Tag: Bayelsa Guber
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Bayelsa guber: Another candidate asks Supreme Court to sack Gov Diri, Deputy
Candidate of the Liberation Movement in the 2019 Bayelsa Governorship Election, Vijah Opuama, has taken his suit seeking disqualification of Governor Douye Diri and his Deputy, Lawrence Ewrujakpor to the Supreme Court. Opuama lost at the tribunal as the panel struck out a petition he filed alleging Ewrujakpor submitted forged exemption certificate and documents that…
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Bayelsa guber: Alaibe reacts to Supreme Court ruling, sends message to supporters
A former governorship aspirant in Bayelsa State, Mr Ndutimi Alaibe, says he has accepted the decision of the Supreme Court over his appeal against the emergence of Governor Douye Diri as governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 election. The apex court on Tuesday dismissed Alaibe’s case after withdrawing the appeal. The…
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Bayelsa Guber: Lokpobiri’s petition against Lyon’s candidacy filed out of time – Appeal Court
An Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Saturday ruled that Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri’s petition, challenging the APC governorship primary election in Bayelsa was filed out of time. Reading the judgment, Justice Isaiah Olefemi said that Lokpobiri failed to comply with the statutory 14 days period, saying that he ought to have filed the case…
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Bayelsa guber: APC planning to kill, alter election results – Dickson
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) was preparing to unleash mayhem and manipulate the outcome of the November 16 governorship poll in the state. Speaking in a live media chat in Yenagoa, Dickson claimed the APC lacked the requirements to win any elections under a peaceful and democratic…