Governor Duoye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has won in six Local Government Areas as the Bayelsa governorship election result reading resumed Monday afternoon.
The six Local Government Areas, Diri has won are; Southern Ijaw, Kolokuma/Opokuma, Ogbia , Ekeremor, Yenagoa, and Sagbama.
The latest results mean Diri has clinched six of the eight local government areas of the oil-rich state while Timipre Sylva of the All Progressive Congress (APC) got two. Sylva won Brass Local Government Area polling 18, 431 votes while PDP’s Diri got 12,602. APC also won in Nembe LGA having scored 22,248 votes. Diri had 4,556 there.
See Bayelsa Governorship Results By LGA:
Southern Ijaw LGA
APC:
18,174
LP: 119
PDP: 24,685
Brass LGA
APC – 18,431
LP – 83
PDP – 12,602
Sagbama LGA
APC – 6,608
LP – 217
PDP – 35,504
Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA
APC – 5,349
LP – 22
PDP – 18,465
Ogbia LGA
APC – 16,319
LP – 57
PDP – 18,435
Yenegoa LGA
APC – 14,534
LP – 244
PDP – 37,777
Nembe LGA
APC – 22,248
LP – 113
P
DP – 4,556
Ekeremor LGA
APC – 8,445
LP – 50
PDP – 23,172