GOV DICKSON INAUGURATES NEW AIDES, 22 PERMSECS, BOARDS OF AGENCIES TO STRENGTHEN STATE CIVIL SERVICE

As part of ongoing efforts to properly reposition the Bayelsa State public service to achieve greater efficiency, Governor Seriake Dickson on Monday inaugurated 22 newly appointed permanent secretaries to fill existing vacancies in the state civil service.Governor Dickson, who also swore in a new special adviser on Inter-Governmental Affairs, Mr Austin Adigio to replace Chief Rufus Abadi, who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, used the opportunity to reconstitute the management boards of some state agencies.The boards

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

The Governor of Bayelsa State His Excellency, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson will formally declare his bid to contest the December 5th, 2015 gubernatorial elections as follows:

 

Date: Tuesday, 8th of September, 2015

Time:

Venue: Samson Siasia Sports Complex, Ovom, Yenagoa.

 

By this announcement all the good people of Bayelsa state, leaders of thought, market women, opinion leaders, artisans, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP members, supporters of the party and non-indigenes resident in the State and beyond are enjoined to come out en-mass and participate in the event.

 

Signed:

Hon. Jonathan Obuebite R.

Director of publicity/media

GOV DICKSON GUBER DECLARATION: BAYELSANS URGED TO TURN OUT EN MASSE

After consulting widely with various shades of opinion leaders and stakeholders across the State, coupled with the clarion calls from interest groups, the teeming youths as well as grassroot support groups, the Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson will formally declare his intention to run for a second term as Governor on Tuesday, 8th of September. 2015 in the December 5 election.The event, which is slated for the Samson Siaisia Sports Complex in the in Yenagoa will be attended by party faithful and supporters of the Restoration Governor from far and near. Majority of the Governor’s supporters across the State, who have indicated their preparedness to give maximum support to his second-term bid, in order to afford him the opportuniy to continue with the good works of his administration, which guarantees good governance, security and peacful atmosphere, economic and infrastructural developmental, and urban renewal, among others.In a press statement release by the Bayelsa Restoration Campaign Organization and signed by its Director of Publicity, Hon. Jonathan Obuebite, the good people of the state have been enjoined to come out en-mass and participate in the historic and milestone declaration and also witness the grand rally with unprecedented support and mobilization of the grassroots in the state.The Director of Publicity Hon. Obuebite has also invited media organizations in the state to join in this milestone event by giving it the desired wide coverage.

 

Hon. Jonathan Obuebite

BAYELSA: DICKSON'S FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF ABSCONDS WITH GOVT PROPERTY....GOVT SAYS HE MUST RETURN ALL PROPERTIES IN HIS POSSESSION

Barely six months after his resignation as the Chief of Staff to the Bayelsa State governor (Abuja office), a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Dikivie Ikiogha is yet to return some of the government properties in his possession in accordance with the Public service rules.The government has therefore ordered him to return all properties in his possession. A source in Government House told journalists that in defiance to the Public/civil service rules, the former Chief of Staff only returned some properties  while others are still being kept in his custody. The source said, "In accordance with the administration’s principle of transparency and accountability, the Government reported the

matter to the police, no public officer, after leaving office has the right to withhold government properties."However, instead of doing the needful by returning the remaining

properties in his possession, the former Chief of staff headed for court asking for injunction to stop police from arresting him. Ikiogha, after leaving office as the Chief of Staff, Abuja office is still having some government properties in his custody. "It is clearly stated in the public/civil service rules that any official that is leaving the office should handover properties in his/her possessions to the most senior officer in the Ministry, Department or Agencies."Instead of handing over all the properties, Ikiogha, only returned some and kept others. The idea of asking him to return the properties should not be politicised. It is not aimed at witch hunting him but he should do the needful.Meanwhile, the government has concluded arrangement to drag its former Chief of Staff to court, if he refuses to return the properties within the stipulated period.

