Alameiyeseigha Interred, Immortalised

The remains of late Chief
Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, the first civilian governor of Bayelsa, have been laid to rest in Amassoma, Southern-Ijaw local government area of the state.
The deceased was buried after a commendation service by the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) last Saturday.
Speaking at the burial ceremony, Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa said Alamieyeseigha’s demise was a trying time to the people of Ijaw nation.
Dickson described him as “a bridge builder” who believed in what is right for his people.
“A bridge builder has departed in our state; a man who knows what is right and just.
Former president Goodluck Jonathan described the deceased as a man of vision who brought development to the state.
Jonathan said that his legacy on education and infrastructural development would not be forgotten in the history of Bayelsa and Ijaw nation.
“He brought to us the Niger-Delta University (NDU); he was a man with vision, champion for peace, unity and social integration,” he said.
Alhaji Ali Modu Sheriff, the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said Alamieyeseigha’s death was regrettable to the nation, prayed for God’s grace and urged the deceased family to bear the loss.
Meanwhile, Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has renamed the state’s Government House Banquet Hall as Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall to immortalise the late first civilian Governor of the state, Dr Diepreye Alamieyeseigha.
Dickson disclosed this in Yenagoa on Friday at the special valedictory State Executive Council session in honour of late Alamieyeseigha.
The governor said that also renamed was the road linking Yenagoa to Alamieyeseigha’s hometown Amassoma, which would now be called Chief DSP Alamieyesigha Road.
He described the late Alamieyeseigha as a great leader and a major voice of Ijaw people who passed on when his companionship and services were most needed.
The former president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan in his tribute, described Alameiyeseigha as “a boss, a close ally and a leader of the Ijaw nation who impacted positively on his people.
He added that Alamieyeseigha‘s demise was a sad moment to Ijaw people.