{"id":22189,"date":"2018-03-14T10:54:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T09:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=22189"},"modified":"2018-03-14T11:26:18","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T10:26:18","slug":"dickson-swears-ex-apc-chieftain-23-others-special-advisers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/dickson-swears-ex-apc-chieftain-23-others-special-advisers\/","title":{"rendered":"Dickson Swears In Ex-APC Chieftain, 23 Others as Special Advisers"},"content":{"rendered":"

-Tasks Younger generation on Future Leadership Roles<\/b><\/p>\n

-Says More Youths Will be Integrated Into Positions of Trust By Amos Okioma,Yenagoa<\/b><\/p>\n

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on Tuesday swore in 24 Special Advisers, including a former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Nathaniel Ngo-Sylva to make good his promise of reintegrating returnee members into the Peoples\u2019 Democratic Party, PDP.<\/p>\n

Delivering his charge during the swearing in ceremony in Government House, Yenagoa, Governor Dickson expressed his administration’s determination to appoint more youths and women into leadership positions.<\/p>\n

In a statement signed by the Governor\u2019s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Francis Ottah Agbo, the Governor, said more than 90% of the new Special Advisers are youths, in line with the government’s policy of building a critical mass of experienced future leaders.<\/p>\n

Governor Dickson, who stressed the need for the elderly in the political class to create space for the young ones to assume leadership roles, said the recent appointments signal the commencement of the renewal of the restoration government.<\/p>\n

While congratulating the Special Advisers on their appointments, he noted that, their appointments were made in recognition of the various supportive roles they have been playing from the inception of his administration.<\/p>\n

His words: “We are preparing the ground for the emergence of a new set of leaders not just of this state, but of the Ijaw nation and the Niger Delta. Leaders that will compete favourably with their peers from any part of the country and other parts of the world.<\/p>\n

“We have deliberately brought in young people even to the cabinet and we have also brought in over 20 women who are Special Advisers. Today, we are now expanding the process more, by identifying brilliant, capable, well-informed, dedicated, hardworking and loyal young leaders carefully selected from all the local government areas.<\/p>

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“We have prepared the groundwork for you all to come in and get as close as possible to the inner recesses and get exposed to the intricacies and challenges and political service and leadership at this level.<\/p>\n

“What we want to leave behind and be known for, beyond all the investments we are making is solid base of human capital which is the most important ingredient any human society needs. No society can move forward unless it has a crop of well-informed, experienced set of leaders.”<\/p>\n

The Special Advisers are,\u00a0Basil Kenbo, Salvation Ebena,\u00a0Douye Koroye,\u00a0Adokeme Godwin,\u00a0Wisdom Fouyeri,\u00a0Asu Ekiye,\u00a0Alfred Kemepado and\u00a0the Chairman, Ijaw Youth Council, Central Zone, Barrister Tari Porri.<\/p>\n

Also sworn in as Special Advisers are,\u00a0Sinkumo Ekisah,\u00a0Okobokakpo Ombu,\u00a0Orufa Boloubo, Embeleakpor Apere,\u00a0Prince Isiki, Richard Ibegu,\u00a0Aboye Odibukuma,\u00a0Vote Salem Avworharie, Victor Ebiyekon and\u00a0Lumumba Lokiri Odudu.<\/p>\n

Others are,\u00a0Ebikeme Okiringa, Preye Okoriye, Bomo Serace, Nathaniel Ngo-Sylva, Randy Emeli and Asanakpo Oyinkuro Lucky.<\/p>\n

Governor Dickson also inaugurated Jacob Kurobo as Secretary of the Bayelsa Volunteers.<\/p>\n

Photo Caption:\u00a0Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson (8th<\/sup>R), his Deputy, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah Retd, (9th<\/sup>\u00a0R), Speaker, BYSHA, Rt. Hon. Konbowei Benson (9th<\/sup>\u00a0L), the State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Kate Abiri (7th<\/sup>\u00a0R), Secretary to the State Government, Barr. Kemela Okara (6th<\/sup>R), and the State Chairman of the PDP, Mr. Cleopas Moses (5th<\/sup>\u00a0R), pose for a group photograph with some of the newly sworn-in 24 Special Advisers, shortly after the Swearing-in Ceremony, at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Yenagoa.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Photo by Michael Owi.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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