BREAKING: Buhari's Ex-Minister Wins APC Governorship Primary in Bayelsa State

• Timipre Sylva has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the November 11th, 2023 governorship election in Bayelsa
• Sylva polled 52,061 votes to defeat five other contenders to win the governorship ticket at the party’s primary election conducted on Friday, April 14 and Saturday, April 15
• Meanwhile, the APC adopted the direct mode electoral system to hold the exercise in the 105 wards and eight local government areas of the state

Immediate past minister of state for petroleum resources, Timipre Sylva, has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary for Bayelsa State for November 11 governorship election in the state.

Sylva, a former governor who ruled the state between 2007 to 2012, polled a total of 52,061 votes to defeat five other aspirants, including the 2019 governorship candidate of the party, Chief David Lyon in a direct primary of the party, Daily Trust reported.

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Timipre Sylva defeats his major opponents to clinch the APC ticket

With the results, Sylva will now square up with the incumbent governor, Senator Douye Diri who had earlier in the week emerged as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Declaring the results on Saturday, April 15, at the APC state secretariat in Yenagoa, the chairman of the APC Primary Election Committee for Bayelsa State, Maj. Gen. A. T. Jibrin (Rtd), said the exercise was conducted peacefully on Friday across the state.

Adeleke declares Douye Diri winner of PDP governorship primary in Bayelsa state

Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has emerged winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary in the state to contest November 11 governorship election for a second term in office.

Diri, an incumbent governor of the state who was the sole aspirant for the primary, polled a total of 305 yes votes from the delegates to emerge as the party candidate.

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The primary election conducted on Wednesday, April 12, had the party delegates from the eight local government areas of the state casting their votes to affirm the candidature of the governor.

Winner emerges in PDP governorship primary in Imo State

In an earlier report, Senator Samuel Anyanwu was declared the winner of the Imo state governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the November 11 gubernatorial polls in the southeast state.

As reported by Channels TV online, Senator Anyanwu's victory was announced after the conclusion of the party's primary election on Wednesday, April 12 at the PDP secretariat in Owerri.

The Imo state governorship election is one of the off-cycle polls that would be conducted alongside Kogi and Bayelsa.

Source: Legit.ng