Governor Seriake Dickson – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Mon, 07 Dec 2020 06:52:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Governor Seriake Dickson – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 PDP Wins Bayelsa West Senatorial Seat https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-wins-bayelsa-west-senatorial-seat/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-wins-bayelsa-west-senatorial-seat/#respond Mon, 07 Dec 2020 06:52:01 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=276810 Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson has been declared the winner of the December 5, 2020, Bayelsa West Senatorial Bye-election. The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Ekechukwe Okeke, Dean of Humanities at the Federal University of Otuoke announced that Dickson, a candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP) polled 115,257, to beat his closet rival, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-wins-bayelsa-west-senatorial-seat/feed/ 0 Bayelsa Guber Election: INEC Yet To Fix Date For Supplementary Poll https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-guber-election-inec-yet-to-fix-date-for-supplementary-poll/ Fri, 11 Dec 2015 08:08:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111862 The‎ Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to fix a date for the supplementary election in the Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State, days after it declared the governorship election in the state inconclusive ‎Speaking on the development, INEC’s director, Voter Education and Publicity (VEP), Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, said the commission was still consulting over the [...]

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]]> Bayelsa Governorship Elections: Police Ban Protests, Rallies Until Results Are Announced https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-governorship-elections-police-ban-protests-rallies-until-results-are-announced/ Mon, 07 Dec 2015 22:01:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111017 Bayelsa State Police Command has banned the conduct of all forms of processions, rallies and demonstrations in the state pending the announcement of the results of the state governorship elections which held on Saturday, December 5, 2015. This was disclosed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in Charge of Training and Development, Hashimu Argungu [...]

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]]> Bayelsa Guber Polls: Ateke Tom Denies Link With MEND To Endorse Governor Dickson’s Re-election https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-guber-polls-ateke-tom-denies-link-with-mend-to-endorse-governor-dicksons-re-election/ Thu, 03 Dec 2015 08:00:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110098 Leader of the disbanded Niger Delta Vigilante, Chief Ateke Tom, has denied any link with the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta MEND, saying there was no time he took a decision under the aegis of MEND, to endorse Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State for a second term. The former militant leader, [...]

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]]> Bayelsa Governorship Election: Federal Might Cannot Win For You, Dickson Tells Sylva https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-governorship-election-federal-might-cannot-win-for-you-dickson-tells-sylva/ Sun, 29 Nov 2015 21:07:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109648 Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson, who is also the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the December 5 governorship election in the state has said federal might would not win election for his opponent and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timpre Sylva. According to Dickson, putting the people at the [...]

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]]> A Vote For Dickson’s A Vote For Development, Says Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan https://www.theinfostride.com/a-vote-for-dicksons-a-vote-for-development-says-ex-president-goodluck-jonathan/ Sun, 29 Nov 2015 17:27:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109624 Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday advised the people of Bayelsa, his home state, to vote for development in the December 5 governorship election. He also appealed to the youth not to be deceived by what he termed the lies of politicians but to evaluate all the candidates based on their track record. Mr. Jonathan described most [...]

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]]> Bayelsa Guber Race: N4.5bn NDDC Funds Diverted For Sylva’s Election, PDP Alleges https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-guber-race-n4-5bn-nddc-funds-diverted-for-sylvas-election-pdp-alleges/ Fri, 27 Nov 2015 22:28:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109344 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State has raised alarm over an alleged diversion of N4.5b belonging to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to fund the governorship campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Timipre Sylva. The director of publicity of the Restoration Campaign Organisation, Jonathan Obuebite, in a statement on Thursday, urged [...]

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]]> Jonathan, MEND Members, Others To Attend Dickson’s Campaign Grand Finale https://www.theinfostride.com/jonathan-mend-members-others-to-attend-dicksons-campaign-grand-finale/ Wed, 25 Nov 2015 09:17:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108778 The Restoration Campaign Organization of Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has said the leadership and members of the Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), will on Saturday, November 28 attend the grand finale of Dickson’s political campaign ahead of the governorship election in the state. Mr. Dickson is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) [...]

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]]> We Didn’t Endorse Dickson’s Re-election Bid – MEND https://www.theinfostride.com/we-didnt-endorse-dicksons-re-election-bid-mend/ Wed, 25 Nov 2015 09:03:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108774 The Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) on Tuesday denied reports that it endorsed the re-election bid of Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson. The group in a statement signed by its Spokesman, Gbomo Jomo, dissociated itself from a statement endorsing Dickson’s ambition, credited to one Prince Amaibi Horby (aka General Busta Rhymes), who claimed [...]

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]]> Bayelsa Guber Polls: MEND Warns Presidency Against Rigging, Declares Support For PDP Candidate https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-guber-polls-mend-warns-presidency-against-rigging-declares-support-for-pdp-candidate/ Mon, 23 Nov 2015 22:04:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108411 The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against any attempt to rig the forthcoming governorship election in Bayelsa. The militant group warned that any attempt to rig the election would re-awake “a sleeping dog”. MEND stated that to ensure that the election was free, fair and credible, [...]

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]]> Our Priority Is Free, Fair And Credible Election In Bayelsa – Governor Dickson https://www.theinfostride.com/our-priority-is-free-fair-and-credible-election-in-bayelsa-governor-dickson/ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 20:01:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108012 Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has assured the international community of his administration’s resolve to ensure the December 5 governorship election in the state is peaceful. The governor, who is seeking a second term on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gave the assurance on Thursday when the US Consul-General in Nigeria, John Bray, visited [...]

