Election 2019: PDP wins 2 Senate, 2 House seats as APC takes 1 Senate seat in Bayelsa
- The results of the just concluded National assembly elections for Bayelsa has been announced by INEC
- The commission in its declaration said APC took one Senate and two House of Representatives seats
- Also, PDP won the Bayelsa central senatorial district election
The People Democratic Party (PDP) won two Senate seats and two Federal House of Representatives seats, while All Progressives Congress (APC) took one Senate and two House of Representatives seats in Saturday’s National Assembly polls in Bayelsa.
Results published by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) show that Douye Diri of PDP won the Bayelsa central senatorial district election.
Professor Teddy Adias, INEC Returning Officer for the district, who announced the result on Wednesday in Yenagoa, said that Diri polled 83, 978 votes to defeat Festus Daumiebi of APC, who got 70, 998 votes.
Adias said that a total of 163, 587 votes were cast in the election, with 155, 874 being valid votes and 7,713 votes rejected.
In his reaction, Diri, the member, representing Yenagoa/Kolokuma/Opokuma Federal Constituency, said his victory belonged to the people.
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“The victory is for my people and from my track record, I am going to continue the good work for the people,” he said.
In the Bayelsa west senatorial district poll, Lawrence Ewrudjiakpo of PDP defeated Capt. Mathew Karimo of APC.
In Bayelsa east, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremenyo of APC emerged senator-elect.
Preye Oseke of APC also emerged winner to represent the people of southern Ijaw federal constituency.
Oseke polled 56, 804 votes to beat the speaker of Bayelsa House of Assembly, Konbowei Benson, who got 34, 105 votes.
Professor Steve Azaiki, of PDP is now member elect in the federal House of Representatives, Yenagoa/Kolokuma/Opokuma federal constituency, while Fred Agbedi was elected as a member of the Federal House of Representatives for Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency.
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The Ogbise federal constituency result has yet to be announced.
The Commission had declared Isreal Igoli APC as the winner of Brass/Nembe federal constituency election.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the Bayelsa chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, February 25, denied allegation by Governor Seriake Dickson that the party colluded with the military during Saturday’s polls to cause violence.
Doifie Buokoribo, the state publicity secretary of APC, disclosed this in Yenagoa, adding that the allegation was to blackmail the party.
The party said that it was regrettable that Dickson was raising a false alarm about violence during the presidential and National Assembly elections.
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