Defying a downpour which lasted several hours on Saturday, thousands of ordinary people of Bayelsa state marched out to pay their last respects to the late ex-governor of the state, Mr Diepreye Alamieyeseigha.

Curiously, none of the governors of all the nine Niger Delta states, the oil-producing area, for which cause the late politician became popular, was present at the ceremony, except the governor of Imo State, Mr Rochas Okorocha.

Apart from Okorocha, whose arrival elicited a loud ovation, governors of the region who were absent at the occasion were the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike; Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa and Cross River Governor, Prof Ben Ayade.
Other governors who neither attended nor had any representative at the event were Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State ; Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia; his Akwa Ibom counterpart, Udom Emmanuel and Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State.

Perhaps, to also underline the sharp political division in the state, neither ex-governor Timipre Sylva nor Timi Alaibe, a former Niger Delta Development Commission Managing Director, who was prevailed upon to step down for Sylva during last year’s primary election of the All Progressives Congress, were present.

The deceased, who as governor championed the ‘resource control’ battle against former President Olusegun Obasanjo was also called the Governor-General of the region for his role in the implementation of the 13 per cent derivation.

Alamieyeseigha was buried in a prepared tomb in his compound at Amassoma, Southern Ijaw local government yesterday afternoon after he was eulogised by those present at the ceremony, including the Acting Peoples Democratic Party chairman, Mr Ali Modu Sheriff, Mr Jolly Nyame, a former governor of Taraba State and ex-President Goodluck Jonathan of Bayelsa state marched out to pay their last respects in honour of the late ex-governor of the state, Mr Diepreye Alamieyeseigha.

Curiously, none of the governors of all the nine Niger Delta states, the oil-producing area, for which cause the late politician became popular, was present at the ceremony, except the governor of Imo State, Mr Rochas Okorocha.

Apart from Okorocha, whose arrival elicited a loud ovation, governors of the region who were absent at the occasion were the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike; Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa and Cross River Governor, Prof Ben Ayade.
Other governors who neither attended nor had any representative at the event were

Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State ; Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia; his Akwa Ibom counterpart, Udom Emmanuel and Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State.
Perhaps, to also underline the sharp political division in the state, neither ex-governor Timipre Sylva nor Timi Alaibe, a former Niger Delta Development Commission Managing Director, who was prevailed upon to step down for Sylva during last year’s primary election of the All Progressives Congress, were present.

The deceased, who as governor championed the ‘resource control’ battle against former President Olusegun Obasanjo was also called the Governor-General of the region for his role in the implementation of the 13 per cent derivation.
Alamieyeseigha was buried in a prepared tomb in his compound at Amassoma, Southern Ijaw local government yesterday afternoon after he was eulogised by those present at the ceremony, including the Acting Peoples Democratic Party chairman, Mr Ali Modu Sheriff, Mr Jolly Nyame, a former governor of Taraba State and ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.

modath:



This is one of the reasons black people will always find it nigh impossible to find anyone to stick out his neck onto the chopping block!

Alams, love him or hate him stood with his people & fought to the end but ......out of sight, far from memory...

aresa:




He stood by and fought for his people by looting them dry and left them with not even 1 classroom as accomplishment...


What kind of people are you people? smh..

modath:


Don't shake your head, say whay you mean, your response dey cooler...Have I ever applauded Alams as a person? Did I make reference to his stewardship in the state?

I'm referring to him as a "symbol" of resource control.... He fought for what most of them are benefiting from & they didn't it even deem it fit to honour him, which is the premise of my position or one can't freely express anything positive about him?

Na wah oooo..


One thing I want you to realise is that, -at the end of the day, "Robin Hood" is a criminal!!!

modath:


Don't shake your head, say whay you mean, your response dey cooler...Have I ever applauded Alams as a person? Did I make reference to his stewardship in the state?

I'm referring to him as a "symbol" of resource control.... He fought for what most of them are benefiting from & they didn't it even deem it fit to honour him, which is the premise of my position or one can't freely express anything positive about him?

