RURAL PEOPLES ASSEMBLY

The Bayelsa State Chapter of Host Communities of Nigeria (HOSCON) has elected new State Executives at it's 2020 Annual General Meeting held at wetlands center, Osiri road, on Thursday 3 Dec. 2020, to kickstart a new frontier for community development in the oil and gas sector in the Niger Delta region.  The organization which has been managed by an interim management committee (IMC) over the years, was revamped by critical stakeholders when they decided to set an agenda for development of the organization hinged on their God given wealth, (Oil & Gas) and how oil bearing and pipeline communities can maximize the embedded potentials for development, after over 30years of oil and gas exploration in the region. The Election which was announced by the erstwhile Interim Management Committee State Chairman, Mr Idubamo Awalla, is an idea endorsed by the Great Amayanabo of Twon Brass, King Alfred Papa-Preye Diete Spiff, who is also one of the Trustees of the organization, an...

In a swift twist of fate, Liberation Movement, one of the political parties who hitherto contested and lost the Gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State and went ahead to challenge the outcome of the Bayelsa State Gubernatorial election at the Tribunal has moved to arrest and prosecute some of its prominent ambassadors, members and legal team over alleged criminal breach of trust, gross misconduct and breach of the party's constitution and principles. The party arrived at this decision after its emergency Bayelsa State stakeholder meeting of members on 18th of November, 2020 held to appraise the circumstances that led to the withdrawal of the suit filed by the Candidate of Liberation Movement Mr. Vijah I Opuama, at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, following an appeal made to the Supreme Court from the loss of the case at the Tribunal and Court of Appeal stages of the litigation seeking to disqualify Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo and Senator Douye Diri of the PDP for submitting false inf...

Liberation Movement - Bayelsa State Plans Massive Election Monitoring and Management awareness programme. The project is aimed at enlightening the general public on how they can monitor and manage elections within their voting points, polling units, wards and Local Government areas as the primary locations where rigging and election manipulations take place, for effective, result oriented, citizens participation mechanism for solving rigging and subversion of the will of the people during polls in Nigeria. The project which is a public lecture series x-raying the shortcoming of the electoral process with a view to profferring lasting solutions to electoral malpractice in Nigeria, shall hold continuously until the 105 wards in the state are sufficiently empowered with information, knowledge and strategy that would help them gain confidence in the electoral process in Bayelsa State and Nigeria. According to the State Chairman of the party Barr. ANISO O. ABRAHAM, the timetable...

  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 ...