Nigerians must cry out today and condemn the attempt by the military to repeat. Its name was derived from the first few letters of the names of the major local government areas from which it was formed brass lga balga, yenagoa yelga and sagbama salga. Hours after the supreme court sacked the governorelect of bayelsa state, david lyon, and his deputy, biobarakuma degieremieoyo, channels television has obtained the enrolled order of the judgement. This is contained in a statement by the acting chief press. The nigeria civil society situation room reconvened in yenagoa, bayelsa state for the 5th of december, 2015 governorship election. Citizens with emergencies, please call 09461 4000, prompt 0.
Inec will announce new date for the election later. Kogi and bayelsa election results from inec bbc news pidgin. As inec prepares for elections in kogi and balyesa it might be useful to revisit the 2019 general elections for some useful lessons. These are the results of the bayelsa governorship poll as announced by the independent national electoral commission inec. He blamed it all on former united states president barack obama, exbritish prime minister david cameron and french president francois hollande for. Lessons for political parties with the deluge of losses continuously suffered by the apc since last year, i am beginning to be worried that the labour of the founding fathers of the party, one of whom i am, might end up in vain. Dis page go update automatically wit di latest results as dem dey announce am. Jonathan, who spoke on thursday in port harcourt at the presentation of a book authored by a former deputy. Fresh from one leg of his campaign tour of communities in bayelsa where he recorded rapturous receptions, gov henry seriake dickson fielded questions from the media on the forthcoming governorship election. Pdf disputed elections and the role of the court in.
The state was formed in 1996 from part of rivers state and is thus one of the newest states of the. Nigeria presidential elections results 2019 bbc news. Seriake dickson wins reelection as bayelsa governor. Bayelsa state governor news latest breaking stories and. Police are guilty of colluding with criminals, election riggers, fraudsters, assassins and bunkers ingiabuna and uzobo, 2017. The bayelsa state governorship election tribunal has upheld the election of mr. Like the rest of nigeria, english is the official language. Apc protesters want yenagoa elections cancelled in bayelsa state on monday, hundreds of women and youth from the yenagoa local government area. Lessons for political parties theinterview nigeria.
Nov 15, 2019 pauline onyibe, yenagoa the governorship candidate of the peoples democratic party pdp in saturdays bayelsa state governorship election, douye diri has said that a state of emergency should be declared in nembe local government area where he alleged that the opposition, all progressives congress apc, maimed about six of their members on wednesday. Asu ekiye appointed as special adviser to bayelsa state. Bayelsa state government news latest breaking stories and. Rare disease monkeypox hits bayelsa, 10 quarantined bellanaija. Prays for good health, more wisdom and courage to take bayelsa to greater heights. This is a list of administrators and governors of bayelsa state, nigeria. History has been made in the nigerian national assembly with the election of dr. Two years after, former president goodluck jonathan has spoken on the loss of his presidency.
Disputed elections and the role of the court in emerging democracies in africa. Monkeypox, according to the world health organisation who, is similar to smallpox, but milder. In its ruling on the petition filed by the apc and its governorship candidate, mr. I visited pastor adeboye at midnight, he told me i would recover my mandate bayelsa governor. How dickson deployed people power to defeat federal might.
The all progressives congress apc governorship candidate, david lyon, has taken a significant lead in the ongoing bayelsa state governorship election. Latest results from bayelsa and kogi govnorship elections wey independent national electoral commission announce dey inside hia. Monkeypox, according to the world health organisation who, is similar to. For me the worst election we had in bayelsa was the 2019 presidential and national assembly elections. Kenyas supreme court has judged that irregularities had harmed the integrity of the presidential vote on 8 august 2017. Apc protesters want yenagoa elections cancelled in bayelsa state on monday, hundreds of women and youth from the yenagoa local government area lga of bayelsa state took to the streets of the. The presidential election and that of national assembly happened on the same day and same time. Election newstrend policy and legal advocacy centre. Bayelsa state was created out of rivers state on october 1, 1996 by the sani abachas military government. The nigerian example article pdf available may 2017 with 3,063 reads how we measure reads. Kogibayelsa elections 2015 nigeria states election jingle. Results from six units in ward 1 were cancelled due to alleged electoral skirmishes and over voting.
