By Damilare Adeleye
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Douye Diri, as the winner of the Bayelsa State governorship election.
It is understood that the election was held on Saturday, November 11, while the final results were announced today, Monday, November 13.
The state’s Returning Officer of the commission, Prof. Faruq Kuta announced Diri after receiving the final result from Southern Ijaw out of eight Local Government Area of the state.
The PDP candidate polled 175, 196 votes, to defeat the APC candidate, Sylva, who got 110, 108 votes.
It was reported that incumbent Governor Diri won the election in six of the eight LGAs of the state, while his closest challenger and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylva, won only two of the LGAs.
The LGAs Diri won include Kolokuma/Opokuma, Ogbia, Yenegoa, Sagbama, Ekeremor and Southern Ijaw, while Sylva was able to clinch Nembe and Brass.