The incumbent governor of Bayelsa State and candidate of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Douye Diri, has maintained the lead
after clinching five out of the six local government areas so far announced by
the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the last Saturday
governorship election.
With the announcements of the results of three more local
government areas after the break, the PDP won two LGAs while the All
Progressives Congress (APC) won one.
The PDP won in Yenagoa, Kolokuma/Opokuma, Ogbia, Sagbama and
Ekeremor LGAs while the APC won in Nembe LGA.
The PDP has so far garnered 137,909 votes, while the APC is
trailing with 73,503 votes.
Meanwhile, the results for Brass and Southern Ijaw LGAs are still awaited as the State Returning Officer and Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof Kuta Farouk, adjourned the collation till noon on Monday
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