PDP’s Diri wins Bayelsa gov election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Douye Diri as the winner of the Bayelsa State governorship election held last Saturday.

According to INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof Faruq Kuta, who is also the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Of Technology, Minna, the incumbent governor polled 175,196 to emerge winner. 

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Prof Kuta, who made the announcement at the collation centre of the election on Monday said Diri defeated his closest rival, Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress, who scored 110,108 votes while the Labour Party polled 905 votes.