Sen. SERIAKE DICKSON — Profile

Legislator Profile

Sen. SERIAKE DICKSON

Constituency: Bayelsa West Senatorial District

Sen. SERIAKE DICKSON

Bayelsa West • PDP

Senator Dickson is an astute politician that has served in various professional statutory bodies.
He was member of the Council of Legal Education in Nigeria, a member of the Body of Attorneys-General of Nigeria, a member of the Bayelsa State Security Council and Vice Chairman, Bayelsa State Judicial Service Commission. In the House of Representatives, Hon Dickson represented Sagbama / Ekeremor Federal constituency of Bayelsa State and served as the Chairman, House Committee on Justice and also a member of several other committees.
He served his state as governor for eight year, the first ever in the state. 
He is also a Member of the Nigeria Bar Association, International Bar Association, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) Nigerian Chapter and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and many other national and international bodies.



Legislative Interests


Niger Delta, 
Electoral Matters, 
Judiciary, 
Defence (Army, Navy and Airforce)
Police Affairs, 
Petroleum upstream, 
Federal Character, 
Local content, 
Constitutional Review, 
Tetfund, 
Foreign affairs.


Target Achievements


Good governance, Constitutional Reforms, Electoral Reforms, Police Reforms, Justice Sector Reforms, Attracting Development to my constituency and state. Ensuring equity and inclusion of Bayelsa State indigenes in Federal agencies and beaurocracy and effective representation



Awards & Honors


Henry Seriake Dickson also holds several honorary Doctorate degrees including:
ï‚· A Honourary Doctorate degree in Public Administration by Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti
A Doctorate degree in International Relations by the Maryam Abacha American University,
Maradi in Niger Republic.
ï‚· A Honorary Doctorate Degree on Environmental Management by Cross River State
university of university of technology(CRUTECH) conferred on him in November 2017.
Several Media organization's have voted for Henry Seriake Dickson as Governor of the year during his
time in office and honored him with several awards including
ï‚· VanguardNewspaperGovernoroftheYear,2018
ï‚· LeadershipGovernoroftheyear,2018.
ï‚· TheSunOutstandingPoliticianoftheyear,2018.
ï‚· DailyTelegraphAwardforGoodGovernance,2018
ï‚· DailyIndependentManoftheYear,2019
ï‚· NigerianPilotManoftheyear,2019
ï‚· AfricaIndependentTelevisionTransparencyAward,2018
ï‚· SilverbirdTelevisionAwardasthebestperformingstateGovernorinNigeriainthe
educationsector,2018
Other Awards
HenrySeriakeDicksonisanhonorarycitizenoftheStatesofGeorgiaandSouthCarolinainthe
UnitedStatesofAmerica.HewaspresentedakeytothecityofStonecrest,Georgia,aswellasa
humanitarianawardbyTrinityInternationalUniversityofAmbassadors,USAin2017.
Other Notable Achievements

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Member of house of Representatives
November 22, 2007 — June 20, 2012
Governor of Bayelsa State
May 16, 2012 — June 16, 2020
Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District
March 11, 2020 —
SSCE 1983
Government Secondary school, Toru-Ebeni,
LLB Honours 1992
University of Science and technology, PH, Riv
BL 1993
Nigerian Law school, Lagos