1999 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election

1999 gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State, Nigeria May 2021August 2026 1999 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election presidential no 2003 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election 2003 January 9, 1999 DSP Alamieyesiegha Goodluck Jonathan People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) 324,463 Francis Doukpola All People's Party (Nigeria) 269,233 Governor Paul Obi Nigerian military junta DSP Alamieyeseigha People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) The 1999 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Diepreye Alamieyeseigha won the election, defeating the APP candidate, Francis Doukpola, and two others to become Bayelsa State's first elected governor.http://www.assetrecovery.org/kc/node/24d05648-b4b0-11dd-a1f9-7986f5e51dc8.0;jsessionid=3A4E96D150E4C139329FB6680BC5162A Diepreye Alamieyeseigha Basel Institute on Governance 2021-05-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140318120957/http://www.assetrecovery.org/kc/node/24d05648-b4b0-11dd-a1f9-7986f5e51dc8.0 2014-03-18 http://www.bayelsa.gov.ng/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109:bayelsa-state&catid=47:the-state&Itemid=111 Bayelsa State Bayelsa State Government 2021-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724143253/http://www.bayelsa.gov.ng/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109:bayelsa-state&catid=47:the-state&Itemid=111# 2011-07-24 deadhttps://www.pressreader.com/nigeria/the-punch/20191110/281715501434024 PDP'LL win Bayelsa governorship poll - makbere November 10, 2019 Press Reader May 22, 2021https://m.guardian.ng/opinion/dickson-and-the-sylva-lining-in-yenagoa/ Lagos, Nigeria Dickson and the Sylva lining in Yenagoa Babarinsa, Date December 2, 2015 May 22, 2021 The Guardianhttps://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/11/24/the-new-power-equation-in-bayelsa/amp/ The New Power Equation in Bayelsa November 24, 2019 May 22, 2021 This Dayhttp://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/06/08/20020608spe01.html SCORE-CARD!!! This Day 2002-06-08 2021-05-23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070621015143/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/06/08/20020608spe01.html 2007-06-21https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/Africa-Monitor/2012/0209/Nigeria-is-the-recent-oil-violence-connected-to-upcoming-elections Nigeria: is the recent oil violence connected to upcoming elections? The Christian Science Monitor May 31, 2021 Diepreye Alamieyeseigha won the PDP nomination at the primary election. He picked Goodluck Jonathan as his running mate.https://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/bayelsa-past-governorship-contests/ Lagos, Nigeria Bayelsa: Past governorship contests December 4, 2015 May 21, 2021 Vanguardhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/3388/The_nearly_man The nearly man 51 2 January 22, 2010 African Confidential May 22, 2021https://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/3364/Nigeria%27s_succession_the_candidates Nigeria's succession: the candidates 50 25 December 18, 2009 African Confidential May 22, 2021https://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/2363/Which_rules_Whose_laws Which rules? Whose laws? 48 22 November 2, 2007 African Confidential May 22, 2021https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/11/19/the-rise-of-sylva-and-the-fall-of-dickson/amp/ The Rise of Sylva and the Fall of Dickson November 19, 2019 James, Segun May 22, 2021 This Dayhttps://qz.com/379750/goodluck-jonathans-journey-to-nigerias-presidency-is-also-a-story-of-how-he-lost-it/ Goodluck Jonathan's journey to Nigeria's presidency is also a story of how he lost it Burgis, Tom April 10, 2015 Quartz May 22, 2021https://africanarguments.org/2015/03/nigeria-2015-goodluck-jonathans-fight-for-survival-by-lagun-akinloye/ Nigeria 2015: Goodluck Jonathan's fight for survival – By Lagun Akinloye Akinloye, Lagun AFRICAN ARGUMENTS March 27, 2015 May 22, 2021https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/364104-analysis-eight-factors-that-triggered-pdp-seriake-dicksons-fall-in-bayelsa.html ANALYSIS: Eight factors that triggered PDP, Seriake Dickson's fall in Bayelsa Olawoyin, Oladeinde November 19, 2019 May 22, 2021 Premium Timeshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-corruption-idUSL1624557320070316 Corruption runs deep in Nigerian politics Ashby, Tom March 16, 2007 Reuters May 22, 2021https://books.google.com/books?id=PDoIDEXdZwkC&dq=Benjamin+Elue+2003+deputy&pg=PA159 Nigeria: Echoes of a Century: Volume Two 1999-2014 Azikiwe, Ifeoha 2013 159 9781481729291 May 27, 2021https://rainbownigeria.com/2020/10/08/state-governors-and-their-deputies/ State Governors and Their Deputies Emmanuel, Odang Rainbow Nigeria May 31, 2021 June 2, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213047/https://rainbownigeria.com/2020/10/08/state-governors-and-their-deputies/ dead Electoral system The Governor of Bayelsa State is elected using the plurality voting system. Results PDP's DSP Alamieyesiegha emerged winner in the contest.Saliu Hassan A. https://books.google.com/books?id=vjoWAQAAIAAJ Nigeria Under Democratic Rule, 1999-2003 2005 University Press PLC 978-978-030-907-7 enTracker Nigerian 2021-03-22 How First Set Of 1999 Governors Went To Political Oblivion https://nigeriantracker.com/2021/03/22/how-first-set-of-1999-governors-went-to-political-oblivion/ 2021-05-20 Nigerian Tracker en-UShttps://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/15/world/diepreye-alamieyeseigha-nigerian-ex-governor-dies-at-62.html Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, Nigerian Notorious for Corruption, Dies at 62 The New York Times October 14, 2015 Roberts, Sam May 22, 2021https://www.thecable.ng/four-things-to-know-about-bayelsa-election/amp Four things to know about Bayelsa election Olatunji, Hakeem November 13, 2019 May 22, 2021 TheCablehttps://venturesafrica.com/controversy-aside-who-was-diepreye-alamieyeseigha/ Controversy Aside, Who was Diepreye Alamieyeseigha? Eremionkhale, Omono October 12, 2015 Ventures Africa May 22, 2021 The total number of registered voters in the state for the election was 873,000. However, 897,500 were previously issued voting cards in the state.Report on the Impact of IFES Activities in Nigeria, November 1998 to April 1999 1999 https://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/r01781.pdf live 2021-05-20 IFES https://web.archive.org/web/20171203164238/http://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/r01781.pdf December 3, 2017 NIGERIAN ELECTIONS SINCE 1999 What does Democracy Mean? Egwu, Sam Leonard, David K. Matlosa, Khabele Journal of African Elections 8 1 2021-05-20 https://www.eisa.org/pdf/JAE8.1Egwu.pdf 2021-05-20 EISA Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha People's Democratic Party (PDP) 324463 Francis Doukpola All People's Party (APP) 269233 Alliance for Democracy (AD) 2089 873000 Nigeria World, IFES References Category:Bayelsa State gubernatorial elections Bayelsa State Bayelsa State gubernatorial election gubernatorial