Bayelsa supplementary election result vanguard news. Bayelsa state governor, hon seriake dickson has called on the federal government to fasttrack the ongoing peace process in the niger delta, with a view to building consensus on the economic, political and security issues to achieve lasting peace in the region. The judgement summary contains the nine major decisions that make up the ruling of the apex court with regards to the election. Inec suspends poll indefinitely justin irabor 07 dec 2015 0 comments professor zana akpagu, the chief returning officer of the bayelsa state gubernatorial election has put the collation of the results of the governorship election for southern ijaw local government area on hold indefinitely. Congress wins 77 seats and will return to power after 10 years. Bayelsa state student leader, 7 others arrested for murder, cultism, armed robbery the nans leader in bayelsa state, perewari benjamin, a 400level student of the niger delta university, amassoma.
Kogibayelsa elections 2015 nigeria states election. Bayelsa state government news latest breaking stories. A lesson for the igbos early results from bayelsa election vanguard jonathan, fayose at the bayelsa pdp governorship primary election today photos 1 reply a must read. Jan 10, 2016 bayelsa supplementary election result. I visited pastor adeboye at midnight, he told me i would. He said he lost the 2015 elections to local and international conspiracies. Also, to spotlight the latent entertainment based gifting of the people of bayelsa state to the world. Jun 21, 2017 the appointment was confirmed yesterday the 20th of june 2017 by the governor himself. Anambra governorship election 2017 results live updates unofficial by 36govs. With this result, apc has win the bayelsa governorship election and what now remains is. Bayelsa archives the guardian nigeria news nigeria and.
Governor seriakae dickson was yesterday returned as the winner of the bayelsa state governorship election. Bayelsa is a state in southern nigeria in the core niger delta region, between delta state and rivers state. The main language spoken is ijaw with dialects such as kolukuma, mein, bomu, nembe, epieatisa, and ogbia. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Bayelsa governorship election results live updates the. Bayelsa state commissioner for information celebrates. Bayelsa state governor news latest breaking stories and top. A member of the bayelsa state house of assembly kate owoko launched an ultramodern floating latrine for her constituents in okotiama and oweideiama. Although jonathan faulted the results of the 2015 presidential election, he said he conceded defeat to avoid bloodshed. Fhcabj cs11012019, now on appeal to this court, was filed at the lower court. We had very better experience, as a result of that election. Jan 23, 2017 in bayelsa state, the pursuit of transparency, ethics and integrity are essential to the course that we have charted in 2012. Latest bayelsa election update articles, comment, analysis from vanguard news. The independent national electoral commission inec announces the final results for the bayelsa governorship election.
Bayelsa state student leader, 7 others arrested for murder. Stella dorgu, bayelsa states first female federal legislator in the new dispensation, to. The government and its foreign partners can limit campaignrelated violence by enhancing security and promoting dialogue among rivals. The incumbent governor and candidate of the peoples democratic party, seriake dickson, has emerged winner after scoring the most vote in the bayelsa state governorship election. Now, before you forget, note that i am the only governor who has won governorship re election in this state on the platform of a party that is different from the party at the centre. Inec begins collation of election results in bayelsa. Rare disease monkeypox hits bayelsa, 10 quarantined. The results of the study revealed that political violence discourages both local and foreign investment in bayelsa state.
The all progressives congress apc governorship candidate, david lyon, has won the last local government announced in the bayelsa state governorship election. Dailytrust online, monday, may 18 2020, bayelsa west. A fiveman panel of the apex court led by justice mary peterodili ordered the independent national electoral commission to withdraw the certificate of return issued to the all progressives congress candidates as the winners of the november 16, 2019 governorship election in the state. This decision was a product of the governors belief in asu ekiyes ability to reposition the entertainment industry in the state. Acting governor after timipre sylvas election was nullified. Latest news, events and happenings in bayelsa bestnaira. A rare disease called monkeypox has reportedly broken out in bayelsa state.
