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By Titus Innocent The Concerned Youth Leaders of the Niger Delta, on Saturday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to inaugurate the new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, saying it would pave way for the commission to function effectively. In a statement by its coordinator, Razak W. Amatoru, (Delta state), Secretary, Omoro Ogei (Bayelsa state), PRO, Darius D. Eyo, (Rivers state) and Graham S. Abulu (Delta state), the leaders expressed worry over the controversies characterizing the activities of the NDDC in recent times. The youth leaders, however, called on the Niger Delta Ministry to desist from anything that is “capable of undermining the smooth takeoff and running of the new Board.” The statement reads: “The NDDC, as an interventionist agency, was primarily established to aggressively address the developmental needs of the oil producing Niger Delta States. Though, so far, it has not performed to the expectations of our people but we cannot a...

By Titus Innocent Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has disclosed that he consciously took steps not to direct Bayelsans and supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to defend themselves in the course of the Bayelsa governorship elections and after the declaration of David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner because he did not want the state to be destabilised. Dickson who insisted that the leaders of the APC in conjunction with the Federal Government, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies plotted to take-over Bayelsa by force, said results of votes declared by INEC especially in Ogbia, former President Goodluck Jonathan’s local government area were unrealistic. He expressed regrets that Former President Jonathan is not reading between the lines to see that APC leaders eulogising him, showing him respect and visiting him are only doing so to use him to give legitimacy to what they have done to Bayelsans and the P...

Congratulatory Message to the Governor Elect,His Excellency David Lyon. By Titus Innocent On Behalf of the APC family in Southern-Ijaw , I Congratulate you on your emergence as the Governor Elect of Bayelsa State in the just concluded governorship elections held on Saturday 16th November, 2019 under the platform of the All Progressives  Congress (APC). Your victory is a victory for all Bayelsans irrespective of political affiliation as it shows that the hand of the Almighty God is truly on our dear state. May your renowned brilliance not be eclipsed by greed and quest for selfish and personal aggrandizement. Your emergence is a major pointer that politics today is tilting towards meritocracy and not god-fatherism  Your campaign slogan of Next Level is one which encapsulates the whole yearning of the masses and i expect that you will hit the ground running as you face this daunting task. The task ahead is enormous but the fact that you have...

By Titus Innocent Congratulations! We at Yamo news were so pleased to hear of your recent appointment as member of the APC transition committee . Certainly your willingness to volunteer your time and effort, as well as express your opinions both on on social media and the mainstream media , has contributed immensely for you to be  selected  as a member of this high- powered committee. We trust that you will continue to work  and promote people- oriented programs in the incoming APC led government. Please be aware that you have our full support and we will continue to promote your activities using our blog. We wish you all the best as you represent us ( the entire Foropa Community).

By Titus Innocent National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has called on governors on the party’s platform to implement the N30,000 minimum wage and the consequential adjustments.  Oshiomhole made the plea on Monday in Jos at the Federal Government-Progressives Governors Forum parley in Jos, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.  He said, “As progressives, let us be the first to pay the new national minimum wage and not just the wage but also the consequential adjustments arising from it. "Already, there are some proactive progressive governors that have taken steps to address this. “I plead that you give this a priority because when other governors are fighting whether or not to pay, you will say that progressive governors have paid. “Where there is will, there will certainly be a way

By Titus Innocent The deputy governor-elect in Bayelsa State, Senator Biobarakuma Degi has said that the governorship candidate of the People Democratic Party, PDP , Senator Douye Diri lost the November 16 governorship election because his principal sponsor and incumbent governor of the state, Gov Seriake Dickson imported and engaged the services of Indian spiritualists ahead of the poll. Degi spoke in Calabar where he said he prefers to be called ‘Ambo Boy’ having lived on Ambo Street in Calabar for many years after he left office as chairman of Nembe LGA in his state. Degi alleged that a good number of the Indian marabouts, magicians and necromancers were kept at the Creek haven government house at government expense. According to him, the magicians were purportedly brought into Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa State so that they can work to influence the electorates on the election day and fortify occupants of Governor’s offices. Degi who is an Archbishop in Brotherhoo...

