This project by a bayelsa lawmaker is causing a stir on. These are the results of the bayelsa governorship poll as announced by the independent national electoral commission inec. Nigerian elections are highstakes affairs often marred by street clashes and worse. In bayelsa state, the pursuit of transparency, ethics and integrity are essential to the course that we have charted in 2012. The state was formed in 1996 from part of rivers state and is thus one of the newest states of the. The all progressives congress apc governorship candidate, david lyon, has won the last local government announced in the bayelsa state governorship election. Monkeypox, according to the world health organisation who, is similar to. Now, before you forget, note that i am the only governor who has won governorship re election in this state on the platform of a party that is different from the party at the centre. The guardian nigeria newspaper brings you the latest headlines, opinions, political news, business reports and international news.
Bayelsa archives the guardian nigeria news nigeria and. For me the worst election we had in bayelsa was the 2019 presidential and national assembly elections. Equatorial journal of social sciences and human behaviour 2017. Good governance involves far more than the power of the state or political will to get things going. Nov 15, 2019 pauline onyibe, yenagoa the governorship candidate of the peoples democratic party pdp in saturdays bayelsa state governorship election, douye diri has said that a state of emergency should be declared in nembe local government area where he alleged that the opposition, all progressives congress apc, maimed about six of their members on wednesday. Kogibayelsa elections 2015 nigeria states election. In its ruling on the petition filed by the apc and its governorship candidate, mr. Bayelsa governorship election results live updates the.
Kogibayelsa elections 2015 nigeria states election jingle. Inec suspends poll indefinitely justin irabor 07 dec 2015 0 comments professor zana akpagu, the chief returning officer of the bayelsa state gubernatorial election has put the collation of the results of the governorship election for southern ijaw local government area on hold indefinitely. A federal high court in yenagoa, yesterday, nullified the september 4, 2019 bayelsa state governorship primary that produced david lyon as candidate of the all progressives congress apc in. Never mind apcs noise, the bayelsa election will be no contestgov by govdickson2016. Disputed elections and the role of the court in emerging democracies in africa. Bayelsa state student leader, 7 others arrested for murder. The judgement summary contains the nine major decisions that make up the ruling of the apex court with regards to the election. Acting governor after timipre sylvas election was nullified. The appointment was confirmed yesterday the 20th of june 2017 by the governor himself. Jan 10, 2016 bayelsa supplementary election result.
We had very better experience, as a result of that election. The incumbent governor and candidate of the peoples democratic party, seriake dickson, has emerged winner after scoring the most vote in the bayelsa state governorship election. He named the united states, britain, and france as the conspirators. Lessons for political parties with the deluge of losses continuously suffered by the apc since last year, i am beginning to be worried that the labour of the founding fathers of the party, one of whom i. A new presidential election will now be held on 17 october opposition leader raila odinga, who had petitioned the declaration of president uhuru kenyatta as the winner, termed the courts decision a first, saying it had never before happened on the continent.
Inec begins collation of election results in bayelsa. I visited pastor adeboye at midnight, he told me i would. The all progressives congress apc governorship candidate, david lyon, has taken a significant lead in the ongoing bayelsa state governorship election. The government and its foreign partners can limit campaignrelated violence by enhancing security and promoting dialogue among rivals. Jonathan obuebite, commissioner for information and orientation felicitates with gov. Citizens with emergencies, please call 09461 4000, prompt 0. Pauline onyibe, yenagoa the governorship candidate of the peoples democratic party pdp in saturdays bayelsa state governorship election, douye diri has said that a state of emergency should be declared in nembe local government area where he alleged that the opposition, all progressives congress apc, maimed about six of their members on wednesday. Kenyas supreme court has judged that irregularities had harmed the integrity of the presidential vote on 8 august 2017. The bayelsa state governorship election tribunal has upheld the election of mr. Nigerians must cry out today and condemn the attempt by the military to repeat. He said he lost the 2015 elections to local and international conspiracies. Apc protesters want yenagoa elections cancelled in bayelsa state on monday, hundreds of women and youth from the yenagoa local government area lga of bayelsa state took to the streets of the. Nov 16, 2015 after successfully conducting the nigeria presidential and national assembly elections on the 28th of march followed by the governorship and state assemblies elections on the 11th of april 2015.
