Tag: Bayelsa Assembly
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Bayelsa: Diri gets Assembly’s nod to appoint more special advisers
Bayelsa House of Assembly has given approval to Gov. Douye Diri’s request to appoint additional 12 Special Advisers. The House, which resumed from recess on Wednesday, received three correspondences from the Executive, including
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Bayelsa Assembly breaks silence on impeachment moves against Gov. Diri
The Bayelsa House of Assembly says there are no plans to impeach Gov. Douye Diri, describing the speculations as a distraction. The House Committee Chairman on Information, Mr Tari Porri, representing Ekeremor Constituency 1, dismissed the rumour that the sixth assembly has concluded plans to impeach the governor. Porri was reacting to reports that the…
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Normalcy returns to Bayelsa Assembly as new speaker holds plenary
Peace returned to the Bayelsa State House of Assembly on Friday after the rancour that heralded the ouster of its Speaker, Emmanuel Tonye Isenah. The new Speaker of the House, Monday Obolo, reconvened the Assembly for the first time and deliberated on issues affecting oil-producing and impacted communities in the state. Isenah was removed in…
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Confusion in Bayelsa Assembly as two Speakers emerge
…as Governor Dickson congratulates new Speaker Bayelsa on Monday boiled over the refusal of Speaker Tonye Isenah to resign during resumption of plenary. Last week, Isenah hinted that he would leave his office for a lawmaker from another local government area following pressure mounted on him by some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders as part…