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The Bayelsa State Security Council has prohibited the use of assets, personnel and security operatives on attachment to surveillance contractors of oil and gas firms and any other personnel for political activities in the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Kemela Okara, said in a statement on Thursday that Security Council also decided to restrict assets, personnel and security operatives deployed to oil firms to the oil and gas platforms which are their designated areas of operation. Okara also said that the council comprising the heads of all security agencies and top officials of the state government also prohibited the use of security operatives attached to VIPs and political appointees for election purposes in adherence to the stipulated guidelines of the Indepedent National Electoral Commission. He said that it was further resolved that the security agencies should not arrest, detain, or restrict the personal liberty of any leader or member of a political

..                                                  ...Says public office is platform for service Gov. Dickson receiving the Daily Independent Newspaper Man of the Year Award Bayelsa State Governor, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has attributed the successes of his administration in infrastructure development of the state to his passion and the commitment of his team. Governor Dickson, who spoke to journalists in Lagos after receiving the Daily Independent Newspapers Man of the Year Award on Thursday night, said public office is only a platform for service. His Special Adviser on Public Affairs, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as saying that his Restoration Administration has succeeded in making a very clear and positive difference in the state and that the people will see more changes before his tenure runs out. He commended the organisers of the award for finding him worthy to be honoured and dedicated it to the people of Bayelsa State and members

January 18, 2019 Few days after Daily Asset Newspaper named him as Governor of the Year, Bayelsa State Governor, The Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson has again bagged another award as Man of the Year from Daily Independent Newspaper. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson who confirmed this said the governor will be decorated with the award on Thursday at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos at a ceremony expected to be very colourful. In a statement released in Yenagoa, Iworiso-Markson disclosed that prominent leaders of the South-South Zone including former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori will be on ground to cheer the Bayelsa State Chief Executive as he picks the prestigious award. He said Ibori and other leaders have indicated their interest to attend the event in solidarity with Governor Dickson for his achievements in office in the last seven years which has made Bayelsa the right destination for business, investment a

Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, Governor of Bayelsa State receives the Daily Independence Man of The Year Award at the Eko Hotel, Lagos State.                                                                                        

              PICTURE  OF PRESIDENT BUHARI DECORATING NEW IGP MUHAMMED ADAMU AT THE PRESIDENTIAL VILLA                                         Bayelsa State Governor, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari on the choice of Mr. Muhammed Adamu as the new Inspector General of Police. The Governor in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, on Thursday, described the new IGP as a dedicated professional with the requisite experience for the job. He however urges the new IGP to give the necessary attention to the need to refocus the police for more effective service delivery with emphasis on professionalism. Governor Dickson said that his interactions with the new IGP when he was the Assistant Inspector General in charge of Zone 5, showed that he was a brilliant career officer who did well then, and has the right experience for the job. He called on the Nigerian citizenry to support to the new IGP to enab

...SAY FEDERAL MIGHT WILL FAIL IN AKWA IBOM The Governors òf the South South geopolitical zone elected under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party have assured their Akwa Ibom State counterpart, Udom Emmanuel, of their support in his re-election bid. The Governor òf Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, who is also Chairman òf the South South Governors Forum gave the assurance at the flag off of Governor Udom’s campaign for a second term in office in Uyo on Wednesday. A statement by the Special Adviser to Governor Dickson on Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, quoted him as having said that all the  governors would have been present in Uyo for the crucial event but for the fact that some of them were also involved in campaigns in their respective states. He said that the South South Governors were all backing the re-election bid of Udom because of his record of performance as a good product from the People’s Democratic Party.  The Governor

The Inspector General of Police, Ag IGP AbubakarAdamu Mohammed  mni,  has appointed a new Spokesman for the Nigeria Police Force. He is ACP Frank Mba. He takes over from MoshoodJimoh, an acting Deputy Commissioner of Police who is being redeployed to other national assignment. Until his appointment, Frank was working at the Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Ikoyi- Lagos. The posting is with immediate effect. Frank Mba, an Assistant Commissioner of Police and a Lawyer, is an alumnus of the University of Lagos where he studied Law. He also has a Masters Degree in Law from the University of Dundee, Scotland- United Kingdom. A product of the Nigeria Police Academy, Kano where he had his initial police trainings, Frank is a graduate of the prestigious FBI National Academy, Quantico- USA. He also holds a Certificate in National and International Security from the Harvard University, USA. A former Police Spokesman- both at the national and the Lagos State Command levels, Frank is an expe

