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Dickson to Lokpobiri: You are a Diaspora politician out of tune with happenings in Bayelsa

Chidi Roberts — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 18:59:31 +0000

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State and Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, have expressed divergent views on the debts owed by the state. The minister had alleged that the Dickson-led administration had incurred the N800 billion domestic and $216 million external from 2012 till date in spite of getting […]

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Ministerial appointment: Sylva, Lokpobiri fight over N200m balance, N1bn campaign fund

Chidi Roberts — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 22:58:04 +0000

The suspension of a former governor of Bayelsa State, Timi Sylva, by the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a new twist as investigations reveal that he has fallen apart with the Minister of State for Agriculture, Heineken Lokpobiri, over N600 million ministerial appointment deal A political movement in Bayelsa APC, under the aegis of […]

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Bayelsa: Governors’ Forum, PDP warn Buhari, security agencies; urge president to call Lokpobiri to order

Freedom Reporter — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 21:44:39 +0000

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, on Tuesday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari and relevant agencies of government to ensure a hitch free supplementary election in Bayelsa State on Saturday, arguing that such a credible exercise would testify to his administration’s commitment to positive change in the country. Also, the Forum expressed confidence in Governor […]

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Bayelsa: Policeman, four others killed; Dickson accuses minister of sponsoring thugs; PDP in early lead

Chidi Roberts — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 18:51:02 +0000

A policeman and four others were killed on Saturday by thugs suspected to be working for the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the governorship election in Bayelsa State. The policeman was killed in Famgbe, a remote suburb in Yenagoa, the state capital. His offence: He refused to allow the thugs change results in the area. […]

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Bayelsa: Lokpobiri loses home support to PDP as Ekeremor communities endorse Dickson’s re-election

Chidi Roberts — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 21:35:21 +0000

Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development and Director General of Sylva/Igiri Campaign Organization of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, on Tuesday, lost his home support to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). All the communities in his Ekeremor Local Government Area of the South-South state unanimously endorsed the […]

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Bayelsa: 1,000 APC Southern Ijaw youths defect to PDP, warn Lokpobiri

Chidi Roberts — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 21:47:51 +0000

About 1,000 youths of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Southern Ijaw in Bayelsa State have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). They were received into the party by Governor Seriake Dickson at the banquet hall of Government House over the weekend. Dickson told the youth that the future of the state and the […]

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200 ex-militants endorse Dickson, vow to end kidnapping in Bayelsa; Lokpobiri loses home support

Chidi Roberts — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 16:37:49 +0000

Over 200 former freedom fighters under the aegis of Peace and Cultural Development Initiative (PCDI) have pledged to work with the state government and the security agencies to arrest the trend of kidnapping and other forms of crime in Bayelsa State. The support was sequel to the rising cases of kidnapping and insecurity in the […]

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Crisis hits Bayelsa APC over choice of Lokpobiri as ministerial nominee

Chidi Roberts — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 19:50:33 +0000

The power play and intrigue in the Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) could give way to a major explosion soon except something drastic is done to arrest the situation in the party. Indications to this effect were contained in a joint protest letter sent to President Muhammadu Buhari by the APC […]

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Why Lokpobiri can’t be minister, by Bayelsa Solidarity Forum, petitions NASS

Chidi Roberts — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 20:22:38 +0000

The nomination of Senator Heineken Lokpobiri as one of those to be confirmed as a minister by the Senate has continued to generate heated argument among the political class. It was on this premise that we are calling on the leadership of the National Assembly to have a re-think over the nomination and the screening […]

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