The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally declared a winner for the highly contentious gubernatorial election in Bayelsa following a supplementary election held on Saturday.
Following a supplementary election held on Saturday, the winner for the highly contentious gubernatorial election in Bayelsa has finally been declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which put Governor Seriake Dickson of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the official winner of the election.
Todays collation included election results from Nembe, Ekeremor, Brass, Southern Ijaw, Ogbia, Yenagoa and Sagbama local government areas of the Niger Delta state.
Below is the final result announced by INEC returning officer in Yenagoa today;
Total Registered Voters: 654,493 Accredited Voters: 242,114
APC: 86, 852 PDP: 134, 998
Margin: 48,148 Total Valid Votes: 225, 520 Total rejected votes - 6647
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Posted: at 10-01-2016 10:20 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Hmmmmmm....i dnt think apc we let go of this dickson victory, becz this is what they have been waiting for since. Well congrat to the winner i no get enemy amoung them.
Posted: at 14-01-2016 07:33 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
Hmmmmmm....i dnt think apc we let go of this dickson victory, becz this is what they have been waiting for since. Well congrat to the winner i no get enemy amoung them.
Posted: at 14-01-2016 07:33 AM (9 years ago) | Hero