Tag: Mr Timipre Sylva
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Bayelsa poll: Appeal Court reverses Sylva’s disqualification as APC guber candidate
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Tuesday, affirmed Mr Timipre Sylva as the validly elected candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s in the Nov. 11 Bayelsa governorship election.
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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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I was only elected once as Bayelsa governor, Sylva tells court
Mr Timipre Sylva, the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, says he was never elected as the state’s governor on two occasions. Sylva, the immediate-past Minister of State for Petroleum, refuted the allegations that he was previously elected as Bayelsa governor on April 14, 2007, and May…