APC Suspends Bayelsa Governorship Campaigns After Boat Mishap

• The APC suspends campaign activities in Bayelsa State due to a boat mishap involving its campaign team, leading to the disappearance of a prominent member
• Campaigns in Bayelsa State are postponed as the party awaits search and rescue efforts before resuming activities

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has decided to suspend its campaigns in Bayelsa State due to a boat mishap involving its campaign team. The incident occurred as the party’s campaign team was returning from Ogbia LGA after a campaign outing.

Dr. Dennis Otiotio, the APC Chairman in the state, issued a statement announcing the suspension of campaigns and informing relevant authorities to initiate a search and rescue mission for the missing individuals.

The mishap resulted in the disappearance of an as-yet-unidentified ranking member of the party’s campaign council.

According to the statement, the campaigns scheduled for October 26, 2023, in Nembe-Ogbolomabiri and Nembe-Bassambiri have been postponed. The party will take a day’s break to assess the situation before resuming campaigns on Friday in Nembe Ogbolomabiri and Nembe Bassambiri, followed by Brass LGA on Saturday and Sunday to conclude the Bayelsa East campaigns.

Bayelsa Guber: INEC Removes Sylva’s Name From Candidates’ List

The Independent National Electoral Commission has released the amended lists of candidates for Bayelsa and Imo States governorship elections.

According to the amended list uploaded on the commission’s website on Tuesday, the names of Timipre Sylva and his running mate, Joshua Maciver of the All Progressives Congress were not included in the  Bayelsa State election.

The list was signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony,

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the column for the names of the APC candidate and his ruining mate was left blank with “court order” remarks on it.

Also for Imo State, the commission included the names of Uchechukwu Ishiodu as the governorship candidate and Ahumbe Chiazor as the running mate, for the Peoples Redemption Party for the state election.