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Governor of Bayelsa State, Duoye Diri has been declared winner of the concluded governorship election with 175,196\u00a0 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Timipre Sylva, who scored 110,108 votes<\/p>\n

The Labour Party candidate, Udengs Eradiri, scored 905 votes.<\/p>\n

INEC returning officer for the Bayelsa election, Farouk Kuta,\u00a0 said \u201cDiri, having polled the majority votes and satisfied the requirement of the law, is hereby by returned elected.\u201d<\/p>\n

But APC\u2019s agent at the collation, faulted the declaration of Diri on ground that the margin of lead was insignificant enough to declare a winner. He noted that areas where elections were cancelled had over 100,000 PVCs collected, while the margin of lead is just 65, 000. He said the returning officer ought to declare the election inconclusive and order a rerun in the areas where elections were cancelled.<\/p><\/div>\n

\nBayelsa has 1,560,862 registered voters. Those accredited to vote were 372,000. Those number of valid votes are 291,212 votes.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a breakdown of the results per the eight local governments of the state.<\/p>\n

Bayelsa Southern Ijaw<\/p>\n

Registered Voters \u2013 184,401<\/p>\n

APC \u2013 18,174<\/p>\n

LP \u2013 119<\/p>\n

PDP \u2013 24,685<\/p>\n

Valid Votes \u2013 43,158<\/p>\n

Rejected Votes \u2013 663<\/p>\n

Total Votes Cast \u2013 43,821<\/p>\n

Brass LGA<\/p>\n

Registered Voters: 94,040<\/p>\n

Accredited Voters: 32,064<\/p>\n

APC: 18,431<\/p>\n

LP: 83<\/p>\n

PDP: 12,602<\/p>\n

Ekeremor LGA
\nNo of Registration Areas \u2013 12<\/p>\n

Registered voters \u2013 137,225<\/p>\n

Accredited voters \u2013 32,066<\/p>\n

APC \u2013 8,445<\/p>\n

LP \u2013 50<\/p>\n

PDP \u2013 23,172<\/p>\n

Total valid votes \u2013 31,741<\/p>\n

Rejected votes \u2013 279<\/p>\n

Total Votes Cast \u2013 32,020<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Nembe LGA
\nNo of Registration Areas \u2013 13<\/p>\n

Registered voters \u2013 99,035<\/p>\n

Accredited voters \u2013 27,404<\/p>\n

APC \u2013 22,248<\/p>\n

LP \u2013 113<\/p>\n

PDP \u2013 4,556<\/p>\n

Total valid votes \u2013 27,036<\/p>\n

Rejected votes \u2013 264<\/p>\n

Total Votes Cast \u2013 27,300<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Sagbama LGA
\nNo of Registration Areas \u2013 14<\/p>\n

Registered voters \u2013 138,832<\/p>\n

Accredited voters \u2013 42, 879<\/p>\n

APC \u2013\u00a06,608<\/p>\n

LP -217<\/p>\n

PDP -35,504<\/p>\n

Total valid votes \u2013 42,467<\/p>\n

Rejected votes \u2013 393<\/p>\n

Total Votes Cast \u2013 42,860<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Yenagoa LGA
\n15 Registration Areas<\/p>\n

Registered Voters \u2013 218,394<\/p>\n

Accredited Voters \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a054,380<\/p>\n

APC \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a014,534<\/p>\n

LP\u00a0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0244<\/p>\n

PDP \u2013\u00a037,777<\/p>\n

Total Valid Votes \u2013 53,052<\/p>\n

Rejected Votes \u2013\u00a01,018<\/p>\n

Total Votes Cast \u2013 54,070<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Ogbia LGA
\nRegistered Voters: 119,571<\/p>\n

Accredited Voters: 36,955<\/p>\n

APC \u2013 16,319<\/p>\n

LP\u00a0\u2013 57<\/p>\n

PDP \u2013 18,435<\/p>\n

Total Valid Votes \u2013 34,971<\/p>\n

Rejected Votes \u2013 497<\/p>\n

Total Votes Cast \u2013 35,468<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Kolokuma-Okokuma LGA
\nWards: 11<\/p>\n

Registered Voters: 65,364<\/p>\n

Accredited Voters: 24,171<\/p>\n

APC \u2013 5,349<\/p>\n

LP \u2013 22<\/p>\n

PDP \u2013 18,465<\/p>\n

Valid Votes: 23,918<\/p>\n

Rejected Votes: 141<\/p>\n

Total Votes Cast: 24,059<\/p>\n

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