
Douye Diri







Timipre Sylva, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Bayelsa state governorship election, has won an additional local government area (LGA).

Douye Diri, the governor of Bayelsa state and PDP candidate, who is seeking re-election, has secured five out of the six LGAs announced so far by INEC.

Some thugs have attacked and killed a middle-aged man and supporter of PDP at INEC collation centre in the Brass local government of Bayelsa, more details emerged.

INEC officials have been held hostage in Brass LGA of Bayelsa state. INEC announced this on Sunday, calling on security agencies to facilitate their release.

The Peoples Democratic Party secured its first major victory in Bayelsa state in Governor Douye Diri's polling unit as INEC begins the final collation of results.

The APC on Sunday, November 12, condemned alleged attempts to move collation of Brass LGA to Yenagoa. The final announcement of the Bayelsa election is awaited.

As Nigerians follow the Bayelsa election update, former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has hinted that Governor Douye Diri "is coasting to victory".

Udengs Eradiri, the Bayelsa state governorship candidate on the platform of the Labour Party, has lost his polling unit to the incumbent Governor Douye Diri.

PDP candidate, Governor Douye Diri has emerged victorious at his polling unit in Bayelsa state. He floored APC candidate, Timipre Sylva, with 218 votes.
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