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HOW APC ENTERED INTO N750 MILLION AGREEMENT WITH ISENAH TO BETRAY PARTY - YOUTH GROUP By Our Reporter The PDP Youths Front has said that the former Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Tonye Isenah, was a mole who betrayed the trust of his party for a contract of N750 million with the All Progressives Congress. The Coordinator of the Forum, Mr. Willy McDonald, alleged in a statement on Monday that the APC leaders have already released N500 million to the former Speaker to destabilize the party while pretending to be a member and leader. Mcdonald said that Isenah defied all meetings with the PDP leadership because of the desperation to do the biddings of his new found political paymasters. He said that the events immediately preceding the removal of Tonye Isenah revealed the underhand dealings that culminated in the removal of Isenah as the Speaker. According to McDonald, the two APC members, who were present in the House during the mo

PDP CONGRATULATES NEWLY ELECTED BAYELSA SPEAKER By Donald Sylva Rt. Hon. Bubou Obolo The Peoples Democratic Party has congratulated the newly elected Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Monday Bubou Obolo. The State Secretary of the party, Chief Godspower Keku, commended the members of the House for the peaceful way in which the change of leadership in the House was carried out in a statement on Monday. Keku also hailed the members of the Assembly for their loyalty and adherence to the unifying ideals of the Party in their dealings. He described the new Speaker who represents Southern Ijaw 2, as a man of integrity and good party man with the capacity to lead the House of Assembly especially at this crucial period. The PDP Scribe urged the members to give the necessary support to the new Speaker to enable him to succeed in the important task of making laws for the development of the state. He also advised the new sp

PDP YOUTH NETWORK SALUTES NEW SPEAKER, MEMBERS FOR PEACEFUL REMOVAL OF ISENAH ....Says former Speaker Was a Paid Agent of the APC By Douye Tuburu The Peoples Democratic Party Youth Network has commended the members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly for their display of maturity and firmness in effecting a change in leadership of the Assembly on Monday. The Secretary General of the Group, Comrade James Oputin, said that the membership of the Assembly deserved commendation for averting bloodshed and violence planned by the leaders of the opposition All Progressives Congress and the impeached Speaker, Rt. Hon. Tonye Isenah. Oputin said that the action of the Assembly confirmed the fears of the youth group across Bayelsa that Isenah was a mole of the All Progressive Congress occupying a strategic position in the PDP to sabotage the efforts of the party in the forthcoming election. According to him, the PDP leadership particularly the Assembly acted well t

BAYELSA GUBER: PDP Youth Network commends party for rescheduling campaign flag off date to avoid clash, violence ... Says Boycott of APC Rally by Lokpobiri, Aganaba, Seibarugo, Angaye shows that the party has failed By Our Reporter The Peoples Democratic Party Youth Network has lauded the decision of the leadership of the party to shift its flag off campaign earlier scheduled for Saturday to Monday to avoid clash with the opposition All Progressives Congress. The group in a statement by its Secretary General James Oputin, said that the PDP leadership displayed a commendable level of maturity by averting the plan of the APC to use a nonexistent clash of rallies  to unleash mayhem on the state. The group said that the APC planned to cause civil disturbance with thugs imported from neighbouring states to cause civil disturbance at the venue of the PDP rally. Oputin posited that APC lacks capacity to win free, fair and credible election in Bayelsa state  H

Ensure FIRS Tells the Nation Truth – PDP Youth Vanguard Fire Anti-Graft Agencies By Donald Sylva The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) youths have called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other relevant security agencies to probe the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) over the N90 billion scandal.  The call followed the allegation by Timi Frank, a former Deputy Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who alleged that the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo started having issues when the presidency discovered that he mismanaged N90 billion allegedly made available by the FIRS for 2019 election campaign purposes. Even though the FIRS had denied making N90 billion available to the Vice President for election campaigns, the youths said there is more to the allegation. The youths, under the aegis of PDP South South Youth Vanguard said that the Inland Revenue must tell the nation what really transpired and stop denying the all

BAYELSA OIL COMPANY NOT FOR SALE - MANAGEMENT  Donald Sylva The management of the Bayelsa Oil Company has refuted news reports in an online publication that the company is up for sales. In a press Statement issued and signed by the Chairman of the Company, Chief Solomon Agwana on 26 th of September, 2019, the company said that its attention was drawn to news report on an online medium which did not border to cross check its facts before going to publish. The full report is captured below; The attention of the Board of Directors and Management of the Bayelsa Oil Company Limited  (BOCL) has been drawn to a news report on an online medium wherein unfounded allegations were levelled against the Managing Director of our company.  The report, sadly, ignored the time honoured journalistic best practice of crosschecking facts and getting potentially opposing views before publication.  The said medium quoted copiously from a letter allegedly written by Consider Or

