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January 9: Southern Ijaw youths back Dickson

Chidi Roberts — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 07:32:10 +0000

Youths of Southern Ijaw Local Government of Bayelsa State have declared total support and re-affirmed their resolve to vote massively for Governor Henry Seriake Dickson in the re-scheduled January 9 election in the area. The youth, represented by the Presidents of the various communities in the council, in an enlarged meeting with Dickson in Government […]

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INEC boss Yakubu: Southern Ijaw election cancelled because of threats to lives of our officials

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 19:53:34 +0000

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has assured stakeholders in the electoral process that the Commission was committed to ensuring elections met international best standards. He affirmed that the Commission would not compromise the quality of elections simply because it wanted to conclude it. The INEC Chairman made the assertion […]

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PDP: APC plans more violence in Southern Ijaw

Chidi Roberts — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 19:43:28 +0000

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has uncovered a plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State to unleash another terror during the January 9, 2016 rerun in Southern Ijaw Local Governmnt Area and other 101 units across the state. Chieftains of the APC, in conjunction with some ex-militants, that were allegedly responsible for […]

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12 Southern Ijaw monarchs sue INEC, AGF over alleged disenfranchisement

Chidi Roberts — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 19:12:43 +0000

Traditional rulers in Southern Ijaw Area of Bayelsa State have sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over alleged disefranchisement during the December 5 and 6 governorship election in the area. Also joined in the suit with No. YHC/121m/2015 is the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. In a motion on notice […]

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Southern Ijaw: 11 governorship aspirants demand redeployment of DIG, CP, others

Chidi Roberts — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 22:57:34 +0000

Governorship aspirants from 11 registered political parties in Bayelsa State, under the aegis of United Governorship Forum for Credible Elections, have expressed concern over the miscarriage of justice in the re-scheduled election in Southern Ijaw LGA. They, therefore, demanded the immediate redeployment of the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) Hashimu Argungun, State Commissioner of Police, […]

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Bayelsa: 14 parties condemn electoral fraud in Southern Ijaw, accuse security agencies of hijacking INEC personnel, materials

Chidi Roberts — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 19:03:30 +0000

The 14 political parties in Bayelsa State that contested the December 5 governorship election have condemned in its entirety, the electoral fraud that marred the exercise in Southern Ijaw local government area. They parties are Social Democratic Party (SDP), African Democratic Congress )ADC), Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Kowa Party (KP), and Independent Democrats […]

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Bayelsa: We’ve been vindicated, says PDP

Chidi Roberts — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 19:10:16 +0000

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State on Monday reacted to the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the rerun election in Southern Ijaw. It described the action as a vindication of its earlier position that conducting the said election as INEC did was a wrong decision on account of […]

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