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…To Be Allocated Free Shops At New Business Incubation Centre The Bayelsa state Governor, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, on Tuesday approved the sum of N500m, as a take-off grant for the Young Bayelsa entrepreneur Network. Governor Dickson announced the approval, during the formal inauguration of the forum at the Executive Chambers of Government House in Yenagoa. He urged the youths to shun negative acts and channel their energies to more productive ventures for their overall good and that of the society at large. The Governor, in a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Francis Ottah Agbo, explained that, the approved grant is a revolving loan, aimed at empowering the young entrepreneurs, stressing that, this is in addition to ongoing plans by the government to employ over 1,000 graduates into the state civil service. He described the Ijaw people as hardworking, but lamented the attitude of some of the present generation of youths who have developed the negativ...

  , By Cyril Onoka Stakeholders in Yenagoa Local Government Area in Bayelsa State on Monday threw their weight behind the public service reforms of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson, describing the ongoing restructuring process as the only option out of the rot that had held down the state over the years. Rising from a town hall meeting held at the Gabriel Okara Cultural Center, Yenagoa, the people comprising traditional rulers, political appointees, women, youth and student groups also lauded the governor for directing the employment of 1,000 workers into the state public service. They however urged the state government to put in place measures that would ensure transparency and fairness in the recruitment process. Speaking at the well attended event, the Ibenanaowei of Gbarain Kingdom, King Funpere Akah, said all traditional rulers in the state were already in support of the restructuring in view of the far-reaching benefits the reforms hold for the state. King...

Cyril Onoka  Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has ordered the arrest of an official of a local government for collecting the salaries of 300 persons every month, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, has revealed. Iworiso-Markson made the revelation on Monday during the commencement of a town hall meeting on civil service reforms in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state. The commissioner, who did not give the name of the errant official, hinted that the suspect is an Account Officer in a council in Bayelsa Central Senatorial District of the state. Iworiso-Markson, who said the suspect was unmasked during staff verification in the LGA, noted that cumulatively the fraudulent officer was illicitly earning hundreds of millions of naira per annum. He stated, “Recently, Governor Seriake Dickson had to order the arrest of an official of a council. He (the official) was collecting salaries of 300 people. Year...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has revealed how it uncovered about 19 houses allegedly bought by the immediate-past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Maduke, in Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The agency told the Federal High Court in Abuja that an Executive Director in First Bank Nigeria Limited, Dauda Lawal, helped Mrs Alison-Maduke to transfer to the UK for the purchase of some real estate properties in London. The commission also said Benedict Peters, a contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, when Mrs Alison-Maduke was the petroleum minister, contributed $60m to the $115m allegedly provided by the ex-minister to bribe electoral officers for the 2015 general elections. The Nigerian properties were said to be in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. The anti-graft agency also said Peters was a “suspect under investigation for Petroleum subsidy fraud” from whom $400m had been recovered. The ...

By Cyril Onoka The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Youth Alliance has‎ called for more support for Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson as he continue his restoration agenda. The organization said they are impressed with the achievements of the governor in the last six years and declared that for them Dickson is God sent to Bayelsa State and a messiah to the Ijaw Nation. Coordinator of the PDP Youth Alliance in Bayelsa State, Mr. Solomon David stated this when they paid a courtesy call on the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson in his office at Information House, Yenagoa. ‎Mr Solomon David stressed that the achievements of the countryman governor has clearly marked him out as a visionary leader who is more interested in the development of his people and also praised him for his role as loyal party man. He said Governor Dickson has succeeded where others failed with his single minded commitment to people-oriented projects...

… As Bayelsa Governor Commissions Projects in Delta State Bayelsa State Governor, Honourable Seriake Dickson on Tuesday, called on the people of Delta State to mobilize support for their governor and the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) towards ensuring victory for the party at the 2019 general election. Governor Dickson, who made the call while commissioning projects in Delta State, expressed appreciation to the people for their abiding support to the PDP governors on their efforts, towards ensuring an egalitarian and restructured Nigeria. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Francis Ottah Agbo, quoted Governor Dickson describing Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa as one of the most experienced and performing governors, who has served his people beyond expectation. According to him, Dr. Okowa’s exemplary leadership was as a result of the experience he has garnered in his political career, which has increased his capacity to execute “life-cha...

Governor Seriake Dickson arrives Delta State, received by Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa Governor of Delta State and HE, James Ibori as they gear up commissioning of projects in the State.