The Senate on Tuesday swore in the immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bayelsa West. Also sworn in as Senators were Moses Cleopas, PDP, Bayelsa Central; Adetokunboh Abiru, All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos…
Dickson inaugurates commission of Inquiry, decries oil spill in Niger Delta
Governor Henry Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday, inaugurated the Bayelsa State Commission of Inquiry on Environmental Degradation. The 10-member commission is chaired by the Archbishop of York, Dr. John Sentamu. Governor Dickson said the commission, which is comprised of Nigerian and…
Our investment in critical infrastructure to attract investors to Bayelsa, says Dickson
Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has said his administration has focused on building critical infrastructure that drive economic growth in order to attract investors to the state. He stated this at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, where…
Bayelsa mourns literary icon, Gabriel Okara, declares 3 days of mourning
Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has described the death of famous poet and novelist, Dr. Gabriel Imomotimi Okara as a great loss to the state and Nigeria. Governor Dickson stated that as a mark of honour, his government has…
IOCs fueling insecurity in Niger Delta – Dickson
Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday night launched the Rise for Bayelsa Campaign, an initiative to attract global attention to the ravaging effects of oil spills, pollution and environmental degradation in the state. At the event held at…
Dickson congratulates re-elected South South governors
Chairman of the South South Governors Forum, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has congratulated governors of the region re-elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Dickson, who is the…
2019: Panic in PDP over Wike’s resignation (ThisDay)
There was panic in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over alleged threat by Governor Nyesom Wike to resign as the South-South coordinator for the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar. The disquiet in the party was informed by the…
Dickson submits PDP reconciliation committee report
The National Reconciliation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by the Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has submitted its report to the National Working Committee (NWC) led by the National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus, at…