Anambra governorship election 2017 results live updates. Bayelsa, kogi, difficult states to conduct elections. Henry seriake dickson, has said that it is no fault of his administration that local council elections have not been conducted as the current economic situation has. Senate last tuesday, may 12 is slated for second reading today, may 19. Bayelsa state was formed in 1996 from part of rivers state. Douye diri of bayelsa has extended the stayathome order in the state by another one week, with effect from monday, may 4, 2020.
A new presidential election will now be held on 17 october opposition leader raila odinga, who had petitioned the declaration of president uhuru kenyatta as the winner, termed the courts decision a first, saying it had never before happened on the continent. Good governance involves far more than the power of the state or political will to get things going. The prime minister talks about the election results. Pauline onyibe, yenagoa the governorship candidate of the peoples democratic party pdp in saturdays bayelsa state governorship election, douye diri has said that a state of emergency should be declared in nembe local government area where he alleged that the opposition, all progressives congress apc, maimed about six of their members on wednesday. Oct 04, 2017 a rare disease called monkeypox has reportedly broken out in bayelsa state. Bayelsa election results manipulated during collation yiaga. Jonathan obuebite, commissioner for information and orientation felicitates with gov. The situation room is an election engagement platform comprising over 70 civil society organizations and networks that have deployed its members and. He named the united states, britain, and france as the conspirators. Duoye diri, bayelsa state governor on friday disclosed he visited the general overseer of the redeemed christian church of god, pastor enoch adeboye,for prayers while he was contensting the governorship election results in court.
Jul 24, 2017 a member of the bayelsa state house of assembly kate owoko launched an ultramodern floating latrine for her constituents in okotiama and oweideiama. Never mind apcs noise, the bayelsa election will be no contestgov by govdickson2016. Stella dorgu, bayelsa states first female federal legislator in the new dispensation, to replace the hon. Apc protesters want yenagoa elections cancelled in bayelsa. Apc close to victory in bayelsa governorship election. In any government, transparency and accountability are now vital components of government programmes. Bayelsa, kogi, difficult states to conduct elections inec.
This is a list of administrators and governors of bayelsa state. I regret to inform you that half of the communities in the state are now in idps camps. Bayelsa state commissioner for information celebrates seriake. This followed the declaration of the results of the supplementary elections conducted at. The bayelsa state government has sent the family of the 49yearold index case of covid19 in the state to an isolation centre for 14 days in line with standard protocol to curtail the spread of. Nigerian elections are highstakes affairs often marred by street clashes and worse. Early results polling stations in bayelsa state are reporting the following unconfirmed election results. As the 2019 contests approach, the risk of disturbances is particularly high in six states. Equatorial journal of social sciences and human behaviour 2017.
In bayelsa state, the pursuit of transparency, ethics and integrity are essential to the course that we have charted in 2012. Diri extends stayathome order in bayelsa by one week. Fhcabjcs11012019, now on appeal to this court, was filed at the lower court. Bayelsa, kogi election results update as e dey hot bbc pidgin. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. The appointment was confirmed yesterday the 20th of june 2017 by the governor himself. Inec suspends poll indefinitely justin irabor 07 dec 2015 0 comments professor zana akpagu, the chief returning officer of the bayelsa state gubernatorial election has put the collation of the results of the governorship election. A chieftain of all progressives congress, apc, in bayelsa state, chief perekeme kpodo, has offered reasons why the former governor, chief timipre sylva. A federal high court in yenagoa, yesterday, nullified the september 4, 2019 bayelsa state governorship primary that produced david lyon as candidate of the all progressives congress apc in. Basing his confidence of victory on his widely acknowledged record of performance, he asked his main opponent. Amaechi, now federal transport minister and buharis reelection. Mar 27, 2012 history has been made in the nigerian national assembly with the election of dr. Lessons for political parties with the deluge of losses continuously suffered by the apc since last year, i am beginning to be worried that the labour of the founding fathers of the party, one of whom i.
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