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BAYELSA RECOVERS N1.8BN FROM ONGOING PUBLIC SECTOR REFORMS Donald Sylva Gov. Seriake Dickson Bayelsa State Governor, the Honourable Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday said the ongoing reforms in the state public sector was yielding positive results, as his administration has recovered about N2.2 billion annually through the exercise. Governor Dickson stated this during a meeting of Labour leaders, members of the Post Primary Schools Board and the Association of All Nigerian Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), in Yenagoa. A statement by his Special Adviser on Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, stated that, the amount was saved from the ongoing verification exercise in the mainstream civil service and that of the post primary schools in the state. The Governor said that, the government had so far recovered N53million per month from the mainstream civil service and N134 million from discrepancies of salaries (grade levels and steps) of secondar...

JUBILATION IN BAYELSA AS GOV. DICKSON LIFTS EMBARGO ON PROMOTION ... LABOUR LEADERS, WORKERS COMMEND THE GOVERNOR FOR THE DECISION ... WE HAVE NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD --- JOINT LABOUR UNION Donald Sylva Gov. Henry Seriake Dickson Bayelsa State Governor, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson on Monday gave workers in the state a special gift ahead of this year's May Day celebration, as he lifted the embargo on implementation of promotion in the state. The governor as a show of committment directed the immediate implementation and payment of promotion benefits to all workers in the state as well as the arrears of promotion that has been accumulated. At a meeting with labour leaders in the state inside the Government House, Yenagoa, Governor Dickson also approved the spread of the payment to the end of the tenure of his adminsitration. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson who disclosed this said the governor equally i...

DICKSON URGES IJAW POLITICIANS TO STOP USING FEDERAL CONTACTS TO KILL DURING ELECTIONS ...URGES FG TO UNRAVEL IDENTITIES OF SOLDIERS WHO KILLED 40 IJAW PEOPLE IN KALABARI By Ogeh Cion Bayelsa State Governor, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has called on politicians of Ijaw extraction to stop aiding the killing of innocent citizens in the area in the desperation for political advantages. Governor Dickson condemned in strong terms, the attitude of some politicians to deploy their supposed federal links to the detriment of the people. He called on Ijaw sons and daughters from the Niger Delta region who claim to have federal support, to use their contacts  to accelerate development, promote peace and stability in the communities, clans and region. Governor Dickson made the call during a condolence visit to the Amayanabo of Kalabari Kingdom, King Theophilus J. T Princewill, Amachree XI, over the killing of 38 indigenes of Abonnema and two others in Buguma, Riv...

DICKSON BURIES GOVT HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHER, FORMER AIDE MURDERED BY SOLDIERS ON ELECTION DAY AMIDST TEARS ...OFFERS FREE EDUCATION FOR THE ORPHANS; AUTOMATIC EMPLOYMENT TO THE WIDOWS ....SAYS FG POSTING SECURITY HEADS TO UNDERMINE BAYELSA’S STABILITY SINCE 2015 ...TO MOBILIZE BAYELSA COMMUNITIES FOR SELF PROTECTION By Donald Sylva Members of the Bayelsa State Executive Council at the funeral Service of Reginald Dei and Seidougha Taribi It was a day of agony and grief in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State as the remains of the Government House Photographer, Reginald Dei and a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) Seidougha Taribi, were committed to mother earth amidst tears. Taribi was also a Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Grassroots Mobilization. Governor Seriake Dickson who spoke during the commendation service in honour of the two young men in Yenagoa, said they were gruesomely murdered in their own home by yet to be identified soldiers during the l...

GOV. DICKSON HAILS MANAGEMENT OF BAYELSA VERSITY FOR 100 PERCENT ACCREDITATION OF COURSES By Donald Sylva Pro-Chancellor NDU presenting his management report to Governor Seriake Dickson in council The Bayelsa State Executive Council has applauded the management of the state owned Niger Delta University for midwifing the successful accreditation of more courses by the National University Commission (NUC). The council at its 106th meeting said the development has again proved that the investment the government is making in the education sector is truly paying off. The State Commissioner for Education, Hon. Jonathan Robinson Obuebite stated this while briefing journalists at the end of the meeting on Thursday.  He said it was cheering for Governor Seriake Dickson and other members of the council when the management  of the school presented the report of the just concluded 2018 accreditation exercise  of the institution.  Hon. Obuebite dis...

BAYELSA RESTORATION STARLETS TO PARTICIPATE IN CAPE VERDE AFRICAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP ...As Governor Dickson approves team's participation in championship Donald Sylva                                                                                Bayelsa State's Restoration Starlets will take part in the maiden edition of the Africa Youth Cup (AYC) slated for April 19-27 in Praia, Cape Verde. Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Affairs and Media Director of the Governor Seriake Dickson Football Tournament otherwise known as the Restoration Cup, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, who disclos...

GOV DICKSON OFFERS AUTOMATIC EMPLOYMENT TO 307 PHD; MSC HOLDERS, MEDICAL DOCTORS, OTHER BENEFICIARIES OF BAYELSA SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME By Donald Sylva Gov. Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State The Governor of Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has offered automatic employment to 307 products of the Bayelsa State Scholarship Scheme who have concluded their doctorate degree and master decree programmes in various disciplines in universities across the world. A statement by the Special Adviser, Media Relations, Mr Fidelis Soriwei, on Sunday, quoted the Governor as having made declared automatic employment for 107 PhD holders and 200 MSC degree holders during a meeting with beneficiaries of the scheme in Yenagoa at the weekend. The Governor also announced automatic employment to all medical doctors, pharmacists and public health specialists and other beneficiaries of the State Scholarship Scheme who studied professional courses considered critical to ...