Despite the tension and low turn out of voters in the Bayelsa State rerun
\nelection held today in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area and other
\nunits, there are indications that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic
\nParty (PDP), Governor Seriake Dickson may have taken an early lead going
\nby the results trickling in.<\/p>\n
Former President Goodluck Jonathan also delivered his ward to the PDP. PDP
\nwon all the 65 valid votes at the Otuapula, Ward 13.<\/p>\n
There have also been report of widespread violence leading to the stoppage
\nof elections in some polling units where election has been ordered in
\nEkeremor, Nembe and Ogbia LGs.<\/p>\n
In polling units where elections were held in Yenegoa, the state capital,
\nall went well with the PDP leading in results released at the various
\npolling units.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the PDP has claimed that was no election in Ekeremor, where the
\nMinister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, was alleged
\nto have diverted electoral materials and then called for the cancellation
\nof any result, sent in from the area.<\/p>\n
As the time of this report, more results are still being expected.<\/p>\n
Results so far announced are as follows:<\/p>\n
Silga Constituency 1, Unit 12, Ward 5 \u2013
\nPDP: 81, APC 31<\/p>\n
Ammasoma Agesi Unit 008
\nPDP 135
\nAPC 15<\/p>\n
Ward 11 unit 11
\nPDP 153
\nAPC 21<\/p>\n
Ward 12 unit 13
\nPDP 89
\nAPC 17<\/p>\n
Unit 5, Ward 10, Yenagoa
\nAPC 52
\nPDP 90
\nPDP 129
\nAPC 23<\/p>\n
Ward 10 unit 3 Amassoma
\nWard 10 unit 5
\nPDP 93
\nAPC 16<\/p>\n
Unit 4
\nPDP 97
\nAPC 21<\/p>\n
PDP 412
\nAPC 6
\nNembe ward 2 unit 13<\/p>\n
Oyeke Open Space, Unit 9, Ward 10,Yenegoa LGA
\nAPC 78
\nPDP 61
\nAPGA 3<\/p>\n
Former President Goodluck Jonathan won his Otuapula Ward 13 Unit 38 with
\nPDP65
\nAPC 0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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