournament otherwise known as the Restoration Cup will resume on Monday, January 20. Director-General of the tournament, Mr. Ono Akpe, in a statement on behalf of the organisers, said the curtain on the biggest grassroots football tournament in Nigeria would be drawn in the next two weeks.  Mr. Akpe expressed the apology of the organisers for the lengthy suspension of the competition and said that they appreciate the patience and understanding of the registered teams, their sponsors and other football stakeholders. He attributed the delay to security and logistics challenges arising from the conduct of the November 16, 2019 governorship election in the state.  Akpe assured that arrangements have been put in place to ensure a hitch

OKOWA, ISHAKU AND IKPEAZU’S SUPREME COURT VICTORIES: PDP GOVERNORS FORUM REACTS…… Assures members of unflinching support and loyalty By Donald Sylva The PDP Governors Forum has congratulated Governors Ifeanyi Okowa, Darius Ishaku and Okezie Ikpeazu of Delta, Taraba and Abia States respectively over the validation of their election victories by the Supreme Courts. In a statement on Wednesday, the Forum, said the news of the apex court verdicts did not come as a surprise because of the massive support the trio received from the people and residents of Delta, Taraba and Abia States as the case may be during the March 9th, 2019 Governorship Election. The Forum said the affirmation of the mandates clears the path for the governors to settle down in the enormous tasks of taking their states to greater heights without any further distractions.  It described the victories as a testimony to the transparent, credible, democratic, free and fair election process that pr