{"id":61687,"date":"2018-04-14T07:39:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-14T06:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=61687"},"modified":"2018-04-14T07:39:44","modified_gmt":"2018-04-14T06:39:44","slug":"vanguard-award-a-testimony-to-gov-dicksons-achievements-iworiso-markson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/vanguard-award-a-testimony-to-gov-dicksons-achievements-iworiso-markson\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanguard Award: A testimony to Gov. Dickson&#8217;s achievements &#8211; Iworiso-Markson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">The Government in Bayelsa State have described the latest Vanguard award<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">conferred on \u200eGovernor Henry Seriake Dickson as a clear testimony to his<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">many achievements in the last six years.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Vanguard on Saturday conferred on Dickson, the best governor award for<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Purposeful Leadership, Transparency and Accountability.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The latest award is coming few weeks after the governor bagged similar<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">awards from reputable organizations like Silverbird Group and Daar<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Communications.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">To this, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation\u200e, Daniel<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Iworiso-Markson said has proved even to the worst critics of the governor<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">that indeed he has performed creditably on all fronts as the awards were<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">neither political or commercial but from organizations known for their<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">pedigree.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">While congratulating the governor on the latest award, the Commissioner<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">said truly Dickson deserves to be celebrated for restoring the lost glory<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">in the state&#8217;s education sector, for running a transparent government as<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">well as for the stable leadership Bayelsa is currently enjoying.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Iworiso-Markson told journalists in Lagos upon arrival ahead of the award<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">ceremony in Lagos that despite the scarce resources at his disposal Gov.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Dickson has built world class health facilities, enduring infrastructure<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">and other key projects in nearly all the sectors in the state.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">He described the Vanguard award as novel and unique which according to him<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">has again brought the state to the spotlight and made it the investment<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">destination for prospective investors.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The mouthpiece of the Bayelsa \u200eGovernment assured of the commitment of the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">restoration administration led by Gov. Dickson to even do more as it<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">prepares to finish well and strong.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">ENDS&#8230;<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government in Bayelsa State have described the latest Vanguard award conferred on \u200eGovernor Henry Seriake Dickson as a clear testimony to his many achievements in the last six years.&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Vanguard Award: A testimony to Gov. 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