Tag: Bayelsa State Election

Bayelsa APC Lashes Jonathan Over Partisan Role

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By Elizabeth Vincent,/Yenagoa Former Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan has been lashed for playing politics at the just concluded governorship election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission., INEC by the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joshua Maciver, Maciver  described former President Goodluck Jonathan, endorsement of Gov. Diri, before the election as disheartening as a former president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria According to him, as a former President and leader to a, Jonathan would have played a non partisan and a fatherly role rather than endorsing one…

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Electoral  Materials Hijacked In Bayelsa Election

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By Elizabeth Vincent/Yenagoa One of the deputy governorship candidates at the Bayelsa State election, allegedly orders the hijack of election materials in Five units of Olugbobiri, The deputy governorship candidate of a party allegedly ordered the hijack of election materials in Five unit 18,19,20,21 and 22 Ward Olugbobiri in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the State. The incident left majority of the electorates in Olugbobiri  disenfranchised, is causing agitation as voters called on INEC to cancel the votes in the area. Confirming the incidents, an angry voters told newsmen…

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BAYELSA 2023: Trouble For APC As Lokpobiri Unites Wike With Diri

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..Group Wants APC NWC to sanction Lokpobiri, Lyon, others     The last may not have been heard about the crisis rocking the Bayelsa State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following report that the Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has united the state’s Governor, Senator Douye Diri with his arch-enemy, Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike.   A group within APC, which styled itself “Concerned APC Stakeholders (CAPCS)”, revealed that Senator Lokpobiri has settled the rift between Governor Douye Diri and…

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INEC Begin Issuance Of PVCs In Bayelsa

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By Elizabeth Vincent YENEGOA– The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has begin the issuance of Permanent Voter’s Cards, (PVC) to residents in Bayelsa state. The Resident Commissioner, Barr Ubo Efegha said, “I have met with political parties and Security operatives to chart the way forward,  towards conducting a peaceful  election. According to Efegha “We are not going to interfere in the governorship election and any candidate that wins will  be announced as the winner of the election. He further expunged on the collection of PVC, that it will be issue…

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Bayelsa Election: Timipre Sylva Banks On Score Card As Governor, Minister

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By Elizabeth Vincent/ Yenagoa, Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa state, Chief Timipre Sylva has called on electorate in the state to use his score card as a former governor and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources to vote massively for him at the forthcoming gubernatorial election slated for November, 2023. According to him a support from the electorates would enable him to unseat the incumbent PDP Governor of the state. Cheif Timipre Sylva former governor of Bayelsa State and immediate past Minister state for petroleum…

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