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GOVS, PDP YOUTHS REJECT BUHARI NDDC BOARD LIST ... As Govs Hold Emergency Meeting This Week By Donald Sylva The nine governors of the oil producing states, yesterday rejected the list of members of the board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) sent to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari. President had yesterday, in his letter to the National Assembly, requested the Senate to consider and confirm the appointment of Dr Pius Odubu (Edo state) as Chairman and Mr Bernard O Okumagba (Delta) as Managing Director board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Other members of the board are Engr. Otobong Ndem (Akwa Ibom) Executive Director Projects, Maxwell Oko (Bayelsa) Executive Director Finance and Admin,Prophet Jones Erue ( Delta) Delta Rep, Chief Victor Ekhator( Edo), Edo Rep, Dr Joy Yimebe Nunieh ( Rivers) Rivers Rep, Nwogu N. Nwogu( Abia), Abia Rep, Victor Antai(Akwa Ibom) Akwa Ibom Rep. and Theodore A. Allison. Others include; Maurice Effiw

PDP-GOVERNORS FORUM RESCHEDULES 2019 IGR SUMMIT. - Dr Peter Obi to deliver keynote speech - Summit set to tackle newer IGR options in a recessed economy By Donald Sylva The PDP Governors Forum is set to host the 2019 Edition of its annual IGR Summit in Abuja. In a statement released Tuesday by the Summit Organizing Committee and signed by Earl Osaro Onaiwu, DG of the Forum; the Summit which was earlier programmed for Wednesday/Thursday, Oct. 30-31, 2019 at the BON Hotel Stratton, (formerly Protea Hotel), Asokoro, Abuja; has been rescheduled to hold on Wednesday/Thursday, November 27-28, 2019 at the same venues. The rescheduling according to the release is due to the fact that the organizers do not want any conflict of interest arising from the two major elections coming up in Kogi and Bayelsa States. Titled “The Imperatives of Developing Internally-Generated Revenue Options for State Governments in a Recessed Economy”, the summit which is facilitated by th

BAYELSA STATE OIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION TO MEET IOCS AND SUBSIDIARIES By Donald Sylva Following testimonies and documents received from individuals and other concerned bodies, the Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC) has formally invited the management of all National, International oil companies and their Nigerian subsidiaries operating in Bayelsa State to a meeting with the Commission The Secretary of the commission Dr. Kathryn Nwajiaku -Dahou who confirmed the invitation, explained that the meeting which comes up on Friday, November 1, 2019 at the Royal Tulip Castle Hotel, Yenagoa, by 10am is to ensure that the views of all stakeholders, including those of International and National oil companies operating in Bayelsa that are yet to meet with the BSOEC, are reflected in the final report. . The BSOEC chaired by the Archbishop of York, United Kingdom, Dr John Sentamu, was established by Governor Henry Seriake Dickson in March 2019, purs

PDP-Governed States Host IGR Summit...... Dr Peter Obi To Deliver Key Note Speech On The Imperatives of Developing IGR Options for State Governments in a Recessed Economy By Donald Sylva The PDP Governors Forum will be hosting the 2019 Edition of the an IGR summit in Abuja. In a statement released by the Summit Organizing Committee and signed by Mr. Patrick PA Okon, the event which is facilitated by the PDP Governors Forum is managed by Messrs Red Sapphire Nigeria Limited, an integrated marketing communications company that provides Public Relations, Event Management & Marketing, and Advertising Services, in conjunction with the Producers of high-profile Finance programme, “Money Line on AIT”, will feature the Finance expert, Nancy Iloh as Summit Anchor. The summit is scheduled to hold on Wednesday/Thursday, Oct. 30-31, 2019 at the BON Hotel Stratton, (formerly Protea Hotel),Asokoro, Abuja. The Summit will feature Key Resource persons and Finance Experts wit

DIRI TO US, UK ENVOYS:APC PLANNING TO RIG AND UNLEASH VIOLENCE IN BAYELSA GUBER ELECTION…… Diplomats seek credible governorship poll By Donald Sylva Senator Douye Diri Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has alerted the United States and the United Kingdom about plans by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to collude with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to rig the November 16 governorship election in the state. Senator Diri also raised concerns over intelligence reports indicating that the main opposition party in the state was planning to intimidate voters and unleash violence during the election. Diri spoke yesterday in Yenagoa after separate meetings with officials of the US Embassy and the British High Commission. The US delegation was led by the Consul General, Claire Pierangelo while the Second Secretary (Political), Mr. Sarabjit Singh, led the British High Commission team. The

BAYELSA GUBER POLL: INEC NOT GIVING CONFIDENCE TO BAYELSANS...RESETTLE VOTERS CHASED OUT FROM NEMBE, SOUTHERN IJAW LGAs - Dickson ...Calls for constructive debates among candidates By Donald Sylva Gov. Henry Seriake Dickson Bayelsa State Governor, the Honourable Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday, said the Independent National Electoral Commission, has not given a convincing reassurance of it impartiality in the forthcoming election in the state. Governor Dickson said that it was rather worrisome and shocking that INEC betrayed the confidence of the Bayelsa people by its collusion with security agencies to rig the last Presidential/National Assembly elections in parts of the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, on Wednesday stated that Governor Dickson made the comment while speaking on political developments in the state especially the forthcoming election in a live media chat in Yenagoa. The governor challenged

BAYELSA GUBER: DIRI PROMISES SUCCOR  FOR FLOOD-RAVAGED COMMUNITIES..... PDP begins constituency campaigns amidst rousing welcome By Donald Sylva Senator Douye Diri Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has promised to tackle the perennial flooding in the state and the devastation it brings when elected into office. In a report made available to the Press by the Media and Publicity Committee of the PDP Campaign Council in the Bayelsa State Gubernatorial election and signed by Mr. Dan Alabra, it was stated that Senator Diri also pledged to engage the Federal Government over the issue of release of the ecological fund for such natural disasters. The report reade=s as follows; Diri and his running mate, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, got a rousing reception on Tuesday as they commenced their campaigns outside the state capital with visits to communities in Constituency 2 and 3 under Yenagoa Local Government A

BAYELSA GUBER POLL: 10 DEFECTORS OUT OF 3000 APPOINTEES ARE TOO WEAK TO AFFECT PDP's GUBERNATORIAL FORTUNE IN BAYELSA By Donald Sylva Bayelsa State Governor, the Honourable Seriake Dickson, has said that the defection of less than ten out of 3000 appointees of his Restoration Administration was too infinitesimal to hamper the victory of his party, the Peoples Democrat Party in the November 16, gubernatorial election in the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, quoted the governor as having given the assurance during the inauguration of 32 Chairmen of Rural Development Areas, at the Government House, Yenagoa on Tuesday. He said, “Those who are writing about the defections from our party, let me make it clear that in our government we have over 3000 appointees. The resignation or defection of ten appointees out the appointees is too small a number to register a negative effect on our party and its chances in the