Latest news, events and happenings in bayelsa bestnaira. Congress wins 77 seats and will return to power after 10 years. Latest bayelsa election update articles, comment, analysis from vanguard news. A lesson for the igbos early results from bayelsa election vanguard jonathan, fayose at the bayelsa pdp governorship primary election today photos 1 reply a must read. The bayelsa state government has sent the family of the 49yearold index case of covid19 in the state to an isolation centre for 14 days in line with standard protocol to curtail the spread of. Bayelsa supplementary election result vanguard news. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. How dickson deployed people power to defeat federal might. This is a list of administrators and governors of bayelsa state.
Anambra governorship election 2017 results live updates unofficial by 36govs. Dis page go update automatically wit di latest results as dem dey announce am. Nigeria presidential elections results 2019 bbc news. Bayelsa state government news latest breaking stories and. Fhcabj cs11012019, now on appeal to this court, was filed at the lower court. Inec will announce new date for the election later. Senate last tuesday, may 12 is slated for second reading today, may 19.
Although jonathan faulted the results of the 2015 presidential election, he said he conceded defeat to avoid bloodshed. Like the rest of nigeria, english is the official language. Bayelsa state governor, hon seriake dickson has called on the federal government to fasttrack the ongoing peace process in the niger delta, with a view to building consensus on the economic, political and security issues to achieve lasting peace in the region. A fiveman panel of the apex court led by justice mary peterodili ordered the independent national electoral commission to withdraw the certificate of return issued to the all progressives congress candidates as the winners of the november 16, 2019 governorship election in the state. With this result, apc has win the bayelsa governorship election and what now remains is. Anambra governorship election 2017 results live updates. This followed the declaration of the results of the supplementary elections conducted at. Police are guilty of colluding with criminals, election riggers, fraudsters, assassins and bunkers ingiabuna and uzobo, 2017. This is a list of administrators and governors of bayelsa state, nigeria. Jun 21, 2017 the appointment was confirmed yesterday the 20th of june 2017 by the governor himself.
In any government, transparency and accountability are now vital components of government programmes. History has been made in the nigerian national assembly with the election of dr. Monkeypox, according to the world health organisation who, is similar to smallpox, but milder. As inec prepares for elections in kogi and balyesa it might be useful to revisit the 2019 general elections for some useful lessons. Bayelsa, kogi, difficult states to conduct elections inec. Jul 24, 2017 a member of the bayelsa state house of assembly kate owoko launched an ultramodern floating latrine for her constituents in okotiama and oweideiama. Election newstrend policy and legal advocacy centre. Hours after the supreme court sacked the governorelect of bayelsa state, david lyon, and his deputy, biobarakuma degieremieoyo, channels television has obtained the enrolled order of the judgement.
Douye diri of bayelsa has extended the stayathome order in the state by another one week, with effect from monday, may 4, 2020. Its name was derived from the first few letters of the names of the major local government areas from which it was formed brass lga balga, yenagoa yelga and sagbama salga. Latest results from bayelsa and kogi govnorship elections wey independent national electoral commission announce dey inside hia. Henry seriake dickson, has said that it is no fault of his administration that local council elections have not been conducted as the current economic situation has. After successfully conducting the nigeria presidential and national assembly elections on the 28th of march followed by the governorship and state assemblies elections on the 11th of april 2015. Governor seriakae dickson was yesterday returned as the winner of the bayelsa state governorship election. Apc protesters want yenagoa elections cancelled in bayelsa state on monday, hundreds of women and youth from the yenagoa local government area.
Bayelsa state was created out of rivers state on october 1, 1996 by the sani abachas military government. Results from six units in ward 1 were cancelled due to alleged electoral skirmishes and over voting. Stella dorgu, bayelsa states first female federal legislator in the new dispensation, to. The prime minister talks about the election results. A rare disease called monkeypox has reportedly broken out in bayelsa state. Lessons for political parties with the deluge of losses continuously suffered by the apc since last year, i am beginning to be worried that the labour of the founding fathers of the party, one of whom i am, might end up in vain. Bayelsa state governor news latest breaking stories and.
