Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State Wednesday
said the Ijaw nation would forever remain grateful to the
Abacha family for the creation Bayelsa an homogeneous
Ijaw.speaking state.
Dickson stated this in a statement on the occasion of the
70th anniversary of Mrs. Maryam Abacha, wife of Nigeria’s
late former Head of.State. He recalled with satisfaction, the
events that led to the eventual creation of Bayelsa State,
which her late husband, General Sani Abacha presided over.
According to him, “the government and people of Bayelsa
State will remain eternally grateful to the Abacha family for
that singular act of love and concern for Bayelsans and the
Ijaw Nation in general.” He described the wife of the late
former Head of State, Mrs. Maryam Abacha as a
courageous, peaceful and loving woman.
Paying tribute to the matriarch of the Abacha family, the
governor said “her love, support and wise counsel, were
some of the driving forces behind the historic decisions of
the late Military Head of State.”
Dickson prayed God to grant her sound health, long life and
a happier future with the rest of the Abacha family.
