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Bayelsa Guber Poll: Governor Dickson Vows To Bring The Perpetrator of Electoral Violence To Book

Wale Adebayo — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 09:33:20 +0000

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, has vowed to bring the full weight of the law on all those found to have played a role in the electoral violence that marred the conduct of the governorship election in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area and other parts of the state on December 5 and 6, 2015 [...]

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Bayelsa Guber Poll: APC Tackles PDP Over Alleged Buying Of PVCs, Workers’ Victimization

Wale Adebayo — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 20:10:17 +0000

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State on Monday accused Governor Seriake Dickson of allegedly victimizing some top civil servants and politicians perceived to be against his re-election. The opposition party also alleged that Dickson was buying up the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) of eligible voters from Southern Ijaw Local Government Area and other [...]

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Bayelsa Guber Poll: Dickson Calls On Sylva To Concede Defeat

Wale Adebayo — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 22:08:32 +0000

Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson has told his main opponent in the inconclusive governorship election in the state Chief Timiprie Sylva under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) to concede defeat. Dickson, who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election, said this while briefing newsmen on Saturday in Abuja. [...]

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Bayelsa Guber Poll: Four People Feared Dead, Scores Injured

Ade Adewale — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 16:41:16 +0000

The Bayelsa guber race was, yesterday, marred by violence, inducement of voters and apathy in parts of the state, particularly in the riverine and coastal areas. Malfunctioning of card reader machines was also rampant. Southern Ijaw, Ekeremor, Brass and Nembe local councils were worst hit as thugs unleashed mayhem on rival supporters. In Southern Ijaw, although [...]

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Bayelsa Guber Polls: Police Arrest Suspects As Rival Groups Clash

Wale Adebayo — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 11:44:00 +0000

The Bayelsa Police Command said on Saturday that normalcy had been restored in Oporoma, headquarters of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state where violence broke out as the people of Bayelsa voted in the governorship election. The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Asinim Butswat, stated this in an interview with the [...]

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