We tried to save Alamieyeseigha – Bayelsa govt

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, State News Sunday, October 11th, 2015

By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa

An Air Ambulance had been put on notice to fly the first executive governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha overseas for further treatment when he succumbed to death on Saturday, Vanguard learnt.

The arrangement, according to a top Bayelsa government official, was at the instance of the state deputy governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John-Jonah (rtd) after his visit to Alamiyeseigha on his sick bed at the hospital in Port Harcourt.

It was gathered that the state deputy governor, who was at Omoku in Rivers State for a programme at Agip on hearing about the former governor’s poor health called him on phone on Friday and spoke with him at about 8.15pm, before his demise on Saturday contrary to claims that he (Alamieyeseigha) was in coma for two days before he passed on.

“This is a sad loss for Bayelsa and Ijaw nation. Contrary to claim that Alamieyeseigha was in coma for two days before he passed on, the state deputy governor who was at Omoku for a programme at Agip on hearing about Alamieyeseigha’s poor health called and spoke with him on phone at about 8.15pm.

He even directed the state Commissioner of Health, Dr. Ayibatonye Owei to stay back and monitor him. The deputy governor later visited him at the hospital on Saturday morning before leaving for Yenagoa with an instruction that an air ambulance be put on notice for him (Aalamieyeseigha) to be flown abroad for further treatment.

“Shortly after the deputy governor arrived Yenagoa, he received the sad news that Alamieyeseigha had passed on,” the source said.

The state commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dan Kikile, who spoke to Vanguard said the deputy governor actually spoke with the former governor on phone on Friday but declined further comments.

He confirmed that Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha died of complications arising from High Blood pressure and Diabetics which affected his kidney.

“He had chronic kidney disease which was aggravated by the sudden rise in his blood pressure and the long diabetics,” he said.

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