Tag: Diri
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Diri occupying Bayelsa Government House illegitimately – APC insists
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the newly sworn-in governor of Bayelsa State Senator Douye Diri is occupying the Government House illegitimately. The state chapter of the party also accused Diri of obtaining N2.9bn loans to buy operational vehicles for himself, his deputy and other principal government officers in less than three weeks as…
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Bayelsa guber: Diri, Dickson in songs of worship after Supreme Court’s victory
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri and his predecessor, Seriake Dickson and some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, were engrossed in singing worship songs to God on Wednesday after the Supreme Court upheld its judgment sacking David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Lyon and the APC lost their bids to overturn the…
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Bayelsa tribunal: PDP withdraws petition against INEC, APC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday withdrew its petition against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) before the Bayelsa Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja. The PDP had challenged the emergency of Mr David Lyon of the APC as the duly elected governor in the November 2019…
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Bayelsa: INEC to determine date for bye-election to replace Diri
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it will soon meet to determine the date for the conduct of bye-elections to fill the vacancies in Bayelsa Central and Bayelsa West Senatorial Districts. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, dropped the hint on Friday in Abuja, at the Resident Electoral Commissioners’ (RECs) first regular meeting for the…
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Bayelsa Governor Diri makes first appointments
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, on Thursday, approved the appointment of four principal officers for his administration. His Acting Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, who disclosed this in a press statement, said the new appointees include: a former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Friday Konbowei Benson, who will serve as…
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Diri seeks Jonathan’s, Lyon’s support
Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has called on the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate David Lyon, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva and opposition parties in the state to support his administration. He said he needed their support and that of former President Goodluck Jonathan to succeed. He presented his Certificate of Return…
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Reps PDP caucus hails Diri’s emergence, demands immediate prosecution of Oshiomhole
By Emman Ovuakporie The House of Representatives Peoples Democratic Party, PDP caucus has hailed the emergence of Senator Diri Douye as governor of Bayelsa via a Supreme Court judgement last Thursday. The caucus also demanded for the immediate prosecution of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. This was…
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Bayelsa politics: Jonathan reacts to Lyon’s sack, Diri’s swearing-in as governor
Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan has dropped an important message for the new Governor of Baylesa State, Douye Diri. He wants the new governor to live up to the expectations of the people. In series of tweets on Friday, Jonathan called on all Bayelsans to be law-abiding, peaceful and embrace this transition in all sincerity,…
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Buhari, APC Governors meet as Diri formally take charge in Bayelsa
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday declared as unacceptable the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue certificate of return to Senator Duoye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the last governorship election in Bayelsa State. National Chairman of the APC, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole accused the commission…
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Bayelsa guber: PDP candidate, Diri rejects ‘Dickson’s stooge’ title
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the November 16 gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has dismissed insinuations that he is a stooge of the outgoing governor, Seriake Dickson as totally false. The governorship hopeful also underscored the need for peace in the rank of the 20 PDP aspirants he defeated to…