Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson, has described the death of renowned poet and novelist, Dr. Gabriel Okara, as a great loss to the state and Nigeria.
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Lokpobiri describes Bayelsa’s election panel a diversionary smokescreen
Minister of State, Agriculture and Rural Development, Heineken Lokpobiri, has said that the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by Governor Seriake Dickson…
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Smart card reader rejects Dickson’s thumb print
Smart card reader has rejected the thumb print of Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, amidst reports of delays in arrival of election materials in some parts of the state. Dickson was however allowed to vote at Ward 2 unit 5 in Orerewari, Toru Orua, Sagbama Local Government Area at about 10.35 am after several unsuccessful […]
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Election postponement: One week not enough for INEC to resolve challenges, says Dickson
Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson, has cast doubts over the ability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to resolve issues that led to the postponement of 2019 general election ahead of the rescheduled polls. While speaking at the Government House in Yenagoa yesterday, Dickson said the manner the commission unilaterally announced the postponement of […]
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First aircraft lands at Bayelsa International Airport
Thousands of enthusiastic Bayelsans, yesterday, celebrated the landing of Governor Seriake Dickson and other guests, in the first airplane at the Bayelsa International Airport in Ammasoma, Southern Ijaw Council.
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Flight operations begin at Bayelsa int’l airport
IT was celebration galore today as Bayelsa State governor, Mr Seriake Dickson and other top government functionaries and traditional rulers boarded a flight that landed at the newly constructed Bayelsa International Airport.
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Dickson warns politicians against manipulating security agencies
Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson, has again warned political actors, who do not have the capacity to win elections, to desist from manipulating the security agencies.
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Let us prey
By Owei Lakemfa
BROTHER Seriake Dickson, Governor of Bayelsa State has made a call on President Muhammadu Buhari to set the tone for a debate on restructuring in the country. I don’t know why people like teasing the President who had said he does not know what restructuring means even when it was in his party manifesto.
When too much pressure was piled on him, Buhari in his 2018 New Year speech declared: “When all the aggregates of nationwide opinions are considered, my firm view is that our problems are more to do with process than structure.” If an old man has been so honest on an issue, why should young men like Dickson insist on pulling his legs?
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Dickson presents N275.8bn budget estimate
Similarly, his Ekiti State counterpart, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, yesterday, presented a sum of N129.924, 472,135.01 appropriation bill before the State House of Assembly for passage.The budget composed of N57, 214, 891, 758.72 capital expenditure and N72, 709, 580, 376.29 as recurrent expenditure.
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Dickson presents N275.8 bn budget for 2019
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Wednesday presented a budget of N275.8 billion for 2019 to the state House of Assembly for consideration. Dickson said at the resention that the budget that would help in the completion of all ongoing projects as well as ensure payment of remaining salary arrears of workers in the state. […]
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