The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the Bayelsa governorship election.

The 2019 gubernatorial poll holds November 16, 2019 across the state.

In the final breakdown released on Monday, 45 candidates/parties are contesting for the Bayelsa number one seat.

Out of the forty-five (45), forty-two (42) are males while the female candidates are just three (3).

For the age, the oldest contestant is 70 years (male), while the youngest is 35 (seven candidates).

Final breakdown below...

nuelyoyo:
I noticed very few contesters have a degree or HND

Ebi4chris:
Am I the only one dat just noticed that APC has two Candidates as posted by inec.. David lyon and Preye Benson

kingkakaone:

Thank you very much.
This is why our country is not moving forward.
Those that have the money are just SSCE holders or not even literates while graduates are suffering.

So my question is, how did they make their money?
Can you now see why there will be no reform in the education sector?

McTobe:
Your point is well noted especially the last but there is no correlation between going to school and being stupendously rich or wealthy. Education is to conquer ignorance and enlighten the individual. Truth is they don’t teach anyone how to make money in school. But they can teach you to be a better manager of men and material which the uneducated person can still achieve with experience overtime in managing men and materials. This does not mean that I am against education, far From that.

kingkakaone:

I'm of same view with you bro, I asked that because I've seen how governments since 1999 helped these criminals hiding behind freedom fights to amass enough wealth and what they do afterwards is dive into politics with their SSCE certificates while no one cares for those suffering to become graduates.

I understand that making wealth is not exclusively tied to being a graduate but what is happening in Nigeria today where touts are encouraged by governments baffles me.

Ebi4chris:
Am I the only one dat just noticed that APC has two Candidates as posted by inec.. David lyon and Preye Benson

McTobe:
Exactly, that was a source of worry to me too some years ago, Truth is that we have a very big problem in this country either way you want to look at it. Sometimes the situation looks hopeless.