Alamieyeseigha’s death a personal loss – Dickson

 

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has described the death of Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, the first civilian governor of the state, as a personal loss to him, the government and people of the state.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Alamieyeseigha died at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital on Saturday evening.

Dickson, in a statement issued by his Chief

Press Secretary, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said Alamieyeseigha was a strong supporter of his administration.

He added that Alamieyeseigha’s demise was a very painful and monumental loss to the entire Ijaw nation, which he had always defended.

The Bayelsa governor also commiserated with the deceased’s wife, Margaret, his immediate family, and the entire people of the state, noting that the Ijaws had lost a “rare gem.”