Former BAYELSA governor, Senator Seriake Dickson has poured encomiums and glowing tribute on the life and times of late Deputy governor of Bayelsa, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo,who he described as a man of uncommon conscience ,principled and quite essential leader and trusted ally, whose demise will take him time to be consoled considering long time shared […]
Immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State and Senator representing Bayelsa West, Henry Seriake Dickson, has said the death of the deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, was a personal loss and deeply saddening. Senator Dickson, accompanied by his wife, Prof. Rachael Dickson, and a large delegation of political associates, spoke on Tuesday during a condolence visit […]
By Aherhoke Okioma, Yenagoa Former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has said the death of the deputy governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, was a sad moment for all Bayelsans. Dr. Jonathan stated this on Saturday during a condolence visit to Governor Douye Diri and the Ewhrudjakpo family in Government House, Yenagoa. The […]
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has described his late deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, as a friend with whom he had an outstanding relationship and was never seen or treated as a subordinate. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted Senator Diri as stating this on Friday night when he led […]
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), on Thursday, told the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja, that it made correction to the name on the exemption certificate of the deputy governor, Sen.Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, at his request. The Service, represented by Mrs Keziah Okonofua, stated this while testifying as a subpoenaed witness in the […]
The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa state, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, will on Friday open his defence in an alleged certificate forgery petition filed against him by the governorship candidate of the Liberation Movement, Mr. Vijah Opuama at the Bayelsa state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja. Ewhrudjakpo who had waved his immunity, said he will […]
In what appeared like the case of the hunter becoming the hunted, the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo on Tuesday accused the governorship candidate of the Liberation Movement in the last governorship poll in the state, Mr Vijah Opuama of submitting three different names for the exercise. Senator Ewhrudjakpo through his lawyer, […]
Bayelsa state Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has urged residents of the state to discountenance mythical beliefs in some quarters, that COVID-19 is not real but a mere ploy by government to make money. The deputy governor made the call in Yenagoa, at a meeting with local government chairmen, primary healthcare coordinators and other critical stakeholders […]
Bayelsa state Governor, Douye Diri and his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo on Wednesday asked the Court of Appeal to join them as defendants in the appeal filed by the Action Peoples Party (APP) challenging the exclusion of its candidate from the November 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa and Kogi states. APP had filed the appeal […]