BAYELSA 2019: APC in the lead as INEC announces results in 6 LGAs
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The final announcement of the governorship election results in Bayelsa has begun and results from six of the eight Local Government Areas of the state have already been announced.
A total of 45 parties contested in the election held on Saturday. However, major contenders are All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, David Lyon, and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Duoye Diri.
In the results announced thus far at the collation centre in Yenagoa, APC’s Lyon is in the lead. He won in four of the six local governments announced while the PDP candidate won in the other two.
The results as announced by INEC below:
Ogbia LGA:
APC – 58,016
PDP – 13,763
Yenagoa LGA:
APC – 24,607
PDP – 19,184
Brass LGA:
APC – 23, 831
PDP –10, 410
Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA:
APC – 8,934
PDP – 15,360
Nembe LGA:
APC – 83, 041
PDP – 874
Sagbama LGA:
APC – 7,831
PDP – 60,339