2008 Bayelsa State gubernatorial by-election

2008 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election
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Nominee Timipre Sylva Ebitimi Amgbare
Party PDP AC
Running mate Peremobowei Ebebi
Popular vote 538,204 26,635
Governor before election

Timipre Sylva
PDP

Elected Governor

Timipre Sylva
PDP

The 2008 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election occurred on May 24, 2008.[1] Incumbent PDP Governor Timipre Sylva won re-election in the supplementary election, defeating AC candidate, Ebitimi Amgbare, to emerge winner.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Sylva won in six LGAs of the state.[20]

Timipre Sylva emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Peremobowei Ebebi.[21][22][23][24]

Electoral system

The Governor of Bayelsa State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Results

The two main contenders registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the re-run election were PDP Governor Timipre Sylva, who won the contest by polling 538,204 votes, and AC's Ebitimi Amgbare, who follows closely with 26,635 votes. There were 588,399 valid votes altogether.[20]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Timipre SylvaPeople's Democratic Party (PDP)538,20491.58
Ebitimi AmgbareAction Congress of Nigeria (ACN)26,6354.53
All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP)6,8921.17
Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA)6,5371.11
All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)2,1720.37
MRDD1,7190.29
Democratic People's Party (DPP)1,5110.26
Labour Party (LP)1,1860.20
New Democratic Party (NDP)1,1800.20
African Democratic Congress (ADC)9920.17
RPN6300.11
Total587,658100.00
Source: NDI[20]

References

  1. ^ Onyekwere, Joseph (November 6, 2015). "Dickson, PDP ask court to bar Sylva from Bayelsa guber race". The Guardian. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "BREAKING NEWS: Court of Appeals Nullifies Election of Gov.Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State". April 12, 2008. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Nigeria's Supreme Court dismisses five governors". BBC News. January 27, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nigeria: Election Laws". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices". US Department of State. February 25, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "Government Elections in Nigeria" (PDF). IFES. March 11, 2008. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "Nigeria's Elections: Reversing the Degeneration?" (PDF). International Crisis Group. February 24, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  8. ^ "Court Bars INEC from Conducting Gubernatorial Elections in Five States". The Nigerian Voice. February 24, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  9. ^ Bergstresser, Heinrich (May 8, 2017). A Decade of Nigeria: Politics, Economy and Society 2004-2016. BRILL. ISBN 9789004347410. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  10. ^ Bergstresser, Heinrich (2017). "Nigeria in 2008". A Decade of Nigeria. pp. 97–120. doi:10.1163/9789004347410_006. ISBN 9789004347410. Retrieved May 31, 2021. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  11. ^ Ogunye, Jiti (March 22, 2011). "When Will The Tenure Of Governors Who Won Rerun Elections After Nullifications Of Their First Elections, End?". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  12. ^ "Anxiety grips Kogi, Adamawa, four others over tenure status". Daily Trust. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  13. ^ "2012, CASES, SUPREME COURT CASES: Marwa v. Nyako". Lawyers Online. January 28, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
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  16. ^ "WHO WINS BAYELSA PDP GUBER TICKET?". The Nigerian Voice. January 9, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  17. ^ Ibrahim, Mustafa. "Power,politics And Death" (PDF). IDOC. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  18. ^ "Nigeria: is the recent oil violence connected to upcoming elections?". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  19. ^ "Nigeria court removes five powerful state governors". Reuters. January 27, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  20. ^ a b c "AN NDI NIGERIA NEWSLETTER ON THE 2007 ELECTIONS" (PDF). NDI. July 2008. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  21. ^ Emmanuel, Odang. "State Governors and Their Deputies". Rainbow Nigeria. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  22. ^ Aziken, Emmanuel (November 2, 2011). "Bayelsa Guber: Sylva fights for political life". Vanguard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  23. ^ "Top Niger Delta Politician's House Bombed". VOA News. July 23, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  24. ^ "The Sacking of Bayelsa Deputy Governor : The Removal of An Impeachment Expert". Vanguard. June 26, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

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