BayelsaDecides: Full List of All LGAs Won By PDP, APC As INEC Declares Winner
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Governor Douye Diri as the winner of the Bayelsa state governorship election held on Saturday, November 11.
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The governorship election result collation exercise was suspended on Sunday, November 12 and resumed by 12pm on Monday, November 13.
INEC commenced the election on Saturday as one of the first set of off-circled elections conducted after the 2023 general election in Nigeria.
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The suspension was announced at the state collation centre in Yenagoa, the state capital, on Sunday night, November 12, Daily Trust reported.
Douye Diri, the incumbent governor of Bayelsa state and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election, is taking the lead from the results announced so far.
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He is being followed by Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate.
So far, INEC has released the results of six of the eight local governments in the oil-rich South-South state.
Below is the breakdown of the LGA results and the performance of the major political parties in the state:
| LGA | APC | PDP | Labour Party |
| Ogbia | 16,319 | 18,435 | 57 |
| Kolokuma-Okokuma | 5,349 | 18,465 | 22 |
| SAGBAMA | 6,608 | 35,504 | 217 |
| Yenegoa | 14,534 | 37,777 | |
| Nembe | 22,248 | 4,556 | 113 |
| Ekeremor | 8,445 | 23,172 | 50 |
INEC has released the results of the two remaining local government areas in the ongoing Bayelsa State governorship election.
Below is their result:
| LG | APC | PDP | Labour Party |
| Brass | 18,431 | 12,602 | 83 |
| Southern Ijaw | 18,174 | 24,685 | 119 |
"15k from APC, PDP paying 13K", vote buying claims trail Bayelsa guber poll
Legit.ng earlier reported that the Bayelsa governorship election was marred with vote-buying allegations in some state quarters.
Some voters revealed that the PDP and APC allegedly paid them.
In a tweet by TheCable, voters in the PU 07, Ward 10, Agudama-Ekpetiama community in Yenagoa LGA were heard speaking about the vote-buying allegation.
Source: Legit.ng
