Tag: dickson
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Dickson embarks on annual vacation
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, on Tuesday, began his annual vacation. A statement from his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said the governor decided to rest after a busy schedule. “The governor is expected to use the period of his vacation to rest, after a busy schedule both within and outside the state,…
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Soyinka, Dickson back agitators, say ‘Nigeria is negotiable’
Sequel to comments credited to the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and some state governors that Nigeria’s unity is not negotiable, Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, and Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, on Friday insisted that the comment was ‘falsity’. They stated this at an event tagged, “A Day with Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole…
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Paris Refunds: Dickson, Wike, other PDP govs decry ‘bloated’ figures by FG
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State and his counterpart in Rivers, Nyesom Wike have denied receiving the amounts published by the Federal Government as accruing to their states in the first tranche of the London/Paris loan refunds. Dickson said his government got only N14.5bn, contrary to the Ministry of Finance’s claim that he received N24,…
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Deportation Threat: Dickson releases N250m outstanding scholarship fees to Lincoln University
The Bayelsa Government has paid the outstanding fees of N250 million for 21 of its scholarship students at the Lincoln University in the United States of America. The State’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Jonathan Obuebite, disclosed this in a statement he issued on Saturday. The News reports that the University had threatened to…
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No rift between Jonathan, Dickson – Aide clarifies
The Senior Special Assistant on Niger Delta Youth Matters to Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, Mr Kenedy Tonjo-West, has denied rumours of rift between the ex-President and the governor insisting that the relationship between both men is cordial. Tonjo-West told newsmen in Yenagoa on Friday that Dickson’s criticism of Jonathan’s six year tenure as…
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Dickson commends FG on proposed establishment of modular refineries
… says Bayelsa will lead the way to invest in refineries … to establish three modular refineries in each senatorial zones Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, Mr. Seriake Dickson, has commended the Federal Government for its decision to set up modular refineries in the Niger Delta. Dickson described the decision as a brilliant idea…