AKWA IBOM MOURNS FORMER SGF UFOT EKAETTE..... Governor Udom Emmanuel Extols his Virtues By Douye Tuburu Ex-SGF, Ufot Ekaete Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel has sent a message of condolence to the family of Obong Ufot Ekaette, a one-time Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and pioneer Minister of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. According to a release by his Chief Press Secretary Ekerete Udoh, Governor Emmanuel  celebrated the contributions of the departed Elder Statesman to the development of Akwa Ibom State in particular and Nigeria in general.  “He was a thoroughbred public servant who was transparent, honest and a stickler for excellence, qualities he brought to bear in the execution of the key offices of public trust he held in the course of his illustrious career.  "The Government and the people of Akwa Ibom State are grateful for his contributions to the development of our State wh

BAYELSA GUBER POLL: YOUTH GROUP CAUTIONS BAYELSANS AGAINST MYSTERIOUS APC SALT By Donald Sylva A Youths Group has cautioned Bayelsans against a mysterious campaign salt in circulation in Bayelsa State believed to have been provided by the gubernatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress. The Secretary General of the Group, Chief James Oputin, said that the salt branded with the faces of the APC Candidate and his running mate should be avoided because of obvious spiritual implications to the consumption of salt from highly suspicious and tainted quarters. He said that the Group was in possession of credible information that the salt in circulation was a covert spiritual plan to arrest the minds of the unsuspecting Bayelsa citizens for undeserved political benefits. He said that the love and passion for the development of Bayelsa must be genuine and of sterner stuff beyond temporary instruments of deceit and deception by desperate politicians for ulterio

BAYELSA GOV. ELECTION : Please Caution AGIP Over Plot to Destabilize The State - Youths to NNPC By Douye Tuburu The management of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has been urged to caution AGIP Petroleum Company from interfering in the forthcoming Bayelsa State Governorship Election scheduled for November 16. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) youths, under the aegis of PDP South South Youth Vanguard, made this call Tuesday, less than two months to the state governorship election.  The youths said it has become imperative to call on the NNPC because of the implication of AGIP backing a particular candidate in the state election against other candidates.  Recall that last week the group had warned AGIP against such move, adding that such action is capable of causing crisis in Bayelsa State. The youths, in a statement by its National Chairman, James Efe Akpofure called on the management of NNPC to take urgent steps in addressing this developmen

A/IBOM STATE UNIPORT ALUMNI PRESIDENT COMMEND GOV UDOM EMMANUEL FOR TURNING THE STATE INTO AN INDUSTRIAL CITY By Michael Egiethua Comrade Chris Udi, President UNIPORT Alumni Akwa Ibom State The President of the University of Port Harcourt Alumni Association, Akwa Ibom State Chapter - Comrade Chris Udi has commended the Akwa Ibom State Governor His Excellency, Mr. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel for transforming the State from a Civil Service to an Industrial State.  In his Statement made available to our reporter by the State Publicity Secretary of the Association – Mr. Usen Umoh, Comrade Udi revealed that his commendation was on the basis of the numerous building and commissioning of viable industries in the State. Some of the projects to be commissioned include the most digitized power sub-station in West Africa situated in Ekim, and the Flour Mills in Onna among others. Flour Mills in Onna  Comrade Chris Udi called on the Governor to do everything within his

I'VE WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN BAYELSA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION - SENATOR DIRI .....Says Relationship With Jonathan Cordial By Our Correspondent Senator Douye Diri Being excerpts of remarks and response by the Bayelsa State Peoples Democratic Party (PPD) Governorship candidate, Senator Douye Diri, during a recent interactive session with senior journalists in Abuja. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS  I am from a humble background in Sampou community in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. I went to primary school in Sampou and Odi before attending Government Secondary School, Odi, where I obtained the West African School Certificate in 1981. I proceeded to the College of Education, Port Harcourt, and got the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) in 1985 before attending the University of Port Harcourt where I obtained a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree in Political Science in 1990. Thereafter, I became a teacher. I taught in rural secondary scho