Dickson gets new spokesperson

Bayelsa state Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has appointed Fidelis Soriwei as his new Chief press Secretary.

Soriwei was until his new role the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Relations.

He takes over from Francis Ottah-Agbo, who resigned from the position, contested and got elected as member of the House of Representatives representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo federal constituency of Benue state, under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

A statement by the Bayelsa state Commissioner for Information, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said Mr. Soriwei’s appointment, which has been approved by Governor Seriake Dickson, is with immediate effect.

Mr Soriwei, a journalist, joined the Bayelsa government after over two decades of professional practice.

Until he was appointed adviser to Mr Dickson in September 2017, he was a staff of the well-regarded PUNCH newspaper where for about 14 years he covered politics, security, defence and anti-corruption matters.

Soriwei began his journalism as a graduate intern at the The Guardian in the late 1990s before moving on to work at TheNews magazine and The Punch.

A native of Arogbo in Ondo state, Mr Soriwei attended Ijaw National High School, Arogbo, and the Obafemi Awolowo University where, in 1994, he bagged a second class upper degree in English. He was the best graduating student of his class.

 “Being a chief press secretary is a tough job. But mine is easy because I won’t be selling a bad product. My governor is an exceptional leader, and speaking for a man like that won’t be difficult, the new CPS said.

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