A grassroots political pressure group, the Grace Movement Initiative (GMI), has called on Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, to consider the member representing Sagbama Constituency III, Ebizi Ndiomu-Brown, as a possible replacement for the late Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. The call was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Interim Chairman of the group,…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday recorded a major milestone in Bayelsa State as Governor Douye Diri and the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, jointly flagged off the party’s electronic membership registration exercise in Yenagoa. The event signalled renewed collaboration among party leaders and a strategic push to strengthen…
A former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Domestic Matters and Social Events and former member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly representing Kolokuma/Opokuma Constituency 2, Dr. Waripamo-owei Dudafa, has congratulated the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on his successful defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Dr. Dudafa, who…
The Chairman of the Bayelsa State Project Monitoring and Evaluation Board, Engr. Ebiye Tarabina, has formally resigned his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a letter addressed to the PDP Ward Chairman of Ward 7, Opokuma North, Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area, Engr. Tarabina stated that his decision to leave the party was in…
A former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Domestic matters and social events, Dr. Waripamo-owei Dudafa, has formally announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joins the All Progressive Congress (APC). Dr. Dudafa, who also previously served as a member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, made the announcement…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and founder of Pastor Reuben Initiative for Good Leadership and Accountability, PRIFGLA, Pastor Reuben Wilson has blamed the national leadership of the APC of the problems plaguing the Bayelsa State chapter of the party. Speaking in Yenagoa during a solidarity walk and rally organised by PRIFGLA and…
President Bola Tinubu met on Saturday evening with some key figures from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party in what many see as an early move toward political realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections. The meeting, held at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, was led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and…
I, Hon. Wilson Ayakpo Dauyegha wish to correct the deliberate misleading narrative circulating in Bayelsa State and beyond that I betrayed Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri before the 2019 Governorship Election in Bayelsa State. It is expedient that I address these in-accuracies and provide clarity on the matter. The pivotal role Sen. Lokpobiri played in my political…
ABUJA — As political alignments begin to take shape ahead of the 2027 general elections, founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has declared that, as of now, no candidate appears capable of defeating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in a presidential contest. Speaking with journalists in Abuja yesterday, the elder statesman…
