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 […]
Seriake Dickson, senator representing Bayelsa west, says president Bola Tinubu should collaborate with the United States and other international allies to tackle terrorist groups operating in Nigeria. In a statement on Wednesday, Dickson said Nigeria’s sovereignty must be upheld, but the scale of violence across the country shows that the nation “cannot confront terrorism alone”. […]
….receives award for setting up International Commission of Oil Pollution….calls on government at all levels to work for sustainable environment By Haruna Salami Former Governor of Bayelsa state and Chairman, Senate Committee on Ecology and Climate Change, Henry Seriake Dickson has again lamented the environmental degradation in the oil rich Niger Delta. Dickson made this […]
Sen. Seriake Dickson has described the allegations contained in the petition over which he was questioned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday as “frivolous’’. Dickson said in a statement by his Media Adviser, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, on Wednesday, that the anti-graft agency had questioned and allowed him to return home on […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC has released a former governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson. Dickson was invited to give clarification on allegations of fraud and mismanagement of Public funds. He honoured the invitation on Tuesday and was grilled for several hours. Speaking on the development, the governor, in a statement sent […]
Seriake Dickson, the immediate past governor of Bayelsa state, made a scene on the Senate floor on Tuesday when he confronted Senator Aishatu Dahiru-Binani (Adamawa Central), who described Bayelsa as one of Nigeria’s smallest states. Binani had claimed that Mubi, Adamawa, had a total landmass of 506.4km2, a population of 759,045 people, and nine local […]
The former Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, on Thursday dismissed reports of a feud with his successor, Douye Diri. Diri assumed office as Bayelsa governor on February 14 last year. Dickson, who reacted to the report of a feud between the duo via a statement, said his noticeable absence from government functions in recent […]
Former Bayelsa Governor, Seriake Dickson kinsman, Owoupele Eneoriekumoh, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja seeking his disqualification from contesting the forthcoming bye-election in Bayelsa West Senatorial District. Eneoriekumoh, who hails from Dickson’s Sagbama Local Government Area, is alleging the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Form EC9, which Dickson, candidate […]
…Calls for vigilance on governor’s family members, friends Ahead of the February 14 handover date to the new government of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state, the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, has accused the outgoing governor of Bayelsa state, Seriake Dickson, his family members and friends of plan to loot […]
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has lauded Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa’s decision to immediately implement the N30,000 national minimum wage for workers. Mr Julius Layi, Chairman of the local congress, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Yenagoa that the decision to pay the new minimum wage implementation in January […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State has urged Governor Seriake Dickson to stop threatening the state and trying to raise tension following the electoral defeat of his preferred candidate. APC advised Dickson to tow the path of democracy and rule of law by taking his grievances to the court. Mr. Doifie Buokoribo, State […]
Governor Seriake Dickson has attributed the historic feat of being the first governor to successfully complete a second term in office in Bayelsa state to divine intervention. Dickson won the Bayelsa governorship election in 2011 and won his re-election in 2015 to break the jinx of single tenure for governors in the state from 1999 […]
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state has faulted the lopsided appointments into the state civil service and the appointment of 32 permanent secretaries by Governor Seriake Dickson. According to the APC, though the party is not averse to such appointments, especially if they are in tandem with civil service rules and regulations, it […]
The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has called on Bayelsa Government to account for N100 billion expended on the construction of the state airport runway project. Oshiomhole, who described the project as most expensive in anywhere in the world, made the call on Thursday when APC governorship aspirant in Bayelsa, Mr Heineken […]
Rachael Dickson, wife of Bayelsa State Governor says she remains grateful to God for the gift of quadruplet after 15 years of marriage. Rachael said she waited for 15 years to have a child after her wedding before God rewarded her with one boy and three girls.She spoke on Sunday during a thanksgiving service at […]
The Bayelsa State governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has warned aspirants jostling for the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to shun brigandage and hooliganism in the forthcoming primaries of the party. Governor Dickson handed down the warning while addressing an expanded PDP stakeholders’ meeting comprising elders, state caucus members and all aspirants on the […]
National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Dr. Samson Ayokunle on Tuesday described the 15,000-seater Bayelsa Ecumenical Centre built by the Governor Henry Seriake Dickson led administration as a masterpiece, which Christians all over the Country are proud of. Dr. Ayokunle stated this, when he led members of the Christian Association Nigeria, (CAN) […]
The Bayelsa State governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, has reinstated all political appointees, who resigned their positions to contest the primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but lost, to their former positions. The governor also reinstated all civil servants, who resigned to contest in the primaries to their former positions in the civil service. […]
Bayelsa state governor, the Honourable Seriake Dickson has formally received over 3,000 decampees from the All Progressives Congress (APC), led by the former Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Timi Alaibe, former Secretary to the state government, Chief Gideon Ekeuwei and a two time Commissioner for Information, Chief Nathan Egba to the PDP […]
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson, has called on multinationals oil companies operating in the state, to partner more with the educational sectors of the state in order to build capacity of the younger generation and open them up for the opportunities in the oil sector. The governor made the call yesterday, at the closing […]