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]]> Bayelsa APC Accuses Governor Dickson Of Squandering 88 Billion Naira Loan https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-apc-accuses-governor-dickson-of-squandering-88-billion-naira-loan/ Sun, 01 Nov 2015 11:04:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=104797 Bayelsa State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday gave sordid details of some of the loans allegedly obtained by Governor Seriake Dickson. The party said he should account for the 88 billion naira loans. The Sylva/Igiri Campaign Organisation (SICO), the campaign outfit of the APC governorship candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva and his running mate, [...]

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]]> Do Not Interfere In The Upcoming Bayelsa & Kogi Guber Polls, Governor Dickson Tells President Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/do-not-interfere-in-the-upcoming-bayelsa-kogi-guber-polls-governor-dickson-tells-president-buhari/ Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:51:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101396 Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) not to interfere in the forthcoming Bayelsa and Kogi States governorship elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed November 21 and December 5 as dates for the governorship polls in Kogi and Bayelsa respectively. The governor also warned the security agencies and the [...]

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]]> Governor Fayose Faults President Buhari Again Over Zakari’s Appointment https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-fayose-faults-president-buhari-again-over-zakaris-appointment/ Sat, 26 Sep 2015 07:46:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100947 Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has again faulted President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) on the appointment of acting chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mrs. Amina Zakari. Fayose on Thursday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, insisted that it was wrong for President Buhari to appoint his daughter or in-law as chairman of the electoral commission, especially [...]

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]]> Bayelsa Guber Primary: Governor Dickson Declared PDP Candidate For December 5 Poll https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-guber-primary-governor-dickson-declared-pdp-candidate-for-december-5-poll/ Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:29:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100868 Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson on Thursday, emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the December 5 election in the state. Dickson, who was the sole candidate after the other aspirants were disqualified by the PDP screening committee, was ratified as the party’s flag bearer at the primaries, which held at the [...]

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]]> Bayelsa > Why We Won’t Draw Share Of FG Bailout Funds – Governor Dickson https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-why-we-wont-draw-share-of-fg-bailout-funds-governor-dickson/ Wed, 23 Sep 2015 22:42:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100713 Bayelsa State government says it will not draw its share of the 222 billion naira approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for states to clear outstanding workers’ salaries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that CBN has approved N12.85 billion for the state. So far, only 19 states have drawn from the [...]

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]]> #Bayelsa > Guber Primary: Governor Dickson Urges Co-aspirants To Respect Party Supremacy https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-guber-primary-dickson-urges-co-aspirants-to-respect-party-supremacy/ Sat, 12 Sep 2015 13:30:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-guber-primary-dickson-urges-co-aspirants-to-respect-party-supremacy/ Ahead of the Bayelsa governorship primary poll coming up on September 24, Governor Henry Seriake Dickson yesterday participated in the screening exercise at the South-south zonal office of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Speaking after the exercise, Dickson called on other aspirants on the platform of the PDP to abide [...]

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]]> #Bayelsa > I’m Not Worried By Jonathan’s Support For Governor Dickson – Chief Timipre Sylva https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-im-not-worried-by-jonathans-support-for-dickson-sylva/ Fri, 11 Sep 2015 13:30:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-im-not-worried-by-jonathans-support-for-dickson-sylva/ A former Governor of Bayelsa state, Chief Timipre Sylva, has described former President Goodluck Jonathan as “President of Bayelsa” in response to the latter’s endorsement of Governor Seriake Dickson’s re-election bid. Sylva, who is seeking the All Progressives Congress, APC, ticket for the December 5 governorship poll in the state, however, said the ex-president’s support [...]

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]]> #Bayelsa > Jonathan Endorses Governor Dickson’s Re-election Bid At Campaign Rally https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-jonathan-endorses-dicksons-re-election-bid-at-campaign-rally/ Tue, 08 Sep 2015 21:30:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-jonathan-endorses-dicksons-re-election-bid-at-campaign-rally/ In his first public outing since he handed over on May 29, 2015 former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience, on Tuesday attended the re-election campaign rally of Governor Seriake Dickson at the Samson Siasia Sports complex in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. The ex-president, who endorsed Mr. Dickson’s re-election bid, said the governor [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Patience Jonathan Campaigning For Me, APC’s Not A Threat – Governor Dickson https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-patience-jonathan-campaigning-for-me-apcs-not-a-threat-dickson/ Sat, 05 Sep 2015 17:30:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-patience-jonathan-campaigning-for-me-apcs-not-a-threat-dickson/ Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson has declared that all is well between him and former First lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. He said the former president’s wife was campaigning for his re-election. The governorship election for Bayelsa State has been slated for December 5, 2015. Speaking with reporters after submitting his expression of interest and nomination [...]

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]]> Why Bayelsa PDP Chieftains’ Defected To APC – Governor Seriake Dickson https://www.theinfostride.com/why-bayelsa-pdp-chieftains-defected-to-apc-seriake-dickson/ Mon, 17 Aug 2015 18:07:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/why-bayelsa-pdp-chieftains-defected-to-apc-seriake-dickson/ Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson on Monday gave reasons for the defection of some politicians from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Nditimi Alaibe; suspended chairman of Bayelsa PDP, Col. Sam Inokoba, and former Senator [...]

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]]> Stop Inciting Bayelsans Against My Government, Dickson Advises Opposition | #Politics https://www.theinfostride.com/dickson-to-opposition-stop-inciting-bayelsans-against-my-govt-politics/ Wed, 12 Aug 2015 20:15:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/dickson-to-opposition-stop-inciting-bayelsans-against-my-govt-politics/ Ahead of the December 5 governorship election in Bayelsa State, Governor Seriake Dickson has called on all political parties in the state to engage on issue-based and peaceful campaigns rather than incite people against the government of the day. Speaking in a live television and radio interview programme Wednesday, the governor urged the parties to [...]

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