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Supreme Court Rules In Suit Against Diri As Bayelsa Gov

Supreme Court Rules In Suit Against Diri As Bayelsa Gov

November 18, 2020 8:00 am

Douye Diri has been affirmed as the duly elected Governor of Bayelsa State, by a seven-man panel of the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

The apex court, in a unanimous judgement by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, dismissed the six appeals filed against Diri and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.

Justice Ngwuta, in his judgement, predicated the dismissal of the appeals on the withdrawal of the six appeals by lawyers of the appellants.

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The appeals dismissed were filed by the Alliance for Democracy (AD), Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP), Accord Party (AP) …

Jonathan, Diri Preach Peace At Bayelsa Thanksgiving

Jonathan, Diri Preach Peace At Bayelsa Thanksgiving

November 2, 2020 7:51 pm

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan and Bayelsa Governor, Douye Diri, have urged politicians in the state to unite and eschew enmity irrespective of political affiliations.

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They spoke during the 9th Bayelsa State annual thanksgiving day celebration at Ecumenical Centre, Igbogene, Yenagoa, the state capital, yesterday.

Jonathan, who was attending the thanksgiving after years of absence, urged the political class to learn from Christians, who despite belonging to  various denominations, all anchor their faith  in God through Christ.

‘They (Christians) may have their differences in terms of method and approach. In Bayelsa, …

Petroleum Industry Bill Is Another Recipe For Anarchy – Gov Diri

Diri Appeals Judgement Nullifying His Election As Bayelsa Governor

August 19, 2020 10:58 am

Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has appealed the judgement which nullified his election as the governor of the state.

The governor’s lawyers filed the Notice of Appeal on Tuesday at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

He is challenging the majority judgement of the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Tribunal which nullified his election on 12 grounds.

The Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are listed as first, second, and third respondents in the appeal.

Governor Diri disagreed with the entire majority decision of the Tribunal …

Bayelsa Is Safe In Diri’s Hand – Dickson

Bayelsa Is Safe In Diri’s Hand – Dickson

March 14, 2020 2:18 pm

The immediate past governor of Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has said that the state was in safe hand under the new leadership of Governor Douye Diri.

The former governor who called for strengthened unity among Ijaw youths across the country, urged them to give the expected support to Gov Diri to deliver on his mandate as governor of the state and the Ijaw nation.

A statement by his media adviser, Mr. FIdelis Soriwei, quoted him, as having made the comment while receiving the Exemplary Leadership Award from the leadership of the Central Zone of the Ijaw …

Sylva Replies Diri - Stop Drama, Face Governance

Sylva Replies Diri: Stop Drama, Face Governance

March 14, 2020 11:16 am

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and former governor and leader of the APC in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva has knocked Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State over a statement credited to him blaming him (Sylva) for the violence that swept through the state after the Supreme Court judgment that sacked Chief David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as governor-elect.

Diri had on Thursday during an inspection tour of properties destroyed during the violence blamed the utterances of the APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole and Sylva for the violence.

Sylva, however, in his reaction contained in …

Diri Fights On To Retain Bayelsa Governor’s Seat

Bayelsa: Gov. Diri Granted ₦2.9 Billion Loan To Buy Cars

March 5, 2020 5:17 am

Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri has been granted a request of  ₦2.9 billion loan by the State House of Assembly.

The new Governor of Bayelsa had asked for the loan to enable his administration purchase operational vehicles for himself, the deputy governor, and others.

A lawmaker, Monday Buluo-Obolo raised a motion on the floor of the House on Wednesday, urging the House to grant the request as it would ensure the smooth running of the new government.

Buluo-Obolo convinced the House that the proposed loan facility has a repayment plan of 36 months, adding that other projects by

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Douye Diri: My Cabinet Will Be Ready Within 3 Months

February 29, 2020 1:11 pm
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa state, at a thanksgiving marking his Supreme Court triumph, said he will constitute his cabinet “in the next three months”.

The Thanksgiving Service held at the King of Glory Chapel, Government House, Bayelsa, on Saturday.

“I won’t be in a hurry to constitute my cabinet. I want the people of Bayelsa to be patient because I plan to painstakingly shop for credible persons to appoint.

“I need between two and three months to assemble a credible team to drive the policies of the state government under my watch.”

He assured those to be appointed as …

Bayelsa State, Douye Diri

I’m A Valentine Governor – Senator Diri

February 15, 2020 5:25 am

The newly sworn-in governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has described himself as Valentine governor.

Diri was sworn-in at exactly 6.50 pm yesterday following the INEC compliance to the Supreme Court ruling that sacked the All Progressives Congress, APC’s David Lyon as the governor-elect.

Diri took the oath of office and allegiance as the fifth executive governor of the State.

At the ceremony, the new Governor was flanked by his wife and children.

In his brief speech shortly after being sworn in by the Chief Judge of the State, Kate Abiri, Diri called for a minute silence for all PDP

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