The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Bayelsa State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Bayelsa State. David Brigidi representing Bayelsa Central and Melford Okilo representing Bayelsa East won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Tupele-Ebi Diffa representing Bayelsa West won on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy. [1] [2] [3]
Affiliation | Party | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
PDP | AD | ||
Before Election | 3 | ||
After Election | 2 | 1 | 3 |
District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
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Bayelsa Central | David Brigidi | PDP | ||||
Bayelsa East | Melford Okilo | PDP | ||||
Bayelsa West | Tupele-Ebi Diffa | AD |
The election was won by David Brigidi of the Peoples Democratic Party. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PDP | David Brigidi | |||
Total votes | ||||
PDP hold |
The election was won by Melford Okilo of the Peoples Democratic Party. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PDP | Melford Okilo | |||
Total votes | ||||
PDP hold |
The election was won by Tupele-Ebi Diffa of the Alliance for Democracy. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AD | Tupele-Ebi Diffa | |||
Total votes | ||||
AD hold |
Melford Obiene Okilo had a long and distinguished career as a politician in Nigeria from the start of independence in 1960 until shortly before his death in 2008. He was a member of parliament (1956–1964) and a Minister in the Nigerian First Republic. He was the first elected Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria (1979–1983) during the Nigerian Second Republic. Later he was Senator for Bayelsa East, in Bayelsa State (1999–2003) during the Nigerian Fourth Republic.
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