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INEC declares Duoye Diri winner of Bayelsa guber

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The Governor of Bayelsa State and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Duoye Diri has been declared the winner of the State governorship election.   The incumbent governor won his re-election after the results of the last local government, Southern Ijaw was announced by the State’s Returning Officer of the commission, Prof. Faruq Kuta.   Diri won six local government areas to win while his closest rival, Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won two local government areas.   He polled a total of 175,196 votes while…

Bayelsa Guber: Declare me Governor-elect now, PDP candidate, Diri tells INEC

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said that he won the Saturday Gubernatorial election In the State. Diri therefore, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare him winner of the just concluded gubernatorial election in the state. Senator Diri who made the call on Monday while briefing newsmen in Yenagoa, said that the results monitored by his party’s situation room in the eight local government areas, showed in clear terms that he won and should be declared the governor-elect…

BAYELSA GUBER: NYSC DG Seeks Adequate Security For Corps Members

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Residents of Bayelsa State have been urged to provide maximum security for Corps Members that would serve as ad hoc staff during the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the State.   NYSC DG, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim made this plea today in Yenagoa during a stakeholders’ meeting with the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gubernatorial candidates, representatives of political parties, traditional rulers, security agents and others.   He said Corps Members were National assets that deserved maximum protection from all Nigetians. Ibrahim added that Corps…