Bayelsa election results manipulated during collation yiaga. The presidential election and that of national assembly happened on the same day and same time. Bayelsa state government news latest breaking stories. Seriake dickson wins reelection as bayelsa governor. Early results polling stations in bayelsa state are reporting the following unconfirmed election results. Kogi and bayelsa election results from inec bbc news pidgin. Jonathan, who spoke on thursday in port harcourt at the presentation of a book authored by a former deputy. He blamed it all on former united states president barack obama, exbritish prime minister david cameron and french president francois hollande for. Bayelsa state student leader, 7 others arrested for murder, cultism, armed robbery the nans leader in bayelsa state, perewari benjamin, a 400level student of the niger delta university, amassoma. The results of the study revealed that political violence discourages both local and foreign investment in bayelsa state.
Situation room preliminary statement on bayelsa gov election. Bayelsa state was formed in 1996 from part of rivers state. Dailytrust online, monday, may 18 2020, bayelsa west. Bayelsa state commissioner for information celebrates seriake. Rare disease monkeypox hits bayelsa, 10 quarantined. Asu ekiye appointed as special adviser to bayelsa state. Two years after, former president goodluck jonathan has spoken on the loss of his presidency. The independent national electoral commission inec announces the final results for the bayelsa governorship election.
Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about bayelsa state governor from nigeria and the world on today. Also, to spotlight the latent entertainment based gifting of the people of bayelsa state to the world. Bayelsa, kogi, difficult states to conduct elections. The main language spoken is ijaw with dialects such as kolukuma, mein, bomu, nembe, epieatisa, and ogbia. Duoye diri, bayelsa state governor on friday disclosed he visited the general overseer of the redeemed christian church of god, pastor enoch adeboye,for prayers while he was contensting the governorship election results in court. Bayelsa state commissioner for information celebrates. A member of the bayelsa state house of assembly kate owoko launched an ultramodern floating latrine for her constituents in okotiama and oweideiama. Prays for good health, more wisdom and courage to take bayelsa to greater heights. Bayelsa is a state in southern nigeria in the core niger delta region, between delta state and rivers state. As the 2019 contests approach, the risk of disturbances is particularly high in six states. Fresh from one leg of his campaign tour of communities in bayelsa where he recorded rapturous receptions, gov henry seriake dickson fielded questions from the media on the forthcoming governorship election. I regret to inform you that half of the communities in the state are now in idps camps.
Bayelsa, kogi election results update as e dey hot bbc pidgin. Jan 23, 2017 in bayelsa state, the pursuit of transparency, ethics and integrity are essential to the course that we have charted in 2012. Mar 07, 2020 i visited pastor adeboye at midnight, he told me i would recover my mandate bayelsa governor. Fhcabjcs11012019, now on appeal to this court, was filed at the lower court. The nigerian example article pdf available may 2017 with 3,063 reads how we measure reads. Diri extends stayathome order in bayelsa by one week. Rare disease monkeypox hits bayelsa, 10 quarantined bellanaija. Bayelsa state governor news latest breaking stories and top. On december 9, 2005, jonathan, who was the deputy governor at the time, was sworn in as the governor of bayelsa state upon the impeachment of the current. The situation room is an election engagement platform comprising over 70 civil society organizations and networks that have deployed its members and. Lessons for political parties theinterview nigeria. Mar 27, 2012 history has been made in the nigerian national assembly with the election of dr.
Apc protesters want yenagoa elections cancelled in bayelsa. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Inec suspends poll indefinitely justin irabor 07 dec 2015 0 comments professor zana akpagu, the chief returning officer of the bayelsa state gubernatorial election has put the collation of the results of the governorship election. Stella dorgu, bayelsa states first female federal legislator in the new dispensation, to replace the hon. Pdf disputed elections and the role of the court in.
This decision was a product of the governors belief in asu ekiyes ability to reposition the entertainment industry in the state. This is contained in a statement by the acting chief press. Basing his confidence of victory on his widely acknowledged record of performance, he asked his main opponent. Amaechi, now federal transport minister and buharis reelection. Apc close to victory in bayelsa governorship election. I visited pastor adeboye at midnight, he told me i would recover my mandate bayelsa governor. A chieftain of all progressives congress, apc, in bayelsa state, chief perekeme kpodo, has offered reasons why the former governor, chief timipre sylva. Oct 04, 2017 a rare disease called monkeypox has reportedly broken out in bayelsa state. The nigeria civil society situation room reconvened in yenagoa, bayelsa state for the 5th of december, 2015 governorship election.
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