The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is leading at the Governorship elections in Bayelsa State from results trickling in, according to Pointblanknews.com correspondent in Yenogoa.
Results from Sagbama, Kolokuma Okpokuma, Nembe and Ogbia shows the PDP candidate, Hon. Seriaki Dickson leading.
Although the elections in Sagbama Local Government Areas has been very peaceful, reports from other Local Government Areas in the state are worrisome as there is reported electoral violence in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area and Nembe Local Government Area of the State.
The Independent National Electoral Commission and the police confirmed that election in some places in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area has been postponed due to the late take off of the exercise in the area.
INEC Director of Voters Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi and Police Commissioner, Operations, David Folawiyo, confirmed the postponement while speaking on a programme on the Nigeria Television Authority.
Mr. Folawiyo said, “We got word from Bayelsa that polling officials and electoral officials have met and have taken decision to continue tomorrow in such places where there was violence so that they don’t go far into the night or enter in the night. The decision was taken by electoral official not the police.”
Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s polling unit 039 Otuabula in
Otuoke community
PDP 118
APC 14
PPA 1
Two void votes
Erigbe Compound Square Unit 003 Ward 1 Yenagoa Town
APC 44
PDP 75
Kemekrogha square unit 014b ward 1 Yenagoa town
PDP 80
APC 33
Presiding Officer Folade Ayokunle (Corps member)
Atissa I Kemekrogha Square. Unit 014
ýYenagoa town
APC 57
PDP 120
Presiding Officer Ubokudom Ntiende
Atissa Ward 1, Unit 009 Ogosi Compound Town Hall Yenagoa town,
PDP 116
APC. 74
Total vote cast-198
Void vote -1
Presiding Officer-Godwin Obekpa(Corps Member)