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  AITEO CUP: Gov. Diri Hails ‘Giant-Killers’ Bayelsa United       Bayelsa Queens Too State Teams Make History Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has lauded the feat of the state-owned football teams in reaching the finals in the male and female categories of the 2021 Aiteo Cup (formerly FA Cup and later Federation Cup) An elated Governor Diri, while congratulating Bayelsa United and Bayelsa Queens for their outstanding performance, praised their indomitable spirit and resilience in surmounting the odds to qualify for the last stage of Nigeria’s oldest football competition. Bayelsa United, which plies its trade in the lower Nigerian National League, on Friday, defeated hard-fighting Premier League neighbours, Rivers United, in the semi-final by a lone goal while Bayelsa Queens, a few days earlier, crushed perennial rivals, Rivers Angels, 5-0 to also reach the final of the Aiteo Cup. The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah,...

  Stop The Divisiveness In Ekeremor – Bayelsa West Frontier For Solidarity And Good Governance Warns       …. Group Cautions Fred Agbedi ….Says Ekeremor is not Battle ground The Bayelsa West Frontier for Solidarity and Good Governance has frowned at the recent political brouhaha in Bayelsa West Senatorial District, evidently initiated by the actions of the member representing the Sagbama / Ekeromor Constituencies in the House of Representatives, Hon Fred Agbedi in the recent meeting recent meeting held in Yenagoa on the 22nd of July, in the name of Ekeremor Elders and Leaders. The group in a statement by its convener, Comrade Odogu Kerike condemned in strong terms the political actions by Hon. Fred Agbedi and some elders in Ekeremor, responsible for rocking the polity in Bayelsa West. In his words; ‘Bayelsa West is blessed with great politicians and the region has been peaceful until the recent clamour for zoning by Hon. Fred Agbedi and some elders. In our opinion, t...

  Bayelsa West: We Need Our Best In The National Assembly – Group       ………We must stop rendering our region voiceless. ………A faulty leadership selection process will retard our progress. The Bayelsa West Indigene, Abuja Chapter, has commended the elders and critical stakeholders of Ekeremor Local Government Area for exercising the courage to initiate a redefinition of the polity of the region. The scribe of the group, Mr. Peremobowei Konobra Wilson, speaking in Abuja on behalf of the leaders, said the move by the elders and critical stakeholders in Ekeremor Local Government Area as contained in the communiqué dated Tuesday 27th July, 2021 in Yenagoa was informed, timely and in the right direction. In his words, ‘it is very instructive at this critical point in the history of our country for every region to read between the lines in order to appreciate the quest for regional dominance being advanced by a certain region in this country. Presenting our best at the natio...

  Resign Or Be Sacked, Gov Diri Warns Appointees Over Early Politicking       …. Swears in Two Special Advisers Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has cautioned his appointees against early politicking ahead of the 2023 elections, saying he would not hesitate to sack any of them found wanting. Speaking before commencement of the weekly state Executive Council meeting in Government House on Wednesday, Governor Diri frowned on the activities of some of his appointees, which he said were hitting up the polity ahead of the 2023 elections, stressing that it was too early for open politicking. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as saying despite people having the right to aspire to any political office, the time was not ripe for politicking. Governor Diri reminded his appointees that the administration lost considerable time last year due to COVID-19 and needless litigations, stressing that it was in a hurry to delive...

  Make Security Collective Responsibility, Diri Charges Army, Other Agencies       Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said for Nigeria to attain its ‘Giant of Africa’ status, security agencies need to work in collaboration with the people to end the country’s intractable security challenges. Governor Diri stated this on Tuesday when the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya and other principal army officers paid him a courtesy visit in Government House, Yenagoa. In a press release by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, on Wednesday, the governor restated the need for all Nigerians to join hands as a people to accelerate the country’s pace of development. According to Diri, “we cannot afford to disunite our country because we need to be together and work together to make this country one of the best. “This can only be done when we work as one and as a people whose development had been stunted and strive to fast-track it.” While congratulat...