Forecast for Bayelsa governorship poll | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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Like the 2015 gubernatorial election, the data from the report points at a straight battle between the two prominent political parties – PDP and APC. However, unlike the previous elections, the contest is projected to be much closer. “In 2019 just three women will contest for the governorship while 13 are seeking to be chosen as deputy governor. However, with the two leading political parties – APC and PDP-having no female members of the ticket and having won 98% of the votes cast in 2015, Bayelsa’s two-decade wait for a female governor or deputy is set to continue.

Both candidates are from the same senatorial district, Bayelsa Central. David Lyon is an indigene of Southern Ijaw LGA, where the State’s first elected governor came from and the LGA which has the second-largest number of registered voters after the state capital, Yenagoa. Lyon named BiobarakumaDegi-Eremienyo, the current Senator representing Bayelsa East who hails from Nembe LGA, as his running mate.

“Of particular concern is the deliberate attempts by the political parties to spread false information and shape the narratives before polling day. Both the APC and PDP in Bayelsa run media hubs dedicated to producing and disseminating misinformation and the spread of falsehoods.”The report reminds that the Niger Delta in general, and Bayelsa State, in particular, have a history of electoral violence. This, it notes is not unrelated to established insecurity pervading the region.

According to the authorities, the deployed personnel will protect critical locations during the elections, including polling units, Central Bank of Nigeria offices, the take-off point of sensitive materials as well as INEC offices in the State.”In the area of logistics, the report acknowledged that Bayelsa State has a unique geographical terrain.

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