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PRESS RELEASE 28th June, 2018 OSHIOMHOLE! WATCH YOUR MOUTH - DELTA PDP We read with dismay and disappointment, some recent comments credited to former Edo State Governor and now National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, in which he openly expressed his ultimate personal ambition to unseat His Excellency, Governor Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa of Delta State and take over the State for APC by every means possible. Oshiomhole was quoted as saying that: "One of my principal reasons for accepting to run for the National Chairmanship of our great party is because I want to pay back Gov Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State in his own coins. Earlier in 2016 he used Delta State money to fight me in order to install his party in my State, in 2019, I will be fighting, knocking and even biting him with Federal government might to ensure that PDP dies a natural death in Delta State." The veracity of the above ‘threat’ was confirmed by Governor Okowa himself, duri

Irish Ambassador Visits Bayelsa, Attributes High Oil Output To Stability In N’Delta …Bayelsa To Sign GMoU With Shell On Gbarain/Ubie Gas Plant …Restates Preparedness To Partner Int’l Community On Oil, Gas Bayelsa State Government is to sign a Global Memorandum of Understanding with Shell Petroleum Development Company, (SPDC) on the Gbarain/Ubie Gas plant, a multi-million dollar project, which is the largest investment in Africa. Speaking while receiving the Irish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Sean Hoy in Government House, Yenagoa, the State Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (Rtd), expressed the Government’s preparedness to partner the international community, in seeking ways the state can benefit maximally from the oil and gas industry. A statement issued on Wednesdayby the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Francis Ottah Agbo, quoted the Deputy Governor as lamenting the non-participation of Bayelsans in the oil and gas industry, which he said was a major

Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah retd, (right) addressing members of the Press during the May, 2018 edition of the State Monthly   Transparency Press Briefing at Government House, Yenagoa, while the Head of Service, Rev. Thomas Zidafamor (left) and the Secretary to the State Government, Barr. Kemela Okara (centre) look on. Photo by Lucky Francis. BAYELSA GOVT DECLARES N7.3 BILLION BALANCE AS AT MAY, 2018 ...Rationalizes Staff of Tertiary Institutions Bayelsa State Government says, it has expended N313.5 million as payment for the disengaged staff of tertiary institutions, following the staff rationalization policy of the government. The State Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John-Jonah (Rtd), who stated this in Government House, Yenagoa, declared N7.3 billion as balance of funds available as at the end of May, 2018. A statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, quoted

Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah retd, (left) in a discussion with the Special Adviser to the Governor on Treasury, Revenue and Accounts, Mr. Timipre Seipulo (right) during the May, 2018 edition of the State's Monthly Transparency Press Briefing at Government House, Yenagoa. Photo by Lucky Francis. No Apologies For Removing Ghost names from Payroll - Bayelsa Government The Bayelsa State Government has said that it owes nobody any apologies for removing ghost names from the over-bloated payroll in the state. The Government also stressed that, the decision to flush out unqualified workers, who came into the public service, through dubious means should be commended by all well-meaning citizens. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, stated this at the Oporoma, headquarters of the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area during the grand finale of a grassroots sensitization programme on

DO NOT BE DISTRACTED BY COMMISSIONER’S DEFECTION, YOUTHS TELL DICKSON ...SAYS OTOBO ACTED OUT OF GREED, INGRATITUDE The Bayelsa Youths Movement has urged the Governor of the state, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, not to give attention to the recent defection of the Commissioner for Youths, Mr. Ibarakumo Otobo, to the opposition All Progressives Congress. The Secretary General of the group, Comrade Elisha Inodu, called on Governor Dickson to be resolute in his decision to raise a new generation of leaders to pilot the affairs of Bayelsa State in a statement on Saturday. He called on the Governor to ensure that he was not distracted by the betrayal and disloyalty displayed by the former commissioner who was a beneficiary of the visionary leadership provided by the governor. According to him, Otobo was picked by the governor out of thousands of youths who embraced the values of the Restoration Government and given the opportunity to serve Bayelsa in sensitive positions before h

Public Lecture Series The Annual Feast of Barracuda Organised By National Association of Seadogs, Asaba Branch On 23rd June, 2018 at Nelrose Hotel, Asaba. Topic: Driver Education: A Means of Reducing Road Crashes By Stephen K. Dieseruvwe, Director General, Delta State Traffic Management Authority (DESTMA). Protocols Members of the Press Ladies and Gentlemen Let me begin by extending my deep sense of gratitude to the National Associationof Seadogs, Asaba Branch, for inviting me to participate in this year’s Annual Feast of Barracuda, with discussion topic: Driver Education: A Means of ReducingRoad Crashes, which shall put in context the unsafe nature of our roads globally. Road   traffic   crashes   have   become   a   normal   and   reoccurring  phenomenon particularly in Nigeria. Although both the developed and developing nations of theworld have suffered from varying degrees of road traffic crashes, the statistics from developing   countries   are   alarming.   Road   traf

Defection: Bayelsa PDP Condemns Action, Says It’s a Show Of Ingratitude, Selfishness, Immaturity …Call On Youths To Support Youth Friendly Policies of Govt Ibarakumo Otobo The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bayelsa State has reacted to the reported resignation and defection of Ibarakumo Otobo, the erstwhile Commissioner for Youth Development in the State, describing it as an act of ungratefulness, immaturity and a lack of understanding of the policies and programmes of the PDP led Restoration Government in the State. In a statement by the Chairman of the PDP, Bayelsa State, Hon. Moses Cleopas and Secretary, Keku Godspower, described the decision of Ibarakumo Otobo to dump the PDP as show of ingratitude and should be condemned by all right thinking youths across the State. The statement noted with regret that, Mr. Otobo is taking such a decision at a time when, Governor Seriake Dickson is doing everything humanly possible to build the capacity of youths t