CHRISTIANS AND GOV. DICKSON ON FRUSTRATION OF PILGRIMS

Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson who succeeded, Chief Timipre Sylva as governor of Bayelsa State was being rated high as a performing governor in terms of infrastructural development, Education, Peace and Security amongst others, but that observers have noted, is not all that the governor was expected to do for the people of the State in governance.
Hon.Seriake Dickson who was celebrated at inception by Christian Leaders in the state because of his Christian background feel that the Governor may have turned away his face from his Christian brethren on affairs related to Christian Pilgrimages.
Clergymen and the laity in the State agreed that, Governor Dickson was giving too much attention to Politics by sponsoring many social activities, while, playing down on the very important Christian Pilgrimage, which is not a ceremony, but a Spiritual exercise that benefits both the State and the Country.
The governor, according to the Christians should have been the first in the list to sponsore Pilgrims to the Holy Land Israel, for Bayelsans to join other Christians accross the Country as part of Nigerian  Delegation to pray for Bayelsa State and our Country, Nigeria; especially now that Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian leader, who is a son of the soil is the President of Nigeria.
The Christian family in the state believes that Governor Dickson being an astute Christian will not truncate the 2014 Pilgrimage or any other Pilgrimages in the State. But the worry is that, Christians in other states including Moslem led states in the Country
 were seen in the forefront in their droves going to the Holy Land Israel, while Bayelsa which aught to be the number one does not know when to start the journey.
The Christian family used the medium to call on the State Government to consider Christian Pilgrimages as priority area in her annual budgets, so as to avoid such unnecessary delays in the future; while calling on their governor and Christian brother, Brother Seriake Dickson to use his good offices to effect timely departure of the 2014 batch of Bayelsan Christian Pilgrims to the Holy Land Israel.

NIGERIA AND THE PARLIAMENTARY CRISIS

It is funny and unbelievable to see that the politics of Nigeria has become a predicament.

That is why we continue to hear and witness the ugly incidences of inter and intra party wranglings on almost weekly or daily basis. Politicians in Nigeria seem to have lost focus to why they were elected to occupy the high offices.

If tjey have forgotten, they need to be reminded that they were elected to serve Nigeria and not just their political parties; neither were they elected to bring the nation to another civil war or internal feud, but Prosperity of the nation and the people. But this has not been the case. 

It was sad to see last week that, Honorable members of the National Assembly were locked out by the police giviving the honorables the only option to jump the fence to get to their Offices. Police took over the complex and caused the unprecedented havoc,by shooting tear gas and disconforted them. Some of the honorables had to visit their doctors for medical attention. That was last week. It ended up with the honorables  going all out to an animpeachment move against President Jonathan, with all these, one can say the political future of Nigeria is full of obstacles.

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IF YOU GO AND MOLEST PEOPLE WITH UNIFORM AND THEN DON'T RETURN

Elder Evans  Iyoyo

These were the words of Elder Evans Iyoyo when his two sons went to him to seek his approval to join the Nigerian Army to fight in the Nigerian Civil War in 1967.
Mr Israel Iyoyo his first son and his third son, Rowland met their father as they took a bold step paddling from Nembe to a fishing settlement called Tweny.
Elder Iyoyo a trade marchant who had a cargo boat that he used to go round oil locations and fishing settlements was that day in his cargo boat when he received his two sons his as his guest.
Otonye Evans now Chief Evans Tubonah the Publisher of Golden Pen Newspaper and immediate younger brother to Rowland was also there to hear their father speak.
It was Israel who first told their father their intention to join the Nigerian Army, and Rowland also supported that position.
After a few minute in silent thought Elder Evans Iyoyo had this to say:-
"That you have decided to join the Nigerian Army to defentd our mother land is a good idea and I support it. But I want to warn that as you go ensure that you don't use your uniform and or gun to intimidate people or deprive them of their property or rape women, don't return to me, die; but if you don't do these things then return safe,I am your father."
By this, I don't mean that if there is cold and there is a blanket to cover, you should not use it to cover yourself, but don't loot and don't innocent and helpless civilians."
These were the words of Evans Iyoyo to his two sons. They went to the Nigerian Army fought the civil war and returned alive.

