Dailytrust online, monday, 23rd march 2020, apc crisis. In a statement issued by mr festus okoye, national commissioner and chairman, information and voter education committee in abuja, inec said that it was unfortunate there were violence in spite. The history of electoral violence dates back to when nigeria attained independence and since then, elections in nigeria have been characterized by violence, which ultimately prepared the grounds for the first military coup of 1966. It is reported that the peoples democratic party pdp has indicated interest to boycott the november 30, supplementary election for kogi west rerun poll. Security operatives found huge foreign currency on. Bayelsa state governor news latest breaking stories and. The iadms abstract submission system is now closed. Inec declares dickson winner of election divider update. It is noted that a statement by the national publicity secretary of the party, kola ologbondiyan, on saturday, indicated that the party may not be participating in the supplementary poll for. Certainly we know that nanticoke is one of the major polluters, if not the major polluter, in all of canada. The announcement of governorship election results in bauchi state has been suspended following rejection of the results by the independent national electoral. Deputy inspector general of police in charge of training and development and bayelsa election, hashimu argungu, said this in a statement.
This followed the declaration of the results of the supplementary elections. Seriake dickson wins reelection as governor in nigerias bayelsa. Inec wishes to inform the good people of bayelsa that the supplementary polls to conclude results in three constituencies namely. Inec puts supplementary election on hold in bayelsa constituency. The all progressives congress apc governorship candidate, david lyon, has won the last local government announced in the bayelsa state governorship election. The governorship candidate of the all progressives congress, apc in delta state, chief great ovedje ogboru and his wife, stella at about 12. The governor of bayelsa state, seriake dickson, has been declared winner of the just concluded bayelsa governorship supplementary elections. The nigeria civil society situation room situation room observed the bayelsa state supplementary elections and received field reports from its deployed observers and other election observer. It is less than three months to the november 16 governorship election in bayelsa state. Protests had greeted inecs approval of yahaya bello as audus replacement for a supplementary election. The independent national electoral commission inec has finally declared a winner for the highly contentious gubernatorial election in bayelsa following a supplementary election held on saturday. Featured movies all video latest this just in prelinger archives democracy now. The independent national electoral commission inec has started declaring more results of the bayelsa gubernatorial poll. The governor described the victory as a sweet one and noted that with bayelsa now in the kitty of the apc, it has put paid to the longheld sentiment that apc is a party that had no foothold in.
The peoples democratic party pdp has indicated that it may not participate in the november 30, supplementary election for kogi west senatorial district, kogi state. Less than 24 hours to the supplementary elections slated to hold on saturday in three state constituencies of ebonyi. The independent national electoral commission inec has expressed concern about some reported cases of violence in the saturday governorship elections in bayelsa and kogi governorship elections. Inec suspends supplementary election in bayelsa constituency. Inec had to cancel elections in places where the elections were disrupted, and held supplementary elections later. Inside the state collation centre, yenagoa city council hall, yenagoa, where inec will be announcing the results of the bayelsa governorship election. Governor seriake dickson was yesterday announced as the elected governor of bayelsa state, after saturdays supplementary. Inec as constituted in bayelsa can no longer apply section 28 of the electoral act given the public declaration of the rec and the attendant dispute in which, as of his legal right, he is now a.
No additional presentation proposals can be submitted. Violence during elections vitiates our commitment to demonstrate to the world and upcoming. Hansard transcripts 2007may30 legislative assembly of. This followed the declaration of the results of the supplementary elections conducted at the weekend in southern ijaw local government area and 101 polling units in six other local government areas. Bayelsa governorship election results live updates the. Security operatives found huge foreign currency on governor olusegun mimiko in bayelsa stateondo apc alleges the all progressives congress apc in ondo state has alleged that a. The electorate in kogi and bayelsa states head to the polls this saturday, november 16, for gubernatorial elections. Inec puts supplementary election on hold in bayelsa. At the supplementary election with fewer polling units compared to the first round of election. Bayelsa elections dickson floors sylva in polls article. This followed the declaration of the results of the supplementary read more. If the apcs political brigandage that happened in kogi and bayelsa state is allowed to stand, such would be extended to other elections including the 2023 general elections and that would be a.
The general secretary of alliance for credible elections, ms mma odi, said the rate of inconclusive elections in the country was becoming a cause for concern. However, as i stated earlier, elections in bayelsa are almost akin to war and the state has been in the news lately because of its inconclusive gubernatorial polls that can be blamed on the. Bayelsa, kogi, difficult states to conduct elections. Bayelsa, kogi election results update as e dey hot bbc pidgin. According to the results announced by the returning officer for the bayelsa governorship election, zana akpaogu, mr. Dickson urges dg of nysc to go after abductors of corps members on election duties in bayelsa state.
Yenagoagovernor seriakae dickson was, yesterday, returned as the winner of the bayelsa state governorship election. How to end electoral violence in nigeria platinum post news. Inconclusive elections have now become the new trend rather than the exception as witnessed in some of the states like kogi, bayelsa, osun fct, imo and nasarawa, she said. Secondly, and to be very candid with you my royal fathers, bayelsa and kogi are not easy states when it comes to conducting major elections, particularly governorship elections. Pdp alleges apcs plot to rig bayelsa supplementary. Brass 1, ogbia 11, and southerijaw iv, is holding on march 23. Latest news, events and happenings in bayelsa bestnaira.