Na wah oooo..


One thing I want you to realise is that, -at the end of the day, "Robin Hood" is a criminal!!!

modath:



This is one of the reasons black people will always find it nigh impossible to find anyone to stick out his neck onto the chopping block!

Alams, love him or hate him stood with his people & fought to the end but ......out of sight, far from memory...

aresa:




Alams, love him or hate him stood with his people & fought to the end but


= Stewardship...

aresa:




He stood by and fought for his people by looting them dry and left them with not even 1 classroom as accomplishment...


What kind of people are you people? smh..

odikimi:

are u ok? what Alamco did in Bayelsa, yo governor can never do it in d next 200yrs, u think we love him just because he is a human? we love him because he took care of an every Niger Delta man when he meets him.
For yo information, the little development u see in Bayelsa is 90%% of his work. it is just an improvement of his achievement. U people should stop ds insult on this man because Awolowo as yo leader died as an ex convict, it was Gowon who saved him by granting him Pardon. Abiola died in d prison which is more shameful.
Pls mods u better talk to your people because at d end u will end up doing their bid of banning me.
Goodluck can die and we won't bother, Buhari can die and we won't even care but for this man......
This man's death was d main reason apc lost Bayelsa election because an average man sees apc as his killers because they haunted him to his untimely death. Go and check the list of Bayelsans that graced his funeral, no single apc person attended it, because not even Burutai could've saved the person from being beaten to stupor.

odikimi:
Some regions celebrated criminals like Awolowo who himself was ex convict only pardoned by Gowon, Abiola died in prison because of treason, PMB who was imprisoned because of treason (if u like call it military, all I know is they all were prisoners). Awolowo was sentenced to prison by a court of law.
U guys celebrated and voted for him when he came out of prison but always look down on others without removing the log from yo eyes.
I can see why u guys are hated down the South/East and in the North. I v friends from KD, Nasarawa, Kogi, Plateau etc who hate u guys like poo. They will tell me u guys are asslickers and untrustworthy, I thought they were lying. hypocrites, love your criminals, I love my, ki ni big deal?

odikimi:
Some regions celebrated criminals like Awolowo who himself was ex convict only pardoned by Gowon, Abiola died in prison because of treason, PMB who was imprisoned because of treason (if u like call it military, all I know is they all were prisoners). Awolowo was sentenced to prison by a court of law.
U guys celebrated and voted for him when he came out of prison but always look down on others without removing the log from yo eyes.
I can see why u guys are hated down the South/East and in the North. I v friends from KD, Nasarawa, Kogi, Plateau etc who hate u guys like poo. They will tell me u guys are asslickers and untrustworthy, I thought they were lying. hypocrites, love your criminals, I love my, ki ni big deal?

aresa:
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There is a clear difference between political prisoner and a thief who stole his people's money, a corrupt man, an ex convict who till his death was a fugitive...

modath:



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Seems my delivery missed my intention... so I'm going to edit my initial comment because it would so distress me to be thought to be a "supporter" of a looter who had to take to cross dressing to evade justice... it wasn't my intention, not at all..

Alams was not a leader that lived for service to humanity.. wasn't his style

My point was just on "forcing the Fed govt" to give them a bit "more" for resources found under their land, which in hindsight the agitation was probably an avenue to plunder "more"...

I watched Goodluck's 2015 campaign in Bayelsa & was astounded by the "jubilation" that rented the crowd when Alams stepped into the Venue..... Governor General, courageous, indefatigable etc were being thrown around..

this, & this, even this + a couple of TV interviews & NLERS going on & on about the "love" his people has/had for him formed my opinion about the perception of his person by his people, nothing more.

I still wonder why despite all the revelations Alams & Ibori receive so much admiration...

I've now realized "fought for his people" to the end should only be used for the Ghandhis , Mandelas, MLKs, Tutus, Garveys, Rosa Parks etc...... I'm sorry!!