Politics

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State says he has not anointed any aspirant to succeed him, or to clinch the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket, ahead of the November 16 gubernatorial polls. The PDP had slated its party primaries for September 3, while the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in its press statement of March 15, 2019, admitted having collated 17 local government area results. Where did INEC get the 22 local government area results it used in returning Governor Nyesom Wike as winner of the election? This is the question presently before …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa As the Bayelsa State governorship elections scheduled for November 16, 2019 draws near, two governorship contenders, Amb. Godknows Igali and Dr Franklin Osaisai have opened and dedicated their separate campaign offices in choice areas of Yenagoa. Both of them have purchased and submitted their forms. According to …

… Says Party Can’t Win Guber Election By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson, has said that the alleged plan by some political parties, particularly the All Progressives Congress (APC), to boycott the forthcoming local council polls is a demonstration of their inability to win elections in the …

By David Owei, Yenagoa Dr Franklin Osaisai, a nuclear scientist has formally declared his interest in contesting the governorship polls scheduled for November 9, 2019 in Bayelsa. Osaisai, made his gubernatorial ambition known at a church service at St John’s Anglican Church in his community, Koluama situated along the Atlantic …

Bayelsa State chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Moses Cleopas, has called on the state government to ensure the conduct of the local government elections despite threats by elements of the opposition in the state. Cleopas said in a statement that no amount of threats should be allowed …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa As the Bayelsa State governorship elections draw nearer, more groups, this time under the aegis of Bayelsa Consolidation Movement, have intensified support with other well-meaning patriotic groups to urge Arc Reuben Okoya to declare his interest to contest the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state. They …

  By Joel Anekwe   The Accord Party’s governorship candidate in Rivers State, Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs has promised to get the economy and politics of the state right if voted in as the next governor of the state through a clean Politics devoid of bitterness and hate. He said he …

  …Says Rivers APC Is Disorganized  …Insists Wike Is ‘On Ground’   By Our Reporter   Front-line politician in Rivers State and special adviser to the Rivers State Governor on Political Matters and Strategy, Barr Emeh Glory Emeh, has insisted that “it easier for the camel to pass through the …

Gubernatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in Imo State, Mr. Ejike Chukwu says they are set to take over the state in the next political dispensation. Speaking to news men at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa recently, Chukwu noted that Imo State is in dire need of …