Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has paid glowing tributes to the first civilian governor of Bayelsa State, the late Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, as the Ijaw nation marks the 10th anniversary of his death.
MOSIEND president, Dr Kennedy West, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt yesterday, described Alamieyeseigha, who was fondly called the “Governor-General of Ijaw nation” as a dogged fighter for justice, equity, and the Ijaw cause.
West further described the late former governor as a man of uncommon courage and conviction whose leadership gave voice, pride, and visibility to the Ijaw people within Nigeria’s national space.
“Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha was not merely a politician.
He was a symbol of resilience — a man who carried the aspirations of the Niger Delta with dignity and strength. His familiar title, Governor-General of the Ijaw Nation, was not one of vanity but of earned respect, borne from the love and trust of his people,” he said.
The MOSIEND president noted that Alamieyeseigha’s tenure as the first civilian governor of Bayelsa State marked a defining phase in the political history of the Niger Delta.
West said: “Alamieyeseigha’s tenure as the first civilian governor of Bayelsa State marked a defining phase in the political history of the Niger Delta. Despite the controversies that trailed his career, he remained steadfast in his commitment to the welfare, unity, and progress of the Ijaw Nation.
“When he passed, the title Governor-General passed with him — not by decree, but by distinction. No governor since has borne that name, because it became inseparable from his person and the history he embodied,” he said.
The MOSIEND leader called on leaders across the Niger Delta to emulate the values that defined the late Alamieyeseigha’s public life — humility, courage, and a steadfast belief in collective progress.
