BREAKING: DIRI WINS SOUTHERN IJAW LGA IN BAYELSA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION
As the results of the Bayelsa governorship election continued to be collated on Monday afternoon, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area was declared the winner by Governor Douye Diri.
In Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa, state returning officer Prof. Faruq Kuta started collation at about 2:20 pm, while the collation centre took a break at 1:00 pm.
With 24,685 votes, Diri, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, defeated All Progressives Congress (APC) opponent Timipre Sylva, who received 18,174 votes.
With 119 votes, the Labour Party (LP) secured the third position among the 50,153 registered voters.
See Bayelsa Governorship Results By LGA:
Southern Ijaw LGA
APC:
18,174
LP: 119
PDP: 24,685
Brass LGA
APC – 18,431
LP – 83
PDP – 12,602
Sagbama LGA
APC – 6,608
LP – 217
PDP – 35,504
Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA
APC – 5,349
LP – 22
PDP – 18,465
Ogbia LGA
APC – 16,319
LP – 57
PDP – 18,435
Yenegoa LGA
APC – 14,534
LP – 244
PDP – 37,777
Nembe LGA
APC – 22,248
LP – 113
PDP – 4,556
Ekeremor LGA
APC – 8,445
LP – 50
PDP – 23,172
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