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Bayelsa: Gov. Dickson Orders Payment Of New Minimum Wage

January 11, 2020 1:13 pm
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has approved the payment of the ₦30,000 new National Minimum Wage to workers in the state with effect from January 2020.

Governor Dickson gave the approval on Friday during a meeting with the leadership of organised labour at the Government House, Yenagoa.

The governor directed the State’s financial team to follow through the template set by the National Wages and Income Commission in implementing the new salary level.

He explained that the meeting was convened to enable the state government and the labour unions jointly work out the modalities for the payment of the

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Wike: Dickson Plans To Defect To APC To Avoid EFCC Arrest

December 25, 2019 10:16 am
Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike has accused his Bayelsa counterpart Seriake Dickson of planning to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) to avoid arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for corruption at the end of his tenure.
“Dickson concluded plans to join the APC…(and) colluded with these people so that EFCC will not arrest him when he leaves Government,” Wike said in a statement by his media aide Simeon Nwakaudu.

Both governors of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) but have been at loggerheads since the party lost the Bayelsa State governorship election to the APC in November.

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Dickson Cautions Against Politicising State Civil Service

December 8, 2019 5:43 am
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has admonished the political class not to politicise the state civil service.  He stated this at the swearing in ceremony of the new Head of Service, Mrs Biobelemoye Charles-Onyeama, in Government House, Yenagoa.

A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, quoted the governor as urging the new Head of Service to rally permanent secretaries and workers for effective implementation of the policies and programmes of any government in power.

He said his administration had laid the foundation for a result-oriented civil service by carrying out a robust public service reforms in the …

Lyon To Dickson: I’ll Probe Your Administration

December 5, 2019 3:27 am

The governor-elect of Bayelsa State, Chief David Lyon, has inaugurated a 59-member Transition Council set up by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to scrutinise the accounts of the outgoing Governor Seriake Dickson’s administration. He said that was needed for appropriate action when he takes over on February 14, 2020.

Lyon, while inaugurating the transition committee at the party secretariat in Yenagoa yesterday, urged it to develop and identify failures of the outgoing administration, and also proffer possible solutions to tackle the economic, security, developmental, infrastructural and the several other areas that often affected the machinery of …

PDP, Dickson Lost Poll Due To Oversized Ego -APC

December 4, 2019 4:26 am

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has boasted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the outgoing governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, lost the governorship election, due to oversized ego.

The statement signed by the APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, taunted that following the resounding victory of the party’s governorship candidate, David Lyon, in the November 16 Bayelsa poll, the outgoing governor, Dickson has blamed everyone, including public institutions, but himself for the loss of the PDP and his governorship candidate who he tried unsuccessfully to foist on the state.

“If governor Dickson should stand before the mirror, …

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The Rise Of Sylva And The Fall Of Dickson

November 19, 2019 11:08 am

In every religious teaching, there is a firm belief that in the lives of men, an unseen hand called fate directs their affairs. Success or failure is also largely dependent on the choices we make whether in our daily interactions, in business or in the complex game of politics with all the intrigues and strange alliances that come with it. It is for this reason that it is critical to situate and review the changing political dynamics in Bayelsa State with the defeat of Governor Seriake Dickson’s candidate, Senator Douye Diri, in the just-concluded governorship election in the state.…

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Sylva: How Dickson Made APC Victory In Bayelsa Much Easier

November 19, 2019 2:49 am

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipreye Sylva has `thanked’ Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa for making it much easier for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), David Lyon, to win the Nov. 16 election.

He disclosed this after presenting the Bayelsa Governor-elect, David Lyon, to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday.

Sylva attributed the electoral victory of the APC candidate to what he described as “poor performance by the Bayelsa State government”.
He said: “It’s been a very hectic week but I will like to bring in this Eritrean proverb, …

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APC To Dickson: Stop Making Unguarded Statements

November 17, 2019 6:36 am

The All Progressives Congress, Bayelsa State Chapter has accused Governor Henry Dickson of making unguarded and spurious statements to sway public opinion against the APC regarding Saturday’s governorship polls.

In a statement issued in Yenagoa, the State Chairman of the APC, Hon. Amos Jotham, condemned Governor Dickson for displaying, once again his garrulous character trait which is nothing but offensive.

Hon. Jotham expressed shock that Governor Dickson is calling for the cancellation of results in Nembe and Southern Ijaw and other LGAs that have not been announced, saying that Dickson, in a desperate bid to incite the public and all …

Diri ‘ll Take Over From Me, Insists Dickson

November 14, 2019 3:52 am

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has maintained that he will be succeeded by Senator Douye Diri, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate on February 14, when his tenure would have ended.

Speaking in Kolokuma/Opokuma, Diri’s hometown, Dickson urged the voters in the area to come out in their number to confirm that the PDP is the only party for the Ijaw people.

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According to the governor, of all the candidates Diri remains the most credible, competent and would consolidate on his achievements.

“Douye is your own, but he has …

Lyon Blasts Dickson Over Epileptic Power Supply, Insecurity

Lyon Blasts Dickson Over Epileptic Power Supply, Insecurity

November 4, 2019 7:02 am

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Bayelsa election, David Lyon, has lambasted Governor Henry Dickson and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for willfully promoting insecurity in the state.

Lyon also condemned the epileptic power supply that has enveloped Yenagoa and its environs.

The APC candidate who stated this when he visited the Ibenanaowei of Gbarain Clan, King Gabriel Akah, at his palace as part of his electioneering campaign tour of the Kingdom, said PDP has taken many steps and enthroned policies that have destroy the state.

He said: “The PDP has ruled this state since the …

Dickson Moves To End Feud With Jonathan

Dickson Moves To End Feud With Jonathan

November 4, 2019 3:42 am

*  Says he visited ex-president 15 times before the primaries

The Senator Bukola Saraki National Reconciliation Committee may have recorded a breakthrough with its recent shuttles to reconcile aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, with the state Governor, Seriake Dickson, indicating yesterday that he would formally present the candidate of the party, Douye Diri, and his running mate, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpor, to former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan.

Dickson stated that it was a mark of respect for the former president, noting that the visit  would take place at the earliest convenience of the former Nigerian …

Dickson Predicts Peaceful Bayelsa Polls

Dickson Predicts Peaceful Bayelsa Polls

November 3, 2019 4:18 am
The Bayelsa state Governor, Seriake Dickson, has expressed optimism that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate, Senator Douye Diri, would emerge victorious in the November 16 governorship election through a free, fair, peaceful and credible process.
The governor said this at the weekend during his valedictory State annual Thanksgiving Service.Dickson expressed gratitude to God for finding him worthy to be used as an instrument to engender peace, stability and appreciable development in the state.He said that God would not allow those who do not mean well for the state to assume the reins of governance.

The governor, who emphasised 

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