BAYELSA CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE/CREATION DAY LOW KEYED

As Nigeria celebrates her 54th Independence, Bayelsa is also celebrating her 18th Anniversary of her creation, but contrary to the usual funfare on such great occasion, the Bayelsa State Government silently made it low keyed.
No reason was given for the sad outlook of the state today, when Bayelsans went about where looking for where the state government was going to host guests for the celebrations.
There was no official statement on the unusual development, but it is hoped that a day may be set aside to mark the historic occasion.

THE PROSPERITY MESSAGE IN THE GODPEL OF GOD

Chief  O.G. Evans Tubonah
Founder/President World Prosperity Organization

This is the best of times to think in one thought and to work in one direction for the peace and goodness of mankind. This is the message in the mouth of the Founder/President of the World Prosperity Organization, Chief Otonye Godman Evans-Tubona who had made a clarion call on humanity all over the world to change our ways to PROSPERITY.
In other words, we mankind should re-examine self and pull out from the stronghold of poverty in all phases of life. Poverty in this context does not mean only or just the common lack of money or the lack of basic needs in life, but rather include the most worrisome and dangerous aspects that have to do with spiritual values; such as godliness, morality, sobriety, love and kindness amongst other values.
The position of World Prosperity Organization according to its Founder/Prisident, Chief Evans Tubonah hinges on the foundation of the word of God as to say that true and lasting prosperity must come from God who owns everything, and that is where those whose vision end with earthly wealth and pleasures alone lose out having nothing in the worlds of soul and spirit.
The Message therefore is that we accept what Jesus teaches in the book of Matthew Chapter 6:33 reads: "But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and everything shall be added unto you." This is a prosperty truth we should not ignore, Chief Tubonah emphasizes.

JTF WAGES WAR AGAINST CRIMINALITY IN WATER WAYS CALLS FOR CO-OPERATION FROM COMMUNITIES

Henry Dickson, Governor of Bayelsa State

Communities in Bayelsa State have been enjoined to co-operate with the Joint Task Force, against criminal activities in the creeks and waterways of the Niger Delta.

The Task Force codenamed, Operation Pulo Field, is aimed at stepping down the tide against criminal activities of kidnapping, sea piracy, oil bunkering, operation of refineries, oil theft, oil pipeline vandalization etc.

This is coming at the heels of a raid carried out by the JTF on some kidnappers right in their den in the creeks of Lobia Community in the Southern/Ijaw Local Government area of the state.

Our Correspondent reported that the JTF, following a tip-off swoop on the camps of some operators of illegal refineries who engaged them in a gun battles that dispersed the suspects, some of them with bullet wounds.

In a statement, by Lt. Col. Mustapha Anka, the Media Co-orditor, quoted, tge JTF Commander, Ma. Gen. Emmanuel Atewe as that more successes will be made where the communities comes in partnership with security operatives to stop the ugly trend.

KIDNAPPINGS IN BAYELSA THREATENS SECURITY

Report about the kidnap of Chief Benson Adigio Eseni an uncle to the immediate past governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva at his home, coastal town, Okpoama in the Brass Local Government Area of the State was a shocker to many in and outside the state.
This was because of the age of the Chief who is an octogenarian, a retired military officer of 86 who is neither a politician nor a vocal critic of political events in the state or country.
It was in the wee hours of Monday the 28th of July 2014, that the old man was reportedly whisked away by yet to be identified gunmen to a waiting speedboat who drove off in top speed to an unknown destination.
Community sources through telephone calls told Golden Pen that the purpose of the kidnap could not be ascertained as at the point of information, because the kidnappers came heavily armed with A.K 47 rifles with which they scared the people away by shooting into the air, a source in the community had explained..
The victim who is the father of Mr. Austin Adigio, the former Personal Assistant to the former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva was not the only one kidnapped during the period
The kidnappers did not operate in the coastal town, Okpoma alone, but also in the Bayelsa State capital, Yenagoa, where another octogenarian, a 90yr. old woman, the mother of Senator Emmanuel Paulkar,Florentina Emmanuel was kidnapped from her house at Opolo community in the heart of Yenagoa.
Police in Yenagoa told Journalists that four persons had been arrested in connection with the kidnap of the 90 year old Florentina Emmanuel, while the whereabouts of the kidnappers of Chief Adigio Eseni is yet unknown.
It would be recalled that a cousin of President Jonathan, Chief Inengite Nitabai was abducted at his home town Otueke  by unknown gunmen in   February this year. These stories of kidnappings, armed robbery, sea piracy etc. according to sources had posed a great challenge to the three tiers of government.