CrossFire Interrogator

Dickson has set very high marks, says Okowa …as Bayelsa commences Safe Motherhood Scheme, payment to pregnant women Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday was full of commendation for his Bayelsa counterpart, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, whom he said has set very high marks in governance worthy of emulation by their colleagues. He spoke as the special guest of honour at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall in Yenagoa during the formal launch of the Bayelsa Safe Motherhood Scheme and commencement of payment of monthly stipends to over 1000 pregnant women in line with the state government’s determination to reduce the incidence of maternal and infant mortality. A press release by the Special Adviser on Public Affairs, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted Governor Dickson as urging pregnant women in the state to register at the nearest healthcare provider and regularly attend antenatal services to enable them benefit from the scheme. The governor said the scheme would ou

GOV DICKSON LEADS SOUTH SOUTH GOVS TO CONDOLE WITH ANENIH FAMILY ...SAY HIS DEATH HAS CREATED A MAJOR POLITICAL VACUUM IN NIGERIA Report by our correspondent in Abuja. The Chairman of the South South Governors’s Forum, and Governor òf Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, on Tuesday led his colleagues to condole with the family of late politician, Chief Tony Anenih, in Abuja. The Chief mourner and first son of Anenih, Tony Anenih, and his widow, Justice Mary Anenih, received the governors. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, said in a statement on Tuesday that Governor Dickson was accompanied by the Governor òf Rivers State, Barr. Nyesom Wike, the Governor òf Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, and their Akwa Ibom State state counterpart, Barr. Emmanuel Udom. The Governor òf Bayelsa State who spoke on behalf of the South South Governors Forum, said that they visited the residence of the late astute politician t

BAYELSA STATE GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT His Excellency, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, Governor of Bayelsa State, has approved the appointment of the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ebitimitula Nicholas Etebu,  as the Acting Vice Chancellor òf the newly established Bayelsa State Medical University, Yenagoa. Prof. Etebu, a fellow of the International College òf Surgeons, was the Medical Director at the Federal Medical Centre Yenagoa from 2006 to 2014. Prof. Etebu, a Professor òf Pathology, also lectured at the Department òf Health Sciences, University òf Port Harcourt from 2003 to 2006. The new Acting Vice Chancellor who is a member of several professional associations with several academic publications to his credit was also Head, Anatomical Pathology Department, University òf Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital among others. Prof. Etebu’s appointment is part of the efforts of His Excellency to lay a solid foundation for the Bayelsa State Medical University. Similarly, t

DICKSON SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER FOR AUTOMATIC EMPLOYMENT FOR FIRST CLASS GRADUATES Governor Dickson in a group photograph with with newly employed First Class Graduates of Bayelsa Origin Bayelsa State Governor, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has said that he has taken a decision to sign an executive order to give automatic employment to all first class graduates in the state every year. The Governor said that the executive order was aimed at ensuring that the automatic employment policy is sustained annually even after the end of his administration. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, quoted the governor as having stated this during an induction ceremony for 31 First Class Graduates who were offered automatic employment at the Government House, Yenagoa on Monday, He explained that the order would mandate the Civil Service Commission to present a list of duly verified applicants to the office of the govern

Anenih: Nigeria has lost a political colossus - Gov. Dickson Chief Tony Anenih Bayelsa State Governor, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has said Nigeria lost a political colossus in the late Chief Tony Anenih. Governor Dickson, in a statement on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Public Affairs, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, said he received the news of Chief Anenih's passing with shock. He described Anenih as an astute politician and elder statesman whose vacuum will be difficult to fill. The governor, who is also chairman of the South-South Governors Forum, said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the South -South geo-political zone and the entire country will miss Anenih for his selfless contributions to the growth of PDP,  development of the region and Nigeria in general. "Chief Anenih will be remembered for his immense contribution to the growth of PDP, development of the South-South region and Nigeria in general. Mr.  Fix It, as he was fondly called, was a