By Titus Innocent My family and I, and indeed, the entire members of Southern-Ijaw Local Government Ward 14  APC team   felicitate with y ou on your well deserved landslide victory at the just concluded Bayelsa State Governorship Election, held on November 16, 2019. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially announced, but the people of Bayelsa have spoken in very clear tone. More importantly, we realize that this is the work of God from whom power comes and we join to say to HIM be all praise, glory and worship. We specially, congratulate also, Deputy Governor Elect, Senator Eremieyun Degi, your families, our former Governor and Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, your campaign team and all members of the All Progressive Congress, especially in Bayelsa State. They have, clearly, worked very hard and with indescribable diligence to bring you thus far.

By Titus Innocent  Nigeria  Politics is not a game of sentiment but of numbers. Love and acceptability by the electorate who have the absolute power in electing their leaders is critical. There must be proof that the candidate has  the capacity to drive good governance which is built on equity, fairness and justice to all in respective of tribe and religion. This is a critical component of good governance in any civilized society. That is how leaders are assessed for their worthiness to occupy the position of leadership. This is one of the factors that have worked for David Lyon greatly in Bayelsa State, especially in the forthcoming November 16,  governorship election.   David Lyon has displayed a great  sense of love and unity to the people of Kogi State  for  more than a decade. David Lyon only believes in what any indigene of the state can offer for the development and the unity o...

By Titus Innocent The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against deploying National Commissioners as well as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) from other states for the November 16 governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states. The party said in a statement yesterday through its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan that it already had a “due diligence report” on each of the commissioners.   “Our party recognises that while some are of clean records in their previous responsibilities, there are others who are known to be of questionable character and fared far below expectations in their responsibility.   “The PDP cautions the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to note that the deployment of officials with known integrity issues is capable of triggering crisis and jeopardizing the credibility of the electoral process. “It is also important to state that Kogi and Bayelsa electi...

By Titus Innocent  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Nigerians to ignore the wild allegations being peddled against the Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Seriake Dickson, by Yekini Nabena, Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP Bayelsa Campaign Organisation, Jonathan Obuebite, expressed shock at the statement by Nabena alleging that Dickson and his Deputy Chief of Staff were producing fake voter cards in Bayelsa ahead of the November 16 governorship election. “While it would have been proper to, once again, ignore the hallucinations of Nabena, it is important to react in order to avoid falling into the trap of the popular axiom that when lies are repeated and are unchallenged, they seem to share a boundary with the truth,” he said. The PDP noted that the APC Deputy Publicity Secretary was a victim of his own imagination which according to the party had pushed him into delu...

By Titus Innocent A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa has fixed November 14, 2019 for ruling on the suit filed by the immediate past minister of state for agriculture and rural development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri against the standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief David Lyon and and the party over the disputed governorship primaries in the state. The decision of the court presided over by Justice Jane Iyang to deliver final judgment on the suit is however causing apprehension within the fold of the APC, as the ruling will be delivered just two days to the November 16th governorship election. Lokpobiri had    in the suit numbered FHC\YNG\C\100\19 applied for an order of perpetual injunction restraining APC, its officers, agents and privies from treating, presenting or holding out Lyon to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the party’s candidate for the election. The plaintiff also sought an order of perpetua...

By  Titus Innocent Bayelsa State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson, weekend, expressed optimism that the November 16 governorship election in the state will be peaceful and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Candidate, Senator Douye Diri, will emerge tops. Dickson spoke when he led prominent personalities within and outside the country to observe his valedictory state annual thanksgiving service where he thanked God for finding him worthy to be used as an instrument to engender peace, stability and appreciable development in the state. Speaking on the election, he said: “The forthcoming elections will be free, fair and credible and our candidate, Senator Douye Diri will win the election. This is the only way we can continue the developmental path taken by me. “It has been eight years that we started this and I thank God for using me as an instrument to serve the people of Bayelsa. It is a great honour. He used me to build this Ecumenical Centre. “I want to thank...