Dis page go update automatically wit di latest results as dem dey announce am. Bmo over the violence that marred the recently held supplementary governorship election in the state. The independent national electoral commission inec has expressed concern about some reported cases of violence in the saturday governorship elections in bayelsa and kogi states. This coming election would be the first major elections since the conduct of the general elections that would help us to improve on forthcoming elections. The effects of supplementary fitness training in contemporary dance manuela angioi, ph. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about bayelsa state governor from nigeria and the world on today. Ngos protest election results in bayelsa blueprint. The governor of bayelsa state, honourable henry seriake dickson on tuesday called on the director general of the national youth service corps nysc, major general suleiman kazaure to complement the efforts of the state government in fishing out those who manhandled corps members.
This is a compilation of results from polling units monitor by our reporters. Kogi and bayelsa election results from inec bbc news pidgin. Elections held in 29 of the 36 states this year, and results for 26 states are now fully in following the supplementary poll on saturday. Results from six units in ward 1 were cancelled due to alleged electoral skirmishes and over voting. Situation room also wishes to commend voters in bayelsa state for their effort in participating in the supplementary elections despite the tension in the state over the days preceding the election. Results for southern ijaw, the largest lga in the state, are still being awaited. In the results announced for ekeremo local government, the number of. Dickson wins bayelsa election daily trust, 11 january 2016. However, only inec has the power to declare winner. The nigeria civil society situation room has expressed concern over the conduct of security personnel in the march 23 supplementary elections in some states of the federation the group which deployed observers for the supplementary governorship elections in fives states of bauchi, kano, benue, plateau and sokoto, condemned what it called voter intimidation and insecurity in some states. Bbc news pidgin bayelsa election results collation don. Under a subhead of the capital side of the 2016 appropriation bill is the sum of n2. Claiming souls, depleting nigerias human resources.
Share this tooas the world watches the number of covid19 confirmed cases surpassing the eyepopping 2 million by now, fear and. This is a government that claims theyre green and they cant even close one coalfired plant, and that was an election promise. Inec has postponed the four senatorial byeelections in bayelsa, imo. Bayelsa supplementary gubernatorial election held on saturday, 9th january 2016 issued. Go after abductors of nysc members on election duties. Premium times is serving you updates on the ongoing governorship supplementary election in the state. The guardian nigeria newspaper brings you the latest headlines, opinions, political news, business reports and international news. 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. Bello has since been issued with a certificate of return as the winner of the controversial poll to the chagrin of james faleke, the running mate to the deceased. He served as mayor of the montreal suburban community of dorval from 1982 to 2001, was a member of the montreal city council from 2002 to 2005, and served on the montreal executive committee from 2002 to 2004. Bayelsa dickson leads as collation continues today. Elections did not hold in kogi, edo, ekiti, bayelsa, ondo.
She urged the committee to uphold the result of the congress earlier held before the. The independent national electoral commission inec. Early results polling stations in bayelsa state are reporting the following unconfirmed election results. Bayelsa governorship election results live updates. Yeomans is a retired politician in the canadian province of quebec. Seriake dickson reelected governor of bayelsa state. Nigerians must cry out today and condemn the attempt by the military to. Condemning the loss of lives in bayelsa, particularly prior to the election, the president said.
Tension in bayelsa over rerun poll the nation newspaper. New inec boss and kogi, bayelsa elections punch december 23, 2015 0 two recent governorship contests in kogi and bayelsa states, overseen by the newlyappointed chairman of the independent national electoral commission, mahmood yakubu, witnessed unimaginable challenges that should get all stakeholders thinking about the unfinished business. A statement by the national publicity secretary of the party, kola ologbondiyan, suggested that the party might not be participating in the supplementary poll. After declaring the results of six other lgas where supplementary elections held on. They will be voting for a brand new governor in bayelsa state as incumbent governor seriake dicksons mandatory twoterm tenure comes to an end while kogi states governor, yahaya bello, is seeking re election. Election newstrend policy and legal advocacy centre.
Governor seriakae dickson was yesterday returned as the winner of the bayelsa state governorship election. Artsbooks kannywood lifestyle music nollywood travel. Ironically, five years after the violence and civil disturbances that followed that election. The independent national electoral commission inec said it has begun collation of governorship election results in kogi and bayelsa states, reminding its. With this result, apc has win the bayelsa governorship election and what. Seriake dickson wins reelection as bayelsa governor. The leadership of peoples democratic party pdp yesterday charged its members in bayelsa state to use all means necessary in a democracy to resist any move by the all progressives congress apc to rig the bayelsa supplementary election. Ogbia supplementary result collation officer, dr anakwe no of registered voters 4344. Polling unit 047, sunday adigun street, alausa, ikeja, shows. With the conclusion of the primaries of the peoples democratic party, pdp, and all progressives congress. The party warned apc and independent national electoral commission inec that there will be dire consequence any attempt to rig. Voting has ended in some polling units in bayelsa state where a.
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