Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, yesterday, inaugurated a six-member judicial commission of inquiry to investigate the violence and breach of the peace before and during the governorship election in the state.

 
The inauguration, which was performed at the Executive Council chamber of Government House, Yenagoa, had in attendance the state deputy governor, Gboribiogha John-Jonah, the senator representing Bayelsa West, Senator Foster Ogola, Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Kombowei Benson, Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Edmund Allison-Oguru and members of the State Executive Council.

 
The governor said the inauguration was by virtue of the powers conferred on him by Section 2 (1) of the Commission of Inquiry Law, Cap 8 Laws of Bayelsa State of Nigeria 2006 and in exercise of all other powers enabling him in that behalf.

 
He said: “By virtue of that power, I hereby constitute and appoint a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the violence, mayhem and grave breach of the peace that occurred in parts of the state on or about the 3rd to 6th of December, 2015.

 
“This inauguration is the first commission of inquiry my government is setting up and that tells everyone the seriousness of the issues that the commission has been enpannelled to deal with.”

Credit : Vanguard