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The Bayelsa State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and incumbent governor, Senator Douye Diri, has emerged winner of the gubernatorial election.
From the results of the Bayelsa State governorship election announced, he won six out of eight local government areas of the state.
Diri, who had earlier won in Kolokuma/ Opokuma, Sagbama, Yenagoa, Ogbia and Ekeremor Local Government areas when the results were announced yesterday, added Southern Ijaw to his list today.
In Southern Ijaw, Diri polled 24,685 votes to defeat Timipre Sylva of APC, who scored 18,174 votes. Labour Party recorded 119 votes.
However, Chief Timipre Sylva won in Brass Local Government Area after recording 18,431 votes to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate Senator Douye Diri who scored 12,602.l,.
While the candidate of the Labour Party, Udengs Eradiri, scored 244 votes.
Imo and Kogi Governorship election
Meanwhile, Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma of APC won his re-election with a landslide victory by winning all the 27 local councils of the state.
He polled 540,308 votes to floor Senator Samuel Anyanwu of PDP, who scored 71,503 votes. Senator Athan Achonu of the Labour Party, LP, polled 64,081 votes.
In Kogi, the APC governorship candidate, Alhaji Usman Ododo, was declared winner by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC).
