Tag: David Lyon

Bayelsa 2023:Petroleum Minister ,Lokpobiri, Lyon dump APC’s Sylva,align with Gov Diri —– as Diri cajoles Jonathan with 2027 ticket for Ogbia kinsmen

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Ahead of the November 2023 governorship election in Bayelsa state, the All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in State have fallen apart. There are about 10 political parties fielding candidates for the poll, but the incumbent Governor Douye Diri, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Minister of State for Petroleum resources Chief Timipreye Sylva of APC are the main contenders . A challenged Diri is said to have made incursions into the divided APC fold to woo key members into the PDP…

No force on earth can change our decision’ — supreme court fines senior lawyers N30m over Bayelsa

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The supreme court has imposed a N30 million fine on Afe Babalola and Wole Olanipekun, two senior lawyers, over the application for a review of its judgment on Bayelsa governorship election. The apex court ordered the lawyers to pay the money to Douye Diri, governor of Bayelsa, who emerged governor after David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was sacked on February 13. Babalola and Olanipekun had filed application seeking a review of the judgment that sacked Lyon. But the court struck out the application on Wednesday, insisting that its…

Kogi, Bayelsa Polls: Gov Sani Bello Congratulates Gov Bello, Lyon

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The Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has congratulated his Kogi State counterpart, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on his impressive victory in the just concluded Governorship election.   Governor Sani-Bello also congratulated the Bayelsa State,Governor- Elect, Chief David Lyon on his emergence as the Governor of the oil-rich state. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mrs. Mary Noel Berje, Governor Sani Bello described the Governor Yahaya Bello’s reelection as well-deserved and a confirmation of his enviable performance in his first tenure at the helm of affairs in…

President Buhari Congratulates Bayelsa Gov-Elect Lyon On Election Victory

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President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the November 16 election in Bayelsa State, David Lyon, on his victory. President Buhari also commended APC supporters in particular and Nigerians in general in the State who exercised their civic rights in a peaceful manner, notwithstanding the pockets of unrest recorded in some locations. Condemning the loss of lives in Bayelsa, particularly prior to the election, the President commiserated with the families of the victims. According to President Buhari, ‘‘Violence during elections vitiates our commitment to…