BAYELSA POLLS: ALAIBE IS DROPPING OBASANJO, BUHARI's NAMES TO RAISE FUNDS - IJAW GROUP

The ambition of a former Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Ndutimi Alaibe to contest the December 5 governorship election in Bayelsa State may have turned controversial with a socio-cultural group, Ijaw Patriotic Front, accusing him of using the name of President Muhammadu Buhari and ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo to raise funds in a manner that could embarrass the two leaders.According to the IPF, Alaibe has been allegedly going round to some top executives in the banking and financial sector, soliciting for funds on the guise that both Buhari and Obasanjo had promised to back his governorship ambition. Spokesman of the group, Engr. Sotonye Amachree, said on Monday in Yenagoa that Alaibe’s action was likely to offend the sensibilities of the two leaders because it amounted to dropping their names in a bid to get some influential persons to buy into his governorship aspiration.He said feelers from some

BAYELSA POLL: TENSION GRIPS APC AS DEFECTED PDP CHAIR SLUMPS AT TOWN HALL MEETING

With less than three months to the December 5 governorship election, major tragedy was averted on Saturday in Nembe, Bayelsa State following the sudden slump of the former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Col. Sam Inokoba (rtd), who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). During the incident which happened at a Town Hall meeting in Nembe, tension, fear and apprehension was said to have gripped the leadership of the APC. It was however not clear whether journalists from both print and electronic media were compromised from writing the report of a major incident that took place in public domain.But an eyewitness at the forum who pleaded anonymity said "something funny happened and you don't expect everything to be made public." Sources at the event said the programme was on-going when Inokoba suddenly collapsed and was rushed to a local hospital where he was said to be under intensive care as efforts were being made by medical personnel to stabilise his condition. The Timipre Sylva-led APC leadership in

THE HEART OF GOVERNOR DICKSON'S POLITICS- FRANCIS AGBO

 

 

Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State is a leader who defies the familiar categorizations and typologies of Nigerian public service. Since his swearing in on February 14, 2012, he has always been at home with the values and sensibilities of the creeks and Bayelsa’s rural communities. But he is also comfortable in the world of wonky policymaking and urbane governance.The governor is thus as close as it gets to the archetypal twenty first century public servant.These attributes, in conjunction with his organic involvement in the Ijaw struggle, have earned him the adulatory name of the Countryman Governor.

It is precisely this facility with the lexicons of both the haves and the have-nots, this intimate familiarity with the problems and anxieties of the diverse demographics of his state that has paradoxically become a minor political irritant for the governor; for the exhibition of such an elevated governing temperament in a political milieu of crass opportunism and party-hopping is bound to be misunderstood by those beholden to old templates of political mobilization and governance. Such a comprehensive political resume is unintelligible to those invested in stifling the masses and facilitating the aggrandizement of parasitic preservers of unearned privileges.It is in the tradition of governance in Bayelsa State and in

ST MATTHIAS CATHOLIC CHURCH @100, NON INDEGENE'S RALLY AT PEACE PARK

Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson over the weekend said his interest in the building of the St. Mathias Catholic Church Amarata is hinged on his contribution to the gospel and investment in human capacity development.Governor Dickson stated this during the centenary celebration and launch of N500 million church building at the church premises made a donation of N40 million on behalf of the state government and a personal donation of N2 million.While directing the Chief Historian and Archivist of the state to begin the documentation of the history of the St. Mathias Catholic Church, Amarata, Governor Dickson noted that he has started a revolution in the state by ensuring that all major events in the state are documented.The Governor who said he marveled at the wonderful edifice of the new church that is still in progress lauded the clergy and parishioners for the great and timely contribution to the service of God, noting that they should not only be remembered but also be celebrated.According to Governor Dickson, the reward in doing the

GOV DICKSON SEEKS A MORE APOLITICAL, PRODUCTIVE AND DISCIPLINED CIVIL SERVICE, AS NEW HEAD OF SERVICE ASSUMES OFFICE

Bayelsa State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson on Friday charged the newly appointed Head of Service of the State, Dr Peter Singabele to further depoliticise and instill more discipline in the state civil service to achieve improved service delivery.Speaking at the swearing in ceremony of the Head of Service and a member of the state Civil Service Commission, Dr Boumakuma Kpokiri in Yenagoa, Governor Dickson stressed the need for public servants to uphold the principles of neutrality and absolute loyalty to the government in power.He deplored a situation where some civil servants involve themselves in partisan politics, noting that, the development is not only against the ethics of the profession, but also negatively impact on efficiency and effectiveness of the public service.Describing the public service as

PHOTOS: GOV SERIAKE DICKSON SWEARS-IN HOS,COMMISSIONER

Photo 1- Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson (R), congratulates the newly sworn-in Head of Service, Bayelsa State, Dr. Peter Singabele, shortly after the administering of the oath of office, at the Executive chambers, Banquet hall, Government House, Yenagoa.

