TVC E. The funeral ceremony of former Bayelsa state governor, Diepreye Alamiyeseigha, is holding in Bayelsa at the moment.
Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha was a Nigerian politician who was Governor of Bayelsa State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 9 December 2005
The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information, Esueme Kikile, Sunday, told reporters how the late former Governor died.
”Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha died of complications arising from high blood pressure and diabetes which affected his kidney,” Mr. Kikile said. “He had chronic kidney disease which was aggravated by the sudden rise in his blood pressure and the long diabetics,”
Popularly called the ‘Governor-General of the Ijaw Nation,’ Mr. Alamieyeseigha was the first Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, serving between 1999 and 2005 when he was impeached.
His impeachment followed his escape from London in order to evade justice after he was accused money laundering.
He was, however, later prosecuted in Nigeria, convicted and jailed for corrupt practices.
But he was granted presidential pardon by his political godson and former President, Goodluck Jonathan.
