… Assures NIWAB Of Govt’s Readiness To Partner Agric Cooperatives Efficient and sufficient agricultural production has been identified as key to food security and the gateway to industrialization of any country. The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, made the assertion on Tuesday when the state chapter of the Nigerian Women in Agricultural […]
FELLOW BAYELSANS, 1. WE give thanks to Almighty God for the blessings, favour and grace He continues to bestow on us as a people. Exactly a year ago, that is, 14th February last year, in accordance with our democratic custom, I and H.E. Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, took the oath of office of Governor and Deputy, […]
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said despite protest from some quarters, the removal of the paramount ruler of Otuokpoti community in Ogbia Local Government Area, Chief Cousin Wongo, is irrevocable. Governor Diri, on Monday, announced the monarch’s dethronement as well as the removal of the community development committee chairman and its youth president […]
…BCDA Lists Ekeremor, Nembe LGAs as Beneficiaries The Bayelsa State Government has commended the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA) for its decision to site five developmental projects in Nembe and Ekeremor local government areas of the state. Speaking while receiving the Executive Secretary of BCDA, Captain Jumaid Abdulahi, in Government House, Yenagoa on Tuesday, the […]
Bayelsa State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, sets up the Bayelsa State Technical Committee on Oil Spillage at the Santa Barbara, Nembe Local Government Area of the State. The Committee is to investigate, assess the impact, study and review the cause of the oil spill which occurred in November 2021 at the Santa Barbara […]
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the 2.5 per cent revenue proposed for host communities in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) was grossly inadequate and unacceptable to the people of the Niger Delta. Senator Diri stated this on Tuesday during a town hall meeting on the bill with members of the National Assembly […]
Bayelsa State Acting Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo has urged the Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB), to engage grassroots stakeholders by incorporating diverse perspectives towards ensuring that their strategies were inclusive and reflective of the aspirations of all Nigerians. Senator Ewhrudjakpo stated this while declaring open the 13th edition of the Practical Nigerian Content Forum […]
… urges them to discharge duties with humility Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, today swore in two new judges into the High and Customary Courts of Appeal respectively during a brief ceremony at the Executive Council Chamber of Government House, Yenagoa. The two new judges are, Hon. Justice Amaebi Ibomo Orukari and Hon. Justice […]
“This historic bridge has been on from the days of Eastern Nigeria. It has been in the drawing board, but it was given flesh by one of your sons, His Excellency Chief Timipre Sylva, who is now a Minister, and thereafter, the bridge was yet to be attended to until our administration came in. Our […]
His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State has received the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Mohammed Fadah, in his official residence at the Government House, Yenagoa. Governor Diri assured the NYSC boss that his administration would continue to support the scheme in its drive to promote unity, love and […]
1. Fellow Bayelsans, it is with much joy and hope that I join you and other Nigerians to celebrate the anniversary of our country. On this very special day, 61 years ago, our beloved country gained independence from colonial rule. 2. Importantly, the day makes us all remember the core value our country aspired to […]
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has stressed the need for the private sector to complement government’s effort in sports development. Speaking at the Theatre of Dreams in Yenagoa on Monday during the finals of the three-day Baraza-sponsored Champion of Champions Wrestling Competition, Governor Diri noted that the importance of sports development cannot be over-emphasised […]
The Bayelsa State Government has expressed its preparedness to explore more frontiers of collaboration with Zipline International, for the provision of improved services in the health sector of the state. The Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence, Ewhrudjakpo, disclosed this during a courtesy visit by the Regional Director, and other officials of Zipline International, to his office […]