Kolokuma/Opokuma is a Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Its headquarters are in the town of Kaiama. Much of the area of the LGA is occupied by the Bayelsa National Forest.
It has an area of 361 km² and a population of 77,292 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 560
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BIOGRAPHY OF HON. HENRY SERIAKE DICKSON: Governor Bayelsa State. Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson was born on 28th day of January, 1966 in Toru-Orua Town of Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria to the family of Mr. and Mrs. Nanaye Dickson of Orua and a descendant of the famous King Kpadia Royal House of Tarakiri Kingdom. Hon. H. S. Dickson attended Kolobiriowei Primary School, Toru-Orua from 1972 to 1978 where he got his First School Leaving Certificate and proceeded to Government Secondary School, Toru-Ebeni in 1978 to 1983 and obtained his West African School Certificate (WASC/GCE). In 1988, Hon. H. S. Dickson gained admission into Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt to read Law from where he graduated with LL.B (HONS) in 1992. He then proceeded in 1993, to earn his Bachelors in Law (B.L HONS) from the Nigeria Law School, Lagos whereupon he was called to the Nigerian Bar the same year. Hon. H.S. Dickson joined The Nigeria Police Force now The Nigeria Police, 1986 in service to his father land and upon his graduation in 1993 was appointed a Cadet Assistant Superintended of Police in 1994 whereupon he proceeded to Nigerian Police Academy Kano for Officer Training. During the course of his training, he voluntarily withdrew his service after close to a decade as a Police Officer to practice the profession of law. His voluntary withdrawal was duly approved by both the Inspector-General of Police as well as the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command at the time. As a Lawyer, he worked with SERENA DAVID DOKUBO & CO holding the position of Associate Solicitor from 1994 to 1995 and moved to ALUKO & OYEBODE, a prominent Law firm in Lagos also as an Associate Solicitor in 1995 to 1996 after which he founded the Law firm of SERIAKE DICKSON & CO in Port Harcourt and later Yenagoa and became its Managing Solicitor from 1996 to 2006. Politically and Professionally, Hon. H.S. Dickson has held many positions some of these are mentioned below: He was elected Pioneer Publicity Secretary, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Yenagoa from 1996 to 1998. He was elected the State Chairman, Alliance for Democracy (AD) 1990 to 2000 and elected National Legal Adviser, Alliance for Democracy 2000 to 2002. He was equally elected National Legal Adviser of the foremost Pan-Ijaw Socio-Cultural and Political group called the Ijaw National Congress (INC) 2001 to 2003. He became a Member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) Nigeria Bar Association in 2004 to 2006 representing Bayelsa State. Considering his track record and achievement, Hon. Dickson was Appointed the Honourable Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Bayelsa State from 2006 to 2007 by His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan GCON, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who at the time was the Governor of Bayelsa State. As Honourable Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Bayelsa State, he strove to reposition the Ministry of Justice and the Judiciary in Bayelsa State by initiating several reform policies and programmes. He also served in different professional statutory bodies. He was a member of the Council of Legal Education in Nigeria, a member of the Body of Benchers of 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. As a result of the positive impact he made on the people and based on his long years of committed and dedicated service to the state and the Ijaw nation at large, he was RETURNED UNOPPOSED and elected in 2007, as Honourable Member representing Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency of Bayelsa State in the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Abuja. In the House of Representatives where he represents Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency of Bayelsa State, Hon. Dickson serves as the Chairman, House Committee on Justice and also a Member of several committees. Hon. H. S. Dickson is a Member of the Nigeria Bar Association, International Bar Association, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (U.K) Nigerian Chapter and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria. Hon. Dickson happily married with children and holds the traditional title of OLOKODAU of ORUA. His hobbies includes; Swimming, Reading, jogging, Wrestling, Boxing and Badminton
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