The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially announced Douye Diri, the incumbent Governor of Bayelsa State and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of the State governorship election held last Saturday. The Returning Officer, Prof Faruq Kuta, who is also the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Of Technology, Minna, announced Diri’s victory at the collation center of the election on Monday. Diri received 175,196 votes, defeating his closest rival, Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress, who garnered 110,108 votes, while the Labour Party polled 905 votes.
Below are the results announced by INEC:
Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA, Bayelsa State
Total accredited voters: 24,171
APC: 5,349
LP: 22
PDP: 18,465
Ogbia LGA, Bayelsa State
Total accredited voters: 36,955
APC: 16,319
LP: 57
PDP: 18,435
Yenagoa LGA, Bayelsa State
Total accredited voters: 54380
APC: 14,534
LP: 244
PDP: 37,777
Sagbama LGA, Bayelsa State
Total accredited voters: 42,879
AA: 01
ADC: 24
ADP: 29
APC: 6,608
APGA: 08
APM: 07
APP: 0
PP: 0
LP: 217
NNPP: 02
NRM: 45
PDP: 35504
PRP: 11
SDP: 02
ZLP: 04
Total valid votes cast: 27036
Rejected votes: 264
Total votes cast: 27300
Ekeremekor LGA, Bayelsa State
Total accredited voters: 32,066
ADC: 11
ADP: 15
APC: 8,445
APGA: 04
APM: 03
APP: 01
PP: 13
LP: 50
NNPP: 02
NRM: 18
PDP: 23172
PRP: 06
SDP: 0
ZLP: 01
Brass LGA
Total registered voters: 94,040
Total 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
Total votes cast: 31, 61614
Southern Ijaw LGA
Total registered voters: 184,401
Total 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
Total votes cast: 43,821
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