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Governor Duoye Diri is Bayelsa’s governor-elect

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Governor Duoye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared winner of last Saturday’s Governorship Election.

Diri won six local government areas to win re-election while his closest rival, Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won two local government areas.

During polled a total of 175,196 votes out of the 291,212 valid votes. Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Sylva polled 110,108 votes, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The Labour Party candidate, Udengs Eradiri, got 905 votes.

INEC returning officer for the Bayelsa election, Farouk Kuta, said “Diri, having polled the majority votes and satisfied the requirement of the law, is hereby by returned elected.”

Below is a breakdown of the Local Government Areas results, according to INEC:

Bayelsa Southern Ijaw

Registered Voters – 184,401

APC – 18,174

LP – 119

PDP – 24,685

Valid Votes – 43,158

Rejected Votes – 663

Total Votes Cast – 43,821

Brass LGA

Registered Voters: 94040

Accredited Voters: 32064

APC: 18,431

LP: 83

PDP: 12,602

Ekeremor LGA
No of Registration Areas – 12

Registered voters – 137,225

Accredited voters – 32,066

APC – 8445

LP – 50

PDP – 23,172

Total valid votes – 31741

Rejected votes – 279

Total Votes Cast – 32020

Kolokuma-Okokuma LGA
Wards: 11
Registered Voters: 65,364

Accredited Voters: 24,171

APC – 5,349

LP – 22

PDP – 18,465

Valid Votes: 23,918

Rejected Votes: 141

Total Votes Cast: 24,059

Nembe LGA
No of Registration Areas – 13

Registered voters – 99,035

Accredited voters – 27,404

APC – 22,248

LP – 113

PDP – 4,556

Total valid votes – 27036

Rejected votes – 264

Total Votes Cast – 27,300

Ogbia LGA
Registered Voters: 119,571

Accredited Voters: 36,955

APC – 16,319

LP – 57

PDP – 18,435

Total Valid Votes – 34,971

Rejected Votes – 497

Total Votes Cast – 35,468

Sagbama LGA
No of Registration Areas – 14

Registered voters – 138,832

Accredited voters – 42, 879

APC – 6608

LP -217

PDP -35,504

Total valid votes – 42,467

Rejected votes – 393

Total Votes Cast – 42860

Yenagoa LGA
15 Registration Areas

Registered Voters – 218,394

Accredited Voters – 54,380

APC – 14,534

LP – 244

PDP – 37,777

Total Valid Votes – 53,052

Rejected Votes – 1,018

Total Votes Cast – 54,070

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