•Douye Diri More than 48 hours after the Bayelsa governorship election, Governor Douye Diri has clinched a second term in office as the leader of the coastal state. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate fought off his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart Timipre Sylva in a fiercely contested exercise in the oil-rich state, report...
•Diri and Sylva Incumbent governor and candidate of the PDP, Senator Douye Diri and his main rival, Chief Timipre Sylva, would know their fate today when the final collation of Saturday’s governorship election is expected to be completed. The final collation was shifted to 12 pm following the non-arrival of results from Southern Ijaw and [&hel...
•Timipre Sylva Ahead of the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Bayelsa State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has added the name of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylva, to the final list of candidates for the poll. INEC, in the new list published on its website, said the addition [&h...
•Sylva Chief Timipre Sylva’s counsel, Mr. Ahmed Raji (SAN), has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), demanding immediate withdrawal of the amended list of candidates released for the November 11 gubernatorial poll in Bayelsa State. INEC had, earlier yesterday, released an amended list of candidates vying in the e...