Photo 2- Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State (R), congratulates the newly sworn-in Commissioner for Sports Development, Mr. John Buruboyefe, shortly after the administering of the oath of office, at the Executive chambers, Banquet hall, Government House, Yenagoa.

 

DEC .5 GOV POLL: DONT FIELD CANDIDATES FROM BAYELSA CENTRAL, GROUP WARNS APC.......ALAIBE,OGORIBA,IKIOGHA LOOSES OUT OF CONTEST

With less than five months to the December 5 governorship election in Bayelsa State, a socio-political organisation, Bayelsa for Good Governance and Accountability has protested against the zoning of the governorship slot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Central Senatorial District.The organisation therefore warned the leadership of APC against fielding candidates from Bayelsa Central Senatorial District.With this political calculation, hope of the former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Timi Alaibe, Chief Dikivie Ikiogha and Hon. Warman Ogoriba to contest the 2015 governorship election in Bayelsa State under the platform of APC may have crashed into the brick wall.A statement by the Chairman of  BGGA, Mr. Goodness Ebiye, and made available to journalists in Yenagoa said the zone had produced Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha and governed Bayelsa State for six years. He said, "Zoning

GOV DICKSON NOW TO DECLARE SECOND TENURE BID ON SEPT. 8

In compliance with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC guidelines for the December 5th Bayelsa State Governorship election, Governor Henry Seriake Dickson is now to formally declare his intention to run for a second tenure in office on the 8th of September, 2015.A Government House statement also explains that, the INEC guidelines for the Bayelsa Governorship polls has set aside the 6th of September, 2015, as the date for political activities to commence.It says, the new date is also intended to give enough advanced notice to other State Governors and other high profiled members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP from different parts of the Country that have indicated their desire to attend the event in Yenagoa.The statement called on all PDP faithful and the teeming supporters of the Governor, across the State to take note of the date and participate fully.

$600 MILLION CHINESE RAIL LOAN WAS NEVER DIVERTED,BUHARI LIED SAY OKONJO IWEALA

The immediate past Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Sunday described as untrue allegation that a substantial part($600m) of the $1bn Chinese loan obtained for railway projects, was diverted.Okonjo-Iweala, in a statement by her Media Adviser, Mr Paul Nwabuikwu, also explained that contrary to the allegation, the Kano-Lagos rail project was not part of the project listed for funding from the Chinese loan.Okonjo-Iweala, who spearheaded the negotiation for the loan during her time as finance minister, said the China-Exim Bank kept and disbursed funds for approved projects to contractors based on milestones.The funds, she added, were not domiciled in the Finance Ministry.Giving a

BAYELSA: PDP DEFECTORS TO APC ARE A HUGE DISSAPPOINTMENT-DOKUBO

The Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State said yesterday that those who defected to the All Progressives Congress in the state capital at the weekend are a huge disappointment and embarrasement to the party and the Ijaw nation, having benefitted immensely from the party that made them who they are today.PDP acting state chairman, Serena Dokubo-Spiff, in a signed statement issued in Yenagoa, the state capital, said by their conduct, it has clearly shown that the defection is largely driven by greed and personal agrandisement. According to him, the defectors are “yesterday’s men and women” who no longer have electoral value and as such the PDP will not miss them.He noted that

PDP DEFECTORS FRUSTRATED AS BUHARI, OSINBAJO, OTHERS SHUN RALLY

The decision of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and a host of other leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to shun rally organized by PDP defectors in the state has been hailed as a “wise and welcome” action.The news of the disappointing development came as a surprise, a huge frustration to the organisers.But some watchers of political situation in the party believed it was a clever way of avoiding the leadership of the splinter PDP group because of its possible effect on the APC leadership in Bayelsa State.In spite of the hype preceding the rally, there were reports of power struggle in the opposition party which had pitched the foundation leaders of the APC led by former governor, Timipre Sylva, with the new members who defected from the ruling PDP in the state over the who gets the governorship slot ahead of the December 5 election.

