Bayelsa Election: PDP Leads Early Results As INEC Suspends Collation Till 12pm Monday

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) adjourned the collation of results for the Bayelsa State Governorship Election until Monday noon. As of Sunday night, results from six out of eight local government areas, including Kolokuma/Opokuma, Ogbia, Yenegoa, Sagbama, Nembe, and Ekeremor, have been collated, leaving Brass and Southern Ijaw pending. Prof Faruq Kuta, the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, and the state Returning Officer, adjourned the exercise for further review on Monday.  Sixteen political parties participated in the Bayelsa election, where Governor Duoye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in a contest against Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and former Bayelsa governor. Meanwhile, in Imo State, INEC has declared Governor Hope Uzodimma of the APC as the winner, defeating Samuel Anyanwu of the PDP and Nneji Achonu of the Labour Party (LP), along with 15 other opponents. Uzodimma secured 540,308 votes, outpacing Anyanwu with 71,503 votes and Achonu with 64,081 votes. Stay tuned for the final Bayelsa results and updates on the gubernatorial polls held in Imo and Kogi states. Bayelsa Results So Far: Sagbama LGA APC – 6608 LP – 217 PDP – 35504 Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA APC – 5349 LP – 22 PDP – 18465 Ogbia LGA APC – 16319 LP – 57 PDP – 18435 Yenegoa LGA APC – 14534 LP – 244 PDP – 37777 Nembe LGA APC – 22248 LP – 113 PDP – 4556 Ekeremor LGA APC – 8445 LP – 50 PDP – 23172