Leadership By Example: Governor Dickson’s Building Demolished

Bayelsa State Government on Wednesday pulled down a one-storey building belonging to the state Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson.






The building located along Opolo/AIT road, Yenagoa was demolished for obstructing the right of way and the state capital city master plan.

The government took the action with a statement that no building violating the right of way and obstructing the state’s master plan would be spared.
Dickson’s building was marked for demolition by the CCDA on June 28, 2012.

The demolition exercise, which commenced at 12:48pm, was supervised by the state Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral John Jonah, (rtd) and the state Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Lawrence Ehwrudjakpor.

Others who were at the site were the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Deacon Markson Fefegha, Commissioner for State Capital City Development, Mr. Konugha Zuwa and other top government functionaries.

Another structure that was also destroyed belonged to the Director General of State Agency for the Control of AIDS (SACA), Dr. Temple Iluma.
Jonah said the location of the governor’s house obstructed the right of way and as a result no compensation would be paid.

He said the exercise was in line with the development control of the CCDA and the state urban renewal programme.