RURAL PEOPLES ASSEMBLY

  RURAL PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY CONDEMNS THE WANTON AND ILLEGAL ACT OF DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND MEANS OF LIVELIHOOD OF TRADERS IN SWALI MARKET BY THE BAYELSA STATE GOVERNMENT WITHOUT AN ORDER OF COURT. At a time when governments around the world are trying very hard to provide succour to residents of the various communities under their jurisdictions, who have been forced to seek solace in an emergency quarantine declared nationwide, owing to the devastating effects of the COVID -19 pandemic, which is causing massive food shortage and limited productivity, it is quiet disheartening to observe that the government of Bayelsa State led by his Excellency Douye Diri have decided to visit it's poor population with atrocious destruction of their property and means of livelihood in the guise of enforcing physical planning regulations in the state. More pathetic is the fact that the government has decided to carry out this dastardly act without recourse to existing laws in the state prescri...

November 16: Group warn against corrupt practices not in compliance with the Electoral Act. Patriotism Advancement and Community Orientation Network (PACON), a non-governmental organization on Monday, 9th September, 2019 has warned against corrupt practices during the conduct of the gubernatorial election in Bayelsa and Kogi state respectively. The Convener, Mr. Aluzu Ebikebuna Augustine made this known while addressing newsmen in yenagoa. The group says it will not tolerate any act of malpractice during the forthcoming gubernatorial election scheduled to hold November 16 in Bayelsa and Kogi state. He commended the political parties for the peaceful conduct of their primaries and urge them to replicate same during the election. "We wish to commend the various parties for the peaceful conduct of their primary election in Bayelsa and Kogi state. As we look set to go into the polls November 16, we urge all parties to maintain same. "The organization will not tolerate a...

NIGERIAN POLICE OFFICER GABRIEL SELEKERE GOES AMOK, HARASS AND INTIMIDATES RESIDENTS OF AKENFA COMMUNITY We have received reports of gross human right violation, abuse of office and act unbecoming of a public officer against one CSP Gabriel Selekere resident at Akenfa 3 community of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.  Mr. Gabriel Selekere has continued to act out of order and continued to harass and intimidate his neighbors and residents around Akenfa 3 community, including the Paramount Ruler of the community who tried to intervene and caution the unwholesome acts of Mr. Gabriel Selekere, a former DPO of Patani division of the Nigeria Police Force, currently working with the Rivers State Command of the force. This report stems from several reported incidents of human rights abuse and violations by the said Police man who through his actions and utterances have put residents in the neighborhood in fear for their lives and properties as Mr. Gabriel has on several occasions invad...

 Barr. Aniso Abraham Chairman of Liberation Movement political party has lauded the successful conductor of the party's primary election that produced the party's gubernatorial flag bearer for the Bayelsa State Governorship election coming up on the 16 of November, 2019. The exercise which saw the emergence of Mr. Vijah Opuama as the political party's consensus candidate was peaceful, yet event-filled. The high point of the occasion was when a call was made to the Aspirants to come forth and present their manifestos before the waiting delegates, which saw the two contending Aspirants Barr. Abraham O. Aniso and Mr. Vijah Opuama make presentations that captivated the audience about how they hope to positively develop and change the Bayelsa State socioeconomic environment with projects and policies that would create a lasting sustainable development and environment for the citizenry.  When called upon to make last minute statements that would precede the voting at the ...

facebook.com/ LIBERATION MOVEMENT POLITICAL PARTY CHALLENGES ELECTION OF PDP COUNCILLORSHIP ASPIRANT OF WARD 7 IN SAGBAMA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN THE JUST CONCLUDED LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCIL 2019 ELECTION Barely few days after the conduct of the controversial Local Government Council election in Bayelsa State, the Liberation Movement as registered political party in Nigeria which was amongst parties that fielded candidate to contest against the ruling political party in the state for elective officers at the ward level in Bayelsa State political history. Speaking with the Liberation Movement political party State Chairman over the weekend, our correspence gathered that the party was preparing its lawyers to challenge the declaration and announcement of the PDP's Councillorship candidate as the winner of Saturday's council election. The party, according to the Chairman, believes that the PDP did not obtain victory at the polls because there was no polls. The State ...