BAYELSA IS ON THE VERGE OF INFRASTRUCTURAL BREAKTHROUGH, DICKSON  …CONTRACT FOR AGGE DEEP SEAPORT TO BE AWARDED NEXT WEEK Governor Seriake Dickson Governor Henry Seriake Dickson says, his administration will award the contract for the Agge deep seaport, which is one of the most ambitious and capital intensive projects, under his watch next month. The Governor, who disclosed this in his remarks at the October, 2018 edition of the State’s monthly Praise Night at the King of Glory Chapel, Government House, Yenagoa, stated that, the project is part of his administration’s decision to double its strategic developmental efforts in a bid to move the state to greater heights. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Relations, Mr Fidelis Soriwei quoted the Governor as stressing that, despite having just 14 months left of his term in office, he will remain committed to developing of the state by awarding the Agge Deep Seaport contract this year. Honourabl

Flood: Gov Dickson approves additional N100m for relief materials, resettlement of victims Bayelsa State Governor, Honourable Seriake Dickson, yesterday, approved an additional N100 million for the provision of relief materials and the resettlement of flood victims across the eight local government areas of the state. Governor Dickson had earlier approved N50 million towards ameliorating the plight of victims of the disaster. The governor announced the approval when members of the Ijaw Professionals Association (IPA) led by chairman of its Board of Trustees, Gen. Paul Alaowei Toun (retd), paid him a courtesy visit in Government House, Yenagoa. A press release by his Special Adviser on Public Affairs, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as having directed the Secretary to the State Government, Barr. Kemela Okara, the Chief of Staff, Government House, Rt. Hon. Talford Ongolo, and other senior government officials to coordinate the process of ensuring that displaced

BAYELSA FLOOD: A MAJOR DISASTER OSINBAJO ....AS DICKSON CALLS FOR COLLABORATION TO RESETTLE VICTIMS Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Gov. Seriake Dickson acknowledging cheers from Bayelsans on his recent visit The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday overflew some parts of Bayelsa, to assess the flood situation in the state, describing it as a major disaster. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Bayelsa State Governor, on Media Relations, Mr Fidelis Soriwei, says Prof Osinbajo made the statement when he, Governor Henry Seriake Dickson and some Federal Government officials visited internally displaced persons camps in the state on Friday. Accompanied by the state governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, Senator Magnus Abe, Minister of Environment, Alhaji Ibrahim Jibrin and Director General of National Emergency Management Agency, Mustapha Maihaja and former governor of the state, Chief Timipre Sylva, said they were in the state for an on-the-spot

BAYELSA BORN LECTURER WINS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON CHEMICAL SCIENCES  ...receives commendation from state government  Dr. Kaywood Leisou The Bayelsa State Government has congratulated a university don, Dr. Kaywood Leizou for winning the 2018 World Chemical Sciences (Metal Speciation in Sediment) Championship. Dr. Leizou emerged winner of the championship after defeating 5, 845 other nominations from 89 other Countries screened for the 2018 world championship. The International Agency for Standards and Ratings (IASR) recognizes Dr. Leizou as the new world champion and among the world’s 500 most influential experts on earth in chemical sciences for the year 2018. Reacting to the development, the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson described the feat as a good news to the state, the Niger Delta University, Nigeria and Africa. In a statement on Thursday, Iworiso-Markson, who said the new world champion has made

 SING FOUNDATION LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TAGGED #VoteAMust IN ABUJA …..Promises to mobilize the Niger Delta people for a sustainable peaceful protest until identified perpetrators of electoral violence are prosecuted. By Michael Egiethua Olufemi Akindele Lawson, Director of Policy of SING marking his welcome address The SING Foundation, a prominent Civil Society Organization which aims at creating a more prosperous and vibrant Niger Delta, launched its nonpartisan campaign Hashtag,   #VoteAMust in Abuja yesterday Wednesday 17 th of October 2018 at its Headquarters. The campaign is aimed at building a credible electoral process as a forerunner to a better society. The campaign tagged, “Vote A Must” Campaign is aimed at sensitizing the Niger Delta and indeed the whole of Nigeria on the importance of participating actively and independently in the forthcoming 2019 general elections. In his speech, Olufemi Akindele Lawson, who is the Director of Policy of SING said that