BAYELSA GUBER RACE: GOV DICKSON WANTS PARTIES, CANDIDATES TO ENGAGE IN PEACEFUL AND ISSUE BASED CAMPAIGNS

Ahead of the December 5^th Bayelsa State Governorship election, Governor Seriake Dickson has called on all political parties in the state to engage in issue-based and peaceful campaigns rather than incite people against the government of the day.Governor Dickson, who made the plea on Wednesday in a live television and radio interview programme, urged the parties to play the game according to the rules, as only one candidate would emerge at the end of the contest.Speaking

PDP LEADERS DUG THE PIT JONATHAN FELL INTO- URANTA

Executive Secretary of the Nigerian National Summit Group,  Tony Uranta on Tuesday said leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) contributed in no small measures to the failure of former president Goodluck Jonathan in the March 28 presidential election reports have said.He however said it is clear that majority of the achievements that are being attributed to incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari  by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the spokesperson of the president are clearly the achievements of the former president.“The PDP failed Jonathan woefully as most of his enemies were in his own party.  And most of the people that dug the hole that he fell into were his party leaders. I am not in the least interested in what PDP said. I have always maintained that neither the PDP nor the APC or in fact, any party in Nigeria has any ideological basis that is pro-people or for the common good.The people in the PDP

GOV DICKSON SCORES PDP GOVERNORS HIGH, AS HE EULOGIZES SENATOR CLARK AT SON’S WEDDING

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has described his colleagues elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as leaders whose enviable record of performance could hardly be surpassed in the political history of Nigeria.The Governor, stated this at the weekend when he led a high-powered delegation of notable personalities from the state to attend the marriage ceremony of Mr Ebipere Clark, son of Ijaw foremost leader, Chief Edwin Clark at Effurun in Delta State.Hon. Dickson, who was full of praises for Chief Clark and his Delta State counterpart, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, noted that, the take-off performance of the governor has proved him as a worthy leader that would consolidate on the achievements of his predecessor and continue to make the PDP proud.More photos after the cut..

PHOTO SPEAK: IRISH AMBASSADOR PAYS COURTESY CALL TO BAYELSA STATE GOVERNMENT

Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Seriake Dickson (centre) exchanging pleasantries with the Irish Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Sean Hoy (left) during a courtesy call at Government House, Yenagoa, while a member of his delegation, Fr. Kevin O’Hara (right) looks on. Photo by Lucky Francis.

GOV DICKSON INAUGURATES VOLUNTEERS SCHEME....URGES BENEFICIARIES TO COMPLEMENT SECURITY OPERATIVES IN

Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Monday charged beneficiaries of the State Volunteer Scheme to complement the efforts of security operatives to check criminal activities and other forms of social vices in their locality.Governor Dickson, who gave the charge at the presentation of stipends to beneficiaries at the secretariat of the Volunteer Scheme in Yenagoa, emphasized that, their primary responsibility was to collate community-based intelligence on criminal acts such as kidnapping, cultism and other vices capable of breaching the peace in their domains.He urged the youths to liaise with the Coordinator of the scheme, Chief Superintendent of Police, Mr. Emmanuel Asufi Idowu or its secretary, who doubles as Special Adviser on Youths, Mr. Felix Bonny Ayah as, “timely and correct information is key in assisting security agencies take proactive measures.”

WE GOT N535 MILLION, NOT N15 BILLION- BAYELSA STATE

 

The Bayelsa State Post Management Committee, has described as blatant lies the allegation by the All Progressives Congress ( APC), that it received N15 billion as donations during the peak of the 2012 flood that devastated the entire state.The committee said it has only received the sum of N500 million from the state government, being donation from a philanthropist organisation, Mr Mike Adenuga Foundation and additional N35 million for logistics and administrative cost.The Chairman of BSPMC, Chief Francis Doukpola, in a statement in Yenagoa, said it was wrong for any person or group of persons to institute such weighty allegation without any iota of fact.

