According to Punch, the incumbent Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party, is currently leading his main opponent in Saturday’s governorship election, Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress, with a wide margin after results of five local government areas were released Sunday night.
Dickson, who won in four out of the five LGA results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Yenagoa, polled 81,929 votes as against Sylva’s 56,514 votes.
While Dickson is leading in Ekeremor, Sagbama, Yenagoa and Kolokuma/Okpokuma LGAs, Sylva, who is a former governor of the state, only led his main rival in the poll in his Brass LGA.
The five local government areas that had their election results confirmed are Brass, Ekeremor, Kolokuma/Okpokuma, Sagbama (Dickson’s LGA) and Yenagoa.
Punch reports that, with the results so far, the incumbent governor may be coasting home to victory except the outcome of the governorship poll in Nembe, Ogbia (former President Goodluck Jonathan’s area) and Southern Ijaw will overwhelmingly be in favour of the APC candidate.
Dickson is currently leading with a difference of 25,415 votes, a margin that may be difficult for Sylva to reduce with the results of Southern Ijaw, Nembe and Ogbia LGAs still expected.
Results in the five LGAs are Brass: APC – 21,755, PDP – 6,516; Ekeremor: APC – 7,918, PDP – 14,602; Kolokuma/Okpokuma: APC – 6,896, PDP – 7,619; Sagbama: APC – 5,382, PDP – 28,934; and Yenagoa: APC – 14,563, PDP – 24,258.
Punch