Author: Lindsay Barrett

Hardly anyone can doubt if told that Bayelsa State is one of the most important territorial components in the effort to build a wholesome democratic system for the Nigerian nation. The state has become known for the volatility of its administrative profile throughout the duration of the most recent manifestation of political growth of the nation, and has been the source of some of the most dramatic eventualities of the era. Apart from having been the home base of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, the first member of a southern minority ethnic group to become president, several other events have occurred which…