AUG. 28 IS D-DAY, AS GOV DICKSON DECLARES FOR 2ND TERM

Bayelsa State Governor Henry Seriake Dickson is expected to formally declare his intention to run for a second term, as Governor of the State on the 28th of this month.

A Government House statement, says the declaration will be made at a grand rally in Yenagoa.The statement enjoined all Bayelsans, especially the teeming supporters of the Restoration government, across the State to come out in their numbers, as a mark of appreciation for the development strides of the administration.

The statement further stated that, more details of the Governor’s declaration will be made public in due course.

 

Daniel Iworiso-Markson

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Bayelsa State

BAYELSA GOVT CONDEMNS KILLING OF MILITARY PERSONNEL...CONDOLES WITH COAS, FAMILIES OF SLAIN OFFICERS...PLEDGES TO PARTNER SECURITY AGENCIES IN FISHING OUT THE PERPATERATORS

The Bayelsa State Government has condoled with the Chief of Army Staff. Major General Tukur Yusuf Buratai and the families of the five slain military and police officers by unknown gunmen over the weekend in the State.A Government House statement expressed serious regret over the incident and assured that, the Dickson led administration will partner with the security agencies to arrest the perpetrators of the dastardly act, stressing that, no stone will be left unturned to bring the killers to justice.The statement condemned the attack on the Nation’s security agencies, describing the act as mindless and most barbaric.It says, a letter personally signed by Governor Dickson has already been dispatched to the Chief of Army Staff to express the heartfelt condolences of the Government and people of the State.

GOV POLL: APC SHOULD FORGET ABOUT BAYELSA - IJAW ASSEMBLY......IJAWS TO ENDORSE DICKSON AT A STAKEHOLDERS MEETING

Foremost socio-political organisation, Ijaw Peoples Assembly, has called on the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to dissipate energy and resources on the December 5 governorship election in Bayelsa State because the incumbent governor, Seriake Dickson, will win the election. Already, plans are on to convene a stakeholders meeting of all Ijaw in Yenagoa to unanimously endorse the candidacy of the governor for the December 5 election. A statement issued on Sunday by the spokesperson of IPP, Tom Kombowei Davidson, said that with the backing of prominent Ijaw leaders and key stakeholders who have unanimously endorsed the governor for a second term, the chances of the opposition were minimal.

GOV DICKSON OPENS ODI FESTIVAL AMIDST POMP AND PAGEANTRY.....TO RENOVATE GENERAL HOSPITAL, AS LEADERS PLEDGE SUPPORT FOR GOVERNOR’S 2ND TERM BID

 

 

Despite the drop in revenues accruing to the state, Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has said the government would complete work on the renovation of Odi General Hospital in no distant time to improve healthcare delivery in the area.Governor Dickson, who spoke while flagging off the 58th edition of the famous Odi Ogori Ba Uge Festival at Odi in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area on Monday, also promised to build a befitting pavilion for the community to hold its social functions.

BAYELSA GOVT EMPOWERS 600 MARKET TRADERS.......DISBURSES N5M INTEREST FREE-LOAN

 

As part of efforts to grow micro and small enterprises, Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Wednesday disbursed the sum of N5million as soft loan to Kpansia market traders in the Yenagoa metropolis.The disbursement, which is being midwifed by the state-owned Izon-Ebe Micro Finance Bank, is coming barely a week after a similar interest-free loan facility was released to some beneficiaries of the economic empowerment scheme at the famous Swali Market in the state capital.Speaking with newsmen during a brief ceremony to flag-off the disbursement at the corporate headquarters of the bank in Yenagoa, the Secretary/Legal Adviser of Izon-Ebe MicroFinance Bank, Ms Patience Abah, disclosed that a total of 600 traders from the Kpansia Market have been penciled down as beneficiaries. Out of this number, she said 200 have been picked as first batch beneficiaries of the revolving loan with a moratorium of six months, during which period, they are expected to build up their capital before repaying the facility.

