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Governor Dickson Deepens Democracy in Bayelsa



- Holds interactive meeting with opposition parties.
- Swears in Acting Chairman of BSIEC to encourage their participation.

The Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson has yesterday swore in the Acting Chairman of the BSIEC, in the person of Chief Remember Ogbe at the executive chambers of the Bayelsa State Governors office.

It is worthy of note that concerns were raised about the earlier announcement of Hon. Ball Oyarede as a replacement for the former Chairman, Dr. Perekeme Bertola who resigned on grounds of alleged threat to life and after a series of consultative meetings between the governor, political leaders, stakeholders, members of the PDP and the opposition parties, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, yesterday swore in Chief Remember Ogbe as acting Chairman at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

Other members of the BSIEC equally sworn in are, Hon. Charles Emmanuel from Brass and Barrister Ajoko perediyegha from Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Areas respectively.

Governor Henry Seriake Dickson held closed door meetings with the opposition parties in the state upon which they unanimously assented to the appointment of Chief Remember Ogbe, an experienced hand in electoral matters, as the acting chairman pending when all the concerns raised against the announcement of Hon Ball were resolved.


This has further deepened democratic governance in Bayelsa State, and has further displayed the spirit of fairness, tolerance and inclusion that the Dickson led Restoration  adminstration has purposefully promoted in Bayelsa State, the Jerusalem of the Ijaw nation.

Governor Dickson charged the Acting Chairman, to uphold the spirit of fairness that the restoration government has always promoted as this was the foundation for true democracy.

Other government officials present at the swearing in ceremony include, The deputy Governor, Rear Admiral Ghoribiogha John Jonah, the representative of the Chief Judge, Justice Kate Abiri, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Honourable Tonye Emmanuel Isenah, the Chief of Staff, Government House, Honourable Talford Ongolo, the Deputy Chief of Staff, Mrs Ebizi Brown, Honourable Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Markson Iworiso, Honourable Commissioner for Mineral Resources, Honourable Markson Fefegha, the Commissioner for Ministry of Trade, Investment and Business Development, Honourable Stanley Braboke other  Commissioners, top Government functionaries, invited guests and the Media.

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