The Bayelsa State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and incumbent governor, Senator Douye Diri, is set to be declared winner winner of Saturday’s election after he won six out of the eight local government areas in the state, according to results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Diri, who had won in Kolokuma/ Opokuma, Sagbama, Yenagoa, Ogbia, and Ekeremor Local Government areas when the results were announced on Sunday, added Southern Ijaw to his column on the resumption of collation on Monday.
In Southern Ijaw, Diri polled 24,685 votes to defeat Timipre Sylva of APC, who scored 18,174 votes. Labour Party recorded 119 votes.
See below the results:
Kolokuma/Opokuma L.G.A
PDP = 18,465
APC = 5,349
Ogbia
PDP = 18,435
APC = 16,319
Yenagoa, Nigeria
PDP = 37,777
APC = 14,534
Sagbama
APC = 6,608
PDP = 35,504
Nembe
APC = 22,248
PDP = 4,556
Ekeremor
APC = 8,445
PDP = 23,172
Brass, Nigeria
APC = 18,431
PDP = 12,602
Southern Ijaw
PDP = 24,891
APC = 18,173.
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