Tag: bayelsa
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Offshore polls: Tinubu boasts, says APC will do well in Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi
President Bola Tinubu has expressed optimism about the All Progressives Congress’ chances of victory in the November 11 gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states, saying the APC “will do well” in the polls. Tinubu stated that the hard work and records of the candidates, as well as the collective efforts of party officials,…
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APC reacts to Appeal Court’s reinstatement of Sylva for Bayelsa guber poll
The Bayelsa chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed the judgment of the Court of Appeal setting aside the disqualification of Chief Timipre Sylva, the governorship candidate of the party from the Nov 11 poll. Mr Doifie Buokoribo, the state APC Publicity Secretary, said this in Yenagoa on Tuesday in a statement.
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Guber Polls: Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa most difficult states in Nigeria to conduct elections – INEC
Mahmood Yakubu, the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC,) on Friday said Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states are the most difficult places to conduct elections. According to Yakubu, the difficult terrain and insecurity caused by political actors in the states make it difficult to conduct elections in the areas.
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Bayelsa: You can’t take credit for Dickson’s efforts, Sylva tells Diri
The Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa, Chief Timipre Sylva, on Tuesday said Ex-Gov. Seriake Dickson of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) deserves credit for his work on the Sagbama-Ekeremor road project. Sylva applauded Dickson, who is now Senator representing Sagbama
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Sylva’s Disqualification: Bayelsa stakeholders want INEC to abide Court’s ruling
Timipre Sylva, a candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been barred from running in the governor’s race in Bayelsa State scheduled for next month. The Bayelsa Democratic Coalition, a group dedicated to promoting open and peaceful government in the state, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to respect this ruling. In…
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Bayelsa guber race: Despite disqualification, Sylva begins massive campaign
Immediate past Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC) guber candidate in Bayelsa State, officially launched his campaign for the November 11 poll despite being disqualified as the candidate by the court. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) recalls Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, delivered the
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BAYELSA guber: Double headache for APC as Lokpobiri reconciles Wike, Diri
The crisis rocking the Bayelsa State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) took another dimension following report that the Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has reconciled the state’s Governor, Senator Douye Diri with his political enemy,
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Bayelsa APC elders fault judgment disqualifying Sylva
The Elders Forum, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa has faulted the judgment of the Federal High Court disqualifying the party’s governorship candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, ahead of the Nov. 11 election. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Yenagoa, the elders posited that Justice
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Bayelsa: Judgment on Sylva, a little distraction – Ganduje
T he All Progressives Congress (APC), National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje has said the Court judgment against its Bayelsa Governorship candidate, Mr Timipreye Sylva is a mere distraction and the party will overcome it. He disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents on Tuesday
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Bayelsa 2023: Heavy ‘wahala’ for Sylva as Lokpobiri, Lyon dump him, adopt Diri
The All Progressives Congress Party (APC) seems to be in disarray in Bayelsa State as the party is divided ahead of the November 11th, 2023 governorship election in the state. As at the last count, about 10 political parties are battling for the