Ekeremor,  the hometown of the Minister  of State for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr. Heineken Lokpobiri was agog on Tuesday  as his coursin, Mr. Felix Lokpobiri led about 3000 APC members to the PDP. Felix Lokpobiri  who is the Ward Chairman In Ekeremor defected alongside other APC chieftains in the area including,  Chief Godday Millionnaire,  Mr Lawrence Lokri, Hon. Jumbo Engiama and a former House of Assembly member, Hon Isaac Oniye. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, said in a statement on Tuesday that the APC chieftains defected to the PDP when Governor Henry Seriake Dickson alongside other PDP chieftains drove in a convoy of cars for the first time in 40 years to Ekeremor community. The APC chieftains cited the outstanding  performance of the PDP government under the leadership  of Governor Seriake Dickson especially the construction of the Sagbama/Ekeremor road, which is now at an advanced stage of completion as among  t

Bayelsa State Governor, The Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson will on Tuesday in Abuja be honoured with an award by Daily Asset Newspaper. The latest award is coming after several media awards bestowed on the governor by prestigious organizations like Daar Communication, Silverbird Group, The Nation Newspaper, The Leadership Newspaper, The New Telegraph Newspaper, amongst others. The governor last year bagged several awards in Health, Good  Governance, Agriculture, Education and Accountability from the various media outfits. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson who will receive the award on behalf of the governor said it is the first of series of awards that Gov. Dickson will be recieving in the first quarter of 2019. He listed the others to include Daily Independent Newspaper award, The Sun Newspaper award and Silverbird award. Iworiso-Markson noted that the numerous awards are in recognition of Gov. Dickson's commitment to t

The South South Governor’s Forum has scheduled an emergency meeting of the Forum for Sunday. A statement by the Special Adviser, Media Relation’s to the Governor òf Bayelsa State, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, stated that the security òf the Niger Delta, during and after the election, the issue of derivation, and recent development involving the Chief Justice of the Federation would feature for deliberation at the meeting. Expressing his opinion at the development in the Supreme Court, Governor Dickson said that while he was yet to know the full details surrounding the developments at the Supreme Court concerning the CJN, it is a grave and dangerous escalation, coming a few weeks to the general elections. He said that the South South Governor’s would address a press conference after the meeting to convey the position of the zone to the Nigerian public. Governor Dickson said that all efforts must be on deck to prevent the subversion and desecration òf the ethos of democracy in Nig

The Governor òf Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has said the verdict of history would be hard on former Governor, Timipre Sylva. Dickson said that politicians who desecrated the opportunities to serve, to abuse state resources to lure Bayelsa youths to violence would face condemnation in the courts of posterity. The Governor, in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, stressed that politicians buying guns for Bayelsa youths and fanning the embers òf violence would have their place of rejection on history’s pages of villainy. Dickson was reacting to a publication in which Sylva alleged of media plot by the governor to pitch him against the Chief òf Staff to the President, ABBA Kyari. The Governor said that it was rather unfortunate that Sylva had descended to level of scavenging for imagined information from the gutters. He said that while genuine and responsible political leaders respond to real issues, Sylva had continual

...SAY HE RUNS WHEN NOBODY PURSUES HIM The Bayelsa State Governor, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday described former Governor Timipre Sylva as an unpopular and desperate politician whose conscience remains his greatest threat. Dickson said in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media Relations, Mr. FIdelis Soriwei, that Sylva cuts the gnawing image of a troubled man screaming and fleeing at the sight of nobody. Dickson was reacting to a claim by Sylva that the governor was behind a plot to pitch the Chief òf Staff to the President, Mr. Abba Kyari, against him through orchestrated media reports. Soriwei said that Governor Dickson is too involved and indeed occupied with the execution of the mandate the Bayelsa people gave to him, to be distracted by the hallucinations of a politician whose lifeline in politics was the state òf the mood of his political masters. The Governor’s media Aide said that it was queer and absurd that Sylva did not point to any p