The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Douye Diri, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship elections held in Bayelsa state.
The state’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Returning Officer Prof Farouk Kuta, made the announcement.
Diri polled 175,196 to defeat his closest rival, Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress, who gathered 110,108 votes while the Labour Party polled 905 votes.
Professor Kuta, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Lafia, said: “The elections were contested. And Senator Douye Diri of the PDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected.”
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Below are the results announced by INEC:
Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA, Bayelsa State
Accredited Voters: 24,171
APC: 5,349
LP: 22
PDP: 18,465
Ogbia LGA, Bayelsa State
Accredited voters: 36,955
APC: 16,319
LP: 57
PDP: 18,435
Yenagoa LGA, Bayelsa State
Accredited voters: 54380
APC: 14 534
LP: 244
PDP: 37 777
Sagbama LGA, Bayelsa State
Accredited voters -42 879A-05
AA-01
ADC-24
ADP- 29
APC- 6608
APGA- 08
APM- 07
APP- 0
PP- 0
LP- 217
NNPP- 02
NRM- 45
PDP- 35504
PRP- 11
SDP- 02
ZLP- 04
Nembe LGA, Bayelsa State
Accredited voters – 27 404
A- 0
AA- 04
ADC- 26
ADP- 18
APC- 22248
APGA- 07
APM- 05
APP- 02
PP- 04
LP- 113
NNPP- 01
NRM- 16
PDP- 4556
PRP- 03
SDP- 29
ZLP- 04
Total valid votes cast- 27036
Rejected votes- 264
Total votes cast- 27300
Ekeremekor LGA, Bayelsa State
Accredited voters – 32 066
A- 0
AA- 0
ADC- 11
ADP- 15
APC- 8445
APGA- 04
APM- 03
APP- 01
PP- 13
LP- 50
NNPP- 02
NRM- 18
PDP- 23172
PRP- 06
SDP- 0
ZLP- 01
Brass LGA
Registered voters- 94, 040
Accredited voters- 32, 064
Collation Officer: Prof Rebecca Akin
A – 01
AA – 0
ADC -14
ADP – 24
APC – 18431
APGA – 04
APM – 03
APP – 0
BP – 02
LP – 83
NNPP – 01
NRM – 31
PDP – 12602
PRP – 05
SDP – 08
ZLP – 02
Total valid votes cast- 31,211
Rejected votes- 403
Votes cast- 31, 61614
Southern Ijaw LGA
Registered voters – 184, 401
Accredited voters- 50, 153
Collation Officer: Prof Ibrahim Adam
A- 01
AA- 02
ADC-31
ADP- 53
APC- 18,174
APGA- 07
APM- 02
APP- 08
BP- 02
LP- 119
NNPP- 0
NRM- 37
PDP- 24, 685
PRP- 31
SDP- 02
ZLP- 04
Total valid votes cast- 43,158
Rejected votes- 663
Votes cast- 43, 821
