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HIGH INFANT MORTALITY RATE, AVOIDABLE  DEATHS IN BAYELSA - DICKSON ...ESTABLISHES COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO EFFECTS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION  ...ARCHBISHOP ÒF YORK CANVASSES INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION  By Victor Ologbo Gov. Seriake Dickson with members of the Bayelsa State Commission of  Inquiry on Environmental Degradation The Governor of Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has again attacked the multinational oil firms for brazenly destroying the Niger Delta environment without adherence to international best practices in their activities. The Governor said that the mindless activities of the multinational oil firms in the oil rich state was responsible for the high infant mortality rate in Bayelsa and indeed the Niger Delta. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, quoted the Governor to have said that a UN survey revealed that crude oil spillage causes the d

PHOTOSPEAK: Field trip by Arch Bishop John Sentamu  to  Egbegiri, Ikarama and Azuzuama Communities heavily affected by oil spill. He was accompanied by  members of Bayelsa State Commission of Inquiry on Environmental Degradation on the field trip on Thursday 28 March 2019.

Governor Dickson Inaugurates Commission of Inquiry on Environmental Degradation ...Archbishop of York, ex-Ghana President Members By Victor Ologbo Gov. Dickson and members of the Bayelsa State Commission of Inquiry on Environmental Degradation Governor Henry Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday, inaugurated the Bayelsa State Commission of Inquiry on Environmental Degradation. The 10-member commission is chaired by the Archbishop of York, Dr. John Sentamu. Governor Dickson said the commission, which is comprised of Nigerian and foreign scholars and experts in various fields, had a nine-point terms of reference, which include to investigate the environmental, health, socio-economic, cultural and human damage caused by operations of both local and multinational oil companies.  He also charged the commission to analyse the legislations governing the operations of multinational oil companies in Bayelsa State and in Nigeria as well as establish a set of recommendations that

40 MILLION LITRES OIL SPILLAGE ANNUALLY IN NIGER DELTA - GOV DICKSON ......inaugurates Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission By Victor Ologbo in Yenagoa Destruction of marine life by Oil Spillage in the Niger Delta Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson disclosed on Wednesday that the Niger Delta region is recording not less than 40 million litres oil spill annually compared with 4 million litres annually being recorded in the United States. The spill, according to a survey could have killed around 16,000 infants within their first month of life. Governor Dickson who gave the statistics at the formal inauguration of Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall, Yenagoa said the State has suffered vast environmental and human damage in spite of her contribution to the socio economic growth of the country. He added that the State accounts for forty percent of Nigeria's oil wealth, and hosts the

WE'VE BUILT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO ATTRACT INVESTMENT TO BAYELSA - Gov. Dickson ....Urges caution on Africa free trade agreement By Mr. Daniel Alabrah Special Adviser to the Bauelsa State Governor on Public Affairs  Is writing from Kigali, Rwanda Gov Dickson in a group photogragh at the Kigali Afica CEO Forum Bayelsa State Governor, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has said his administration focused on investing in critical infrastructure that drives economic growth in order to attract investors to the state. He stated this at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, where business and political leaders from across Africa and other parts of the world gathered for a two-day conference. Governor Dickson was quoted by his Special Adviser on Public Affairs, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, to have said his Restoration Administration had made a lot of strides in various sectors so as to open up the state and enable people come to invest and do business.

BAYELSA MOURNS LITERARY ICON, GABRIEL OKARA  ... Declares 3 days of mourning   By Victor Ologbo Gabriel Okara Bayelsa State Governor, The Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson has described the death of famous poet and novelist, Dr. Gabriel Imomotimi Okara as a great loss to the state and Nigeria.  Governor Dickson stated that as a mark of honour, his government has declared a 3 days mourning for the late Okara begining from Monday to Wednesday this week with all flags to fly at half mast. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson quoted the governor to have made the remark in a statement issued on Monday. He said Okara who passed on at the age of 98 made a remarkable mark in the African literary industry, churning out great works that helped shaped the African society which include, The Call of the River Nun, the Fisherman’s Invocation, Piano and Drums, You Laughed and Laughed and Laughed and others. Governor Dickson who said

Understanding The #RiseForBayelsa Campaign  I am right now,  this very second by the creek (Toimbolo) in Ogriagbene Town, in Bomadi  LGA of Delta State, listening to the members of a White Garment (Zion or Aladura) Church thrill me to the unique sound that only them can produce.  Yet as I listen to them,  I still monitor this Fisherman,  whose name I don't know and may never know until I leave as he toils to earn his daily bread at the other end of the river. For the sake of this short piece, let's call him Ebi.  Before Ebi's enterprise caught my attention, I had wandered around the town while I waited for other members of my entourage. As I moved around with my phone in hand,  looking at the many mud houses (huts in the true sense of the word) I saw, adorned with the insignia of White garment churches, chief among them,  the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) better known as Olumba Olumba Obu or simply OOO, I couldn't help but admire what I c

GOV. DICKSON CONGRATULATES SECONDUS AT 64 By Victor Ologbo Prince Uche Secondus The Governor of Bayelsa State, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has congratulated the Chairman of the People Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus as he clocked 64 on March 22, 2019. Dickson described the PDP National Chairman as a leader who has demonstrated exemplary commitment to the party and providing stable, focused and courageous leadership at a very trying time when our nation’s democracy is under threat.  The Governor said in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, that Prince Uche Secondus provided leadership for the People’s Democratic Party at a critical period when the party needed all the push and support to get past the many challenges before it.  He said that it took the courage, the dexterity and resilience of a leader in the mould of Secondus to steer the party out of the stormy waters to put i