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By INNOCENT TITUS, OCTOBER 19, 2019. Gov. Nyesom wike has aprooved 21 billion naira for 3 flyover bridges in Rivers state. Pays 70 percent upfront to Julius beger company. To be completed with 16 months. Gov Dickson of bayelsa state has already spent 30 billion naira in an uncompleted 7KM road for the past 7 years. An angry facebooker posted on his page that  "Bayelsa must protest with their PVC's".

By INNOCENT TITUS, October 19, 2019. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated national campaign councils for the forthcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa states, directing all governors on its platform to execute the polls. While the Kaduna state Governor, Mallam Nasir El-rufai, will lead the campaign team in Kogi, his counterpart in Jigawa, Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar, will lead the campaign in Bayelsa. Speaking at the inauguration, Friday at the APC national secretariat in Abuja, the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, urged the committee to carry out their assignments regarding the elections with all determination. Oshiomhole said: “Let me use this opportunity to assure our opponent that we are ready for campaign and elections.” Responding, the Kano state Governor, Dr. Umar Ganduje, who stood in for Jigawa state governor, said: “It is a matter of democracy that all votes must count in the coming election in Bayelsa state.” ...

By Titus Innocent, October 17, 2019.       A political Ally to the Governor of Bayelsa State, one time Principal Secretary to the Governor, former Commissioner for Education, and immediate pa st Commissioner for Mineral Resources, Hon. Markson Fefegha has just resigned  his appointment. The former political appointee  said, "after period of deep deflection, he has decided to quit due to political uncertainty and other reasons personal to him. He is hoping to dedicate his life and energy to other assignments that will be more acceptable to God and humanity in the near future.

By Titus Innocent   -   October 15, 2019 Stakeholders in Bayelsa State have accused Governor Seriake Dickson of sponsoring calls for the removal of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), ahead of the November 16 governorship poll. The stakeholders, under the auspices of Bayelsa Rainbow Coalition for Good Governance (BRCGG), alleged that the move was part of the desperation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to arm-twist and intimidate officials of the commission. BRCGG leader Fred Joel, in a statement in Yenagoa, alleged that Dickson was pushing for a new REC that would do his bidding, having seen that the incumbent REC is an adherent of the principles of justice and fairness. He said: “These phony groups’ protests are birthed on the REC’s rare commitment and adherence to the principles of fairness and justice in the discharge of his duties, with specific reference to next month’s governorship poll. “Dickson has continued to mount pressure to manipul...

By Innocent Titus, October 14, 2019    Founding fathers of Bayelsa State have held a “historic” meeting with the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the November 16 governorship election, Chief David Lyon to endorse his candidature. The founding fathers, led by Senator J.K. Brambaifa, handed over three documents containing the roadmap for the development of the state, names of living and their dead colleagues at the meeting in Yenagoa at the instance of Lyon. Brambaifa, while handing over the documents, described the meeting as historic saying it was the first time a candidate of a political party for an election would request to see those that fought for the creation of Bayelsa. Brambaifa said the fathers blessed Lyon and asked him to go and win the election adding that the candidate had shown that he had the interest of all stakeholders especially the grassroots at heart. Addressing Lyon, he said: “We are giving you the memorandu...

By Innocent Titus,  October 14, 2019. The INEC National Commissioner, in charge of Bayelsa, Edo and Rivers State, Mrs. May Agbamuche-Mbu, disclosed this in Yenagoa yesterday at the official display and presentation of INEC Voter Register to the forty-five political parties contesting the election in the state Agbamuche-Mbu, who also presented the soft copies to the parties explained that the document revealed the number of registered voters in each polling unit, registration area, and local government areas. According to her, the exercise is, “to enable eligible voters to check their details and know the location of their polling units.”She also called on the political parties to submit the names of their party agents to the Commission not later than 14 days before the e In his remarks, Director of Voters Registry in the Commission, Iro Gambo, pointed out that that a total of 923, 182 voters were registered in Bayelsa after the end of the 2017 and 2018 Continuous...

By INNOCENT TITUS, October 14, 2019. The governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has extolled the virtues of former President Goodluck Jonathan, saying after God the next valuable being in his life is the former leader. The governor’s remark causes social media stir, with commenters arguing that as a Muslim, he should have placed Prophet Muhammad and then his parents before any other person. The governor spoke on October 11 during the inauguration of a national reconciliation committee and campaign councils for Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections scheduled for November 16. But other commenters however see nothing wrong in the governor’s remark, saying he was simply sounding hyperbolic to underline the contribution of the former president to his political career. “The former president is not only my boss but my mentor. As far as I am concerned, after God is President Jonathan. “I am happy the party has sown the seed of reconciliation. The key to the success of ...