Olubolade was so concerned about the future of Bayelsa State that he stayed back in Yenagoa for two weeks after he had been formally relieved of his appointment by General Abdulsalami Abubakar. That was a painful time for Olubolade. It was as if an era had come to an end.   He knew he would not be Military Administrator forever, …

On Sunday, 29 June 1997, two days after he assumed office as Military Administrator of Bayelsa State, Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade stepped out in his sports gear and took part in the Olympic Day Run. Participants and onlookers alike thought the Captain would only flag off the 10-kilometre race, duck into his car, and drive off to await the runners …

Caleb Olubolade woke up one morning, and could not help but be upset that Bayelsa State had assets that could not be claimed from the parent state, Rivers. He could not understand why the Rivers State government couldn’t be more sympathetic to the plight of its own new-born baby. He resolved to take action. Let it be on record that …