Patience Jonathan resigns as ‘Super’ permanent sec of Bayelsa State

Dame Patience Jonathan has resigned her appointment as ‘Super’
Permanent Secretary in the Bayelsa state Civil service, a position
conferred on her in July 2012 by the Governor of the state, Dickson
Seriake. Seriake said he gave the appointment to Mama Peace
based on her good service to the state and nation.

A source in the state Ministry of Education who pleaded anonymity
with The Nation confirmed the First Lady’s voluntary resignation
and said her resignation may likely not be unconnected to her
deepening rift with the state governor.

” The whole thing is political. It appears Madam Peace is not
happy with the governor. With her resignation, the battle line
has been drawn. I feel the President’s wife resigned to
enable her to have the moral right to slug it out with Dickson
ahead of the governorship poll in the state. Let no one
deceive you, the whole thing is politics. After all, she is 57
and the retirement age is 60.” he said.

The source also said that all her terminal benefits are been
processed at the moment.

Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission Secretary assassinated

Bayelsa State

The Executive Secretary of the Bayelsa state Independent Electoral
Commission, Simon Akpen has been assassinated. According to
Sahara Reporters, Akpen was shot point blank in the head at his
residence in Otiotio road, Yenogoa around 10pm on Friday October
10th by unknown gunmen who laid an ambush for him as he
returned home from an outing. He died on the spot.

Confirming the incident, the state’s police commissioner, Valentine
Ntomchukwu, said it’s a suspected case of assassination as no
valuable was taken from the deceased residence after he was
killed
“In my opinion, it may be a case of assassination because
they didn’t take anything away after killing him” Ntomchukwu
said.

May his soul rest in peace. Amen.