Politics

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Gregory Obi, has described Bayelsa state as the second poorest state in Nigeria, with 88 percent, after Sokoto State with 95 percent index. Peter Obi said Bayelsa is not supposed to be among the poorest state with all the billions …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Key chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State, including the party’s Youth leader, Hon. Nunieh Odede, have dumped the party in favour of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva. In a handwritten letter on Monday September 17, Hon. …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Arising from an enlarged stakeholders’ meeting of the 20 communities and 5 political wards of Ogbia Constituency 1, a formal motion for a vote of confidence was moved by Chief Ebiango Okoba Egain, former chairman of Ogbia Local Government Area, and seconded by Chief Bright Nathan. …

  By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, has expressed surprise over Governor Douye Diri’s “disturbing obsession towards Opu Nembe.” According to a release made available to our correspondent, Sylva’s concerns “stems from the fact that for over two years …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State have written to President Bola Tinubu and the national chairman of the party, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje over what they described as the “looming political embarrassment” inherent in the president and other high ranking party members’ support …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Former legislators in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly have endorsed Governor Douye Diri’s bid for a second term in office. The ex-lawmakers, under the aegis of the Bayelsa Former Legislators Forum passed a vote of confidence on Senator Diri during a courtesy visit to Government …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Ahead of the Bayelsa State governorship election on November 11, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) would once again be deployed for voter accreditation and transmission of result. This was disclosed by the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has prophesied that the alliance between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike will collapse before the end 2024.  In a statement in Port …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Former member of the House of Representatives and chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Hon. Israel Sunny-Goli, has slammed the immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, who is his party’s governorship candidate for the November 11 polls …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Among the 14 contestants for the Bayelsa State governorship seat in the November 11, 2023 election is Barrister Warmate Jones Idikio, candidate of the Accord Party (AP), who is also the director-general of the Yenagoa Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (YECCIMA). A lawyer by training with …