GOV DICKSON CELEBRATES IJAW MUSICAL LEGENDS, AS BAYELSA MARKS 1ST ANNIVERSARY OF KING EBIZIMOR’S PASSAGE

Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson over the weekend presented special awards to some Ijaw musical icons in the state, in recognition of their various contributions to the preservation and promotion of Ijaw culture and tradition. Governor Dickson made the presentation at the first memorial anniversary of the late musical legend, King Robert Ebizimo at the Dr. Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre in Yenagoa, the state capital. As part of efforts to honour both the living and departed musical icons, he expressed the government’s commitment to establish a studio at the Bayelsa State Musical School, after its inauguration for the purpose of recording all their songs, including that of late Rex Lawson, stating that proceeds from the sale of the albums would be made available to their families.Governor Dickson, who described King Ebizimo as “the most gifted and prolific musician in Ijaw land,” expressed regret that “he was not celebrated enough, while alive and that the Ijaw nation would greatly miss him.”His words:

REVEALED: BAYELSA POLLS; OPPOSITION IS ARMING YOUTHS WITH DANGEROUS WEAPONS- NGO.......CONDEMNS POLITICS OF BRIGANDAGE AHEAD OF GUBER ELECTION

A Non Governmental Organisation, Grassroots Coalition for Democracy and Good Governance (GCDGG), has described as "dangerous, unethical and undemocratic", the unfolding scenario in Bayelsa State, where desperate politicians brazenly sponsor acts of violence, kidnappings and general state of insecurity, just to score cheap political points. Spokesperson of the GCDGG Comrade Andakuro Ikporor, in a statement said intelligence reports at its disposal have revealed that some highly placed Bayelsans, have vowed to truncate the existing peace in parts of the state ahead of the forthcoming governorship elections. Part of their ploy is to resort to issuing threat messages to intimidate perceived political opponents.While calling on the people of the State to resist such threats, the coalition also called on parents, guardians and community leaders to prevail on their children, wards and youths generally, not to allow themselves to be used by desperate politicians to foment trouble, as they may be made to face the full weight of the law.

BAYELSA POLL: TENSION IN BAYELSA AS PATIENCE JONATHAN PLANS TO HIJACK APC,PDP

Plans by former First Lady and wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience Jonathan to hijack the All Progressive Congress, APC in Bayelsa State to foist a candidate of her choice in the forthcoming governorship election in Bayelsa State has been uncovered. A group simply known as the ‘Forum For Political Freedom in Bayelsa State, FOPOF, accused the former First Lady of using her illegally acquired wealth to heavily fund and create a power bloc in the APC in Bayelsa State, using members of the defunct Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN, whom she equally used to undermine the leadership of the PDP in the State in the period leading up to the last presidential election, which the husband lost.

REVEALED: HOW EX-PRESIDENT AIDE BETRAYED JONATHAN,WIFE........ALLEDGEDLY REFUSES TO RETURN $50M BELONGING TO EX-FIRST LADY

The immediate past Special Assistant on Domestic Matters to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Waripamowei Dudafa, has stuck a deadly dagger in the spine of his godparents and benefactors, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience Jonathan, as he was seen bad-mouthing his former boss and his wife, describing them as “selfish and wicked” The former aide, whom a source said was sited speaking to a mutual friend at Heathrow airport over the weekend, said in his bid to put down his former principals, he (Dudafa) did not hesitate to cast morality and decency to the winds to enact lethal deeds of treachery and deceit against the person of the former President and his wife, one couple that has been variously regarded as the architect and progenitor of his political and economic fortune. 

BAYELSA GOV ELECTION: DICKSON GETS AUTOMATIC TICKET,AS PDP DUMPS PRIMARY

Indications have emerged that Bayelsa State governor, Hon Seriake Dickson, would emerged as the consensus candidate of the People Democratic Party, PDP in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state. It was also learnt that following heightened political activities in the state, ahead of the election slated for later in the year, various groups are said to have endorsed the governor and more of such endorsements were also believed to be in the offing.