Biography Intro: Seriake Henry Dickson (born 28 January 1966) is a Nigerian politician. He assumed his role as the Governor of Bayelsa State in southern Nigeria on 14 February 2012. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 2007 until 2012.

NAME: Henry Dickson

DATE OF BIRTH: 28 January 1966

PLACE OF BIRTH: Toru-Orua Town of Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State,

OCCUPATION: Seriake Henry Dickson was elected to the National Assembly’s House of Representatives in 2007. In April 2011, he was elected for a second term; this election was the first time that someone in his constituency has done this

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CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Dickson assumed his role as Governor of Bayelsa State on 14 February 2012. The Independent National Electoral Commission reported that Seriake Henry Dickson won over 90% of the votes.[5] They went on to say that this helped in “further strengthening the PDP’s stranglehold on power there since Jonathan became president