#BayelsaDecides2023: DIRI LEADS SYLVA 5-1

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Isaac Ombe – Yenagoa

Results from three more Local Government Areas for. the Saturday govrshopship election in Bayelsa state have been announced .
The LGAs are Sagbama, Nembe and Ekeremor.
The Collation officer for Sagbama , Prof. Nasirudeen Baba, who announced results from the political parties said PDP scored 35,504 votes , APC scored 6608 votes, and Labour party scored 217 votes.
The Total Valid Votes(TVV) : 42467, Rejected Votes(RV) :393; Total Votes Cancelled (TVC) : 42860.

In Nembe Local Government Area,
the collation officer, Prof Hassan Umar, announced that APC scored 22,248 votes , while PDP Scored 4556 votes, Labour Party scored 113 votes.
According to the collation officer , Nembe had TVV-27036; TRV-264; TVC-27300.

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The APC state Chairman, Barr. Dennis Otiotio who vehemently protested the cancellation some Polling units in Okoromatereke, Minikensi and Oluawasiri areas of Nembe told INEC officials that local government collation officer has no right to cancel results which were successfully collated.

Also in Ekeremor LGA, the collation officer Prof. Musa Dalhatu announced that PDP scored 23,172 votes ; APC scored 8445 votes , while Labour party scored 50 votes.
In Ekeremor , RV- 299; TVC-32,020;
Explaining some challenges encountered the during the election, Prof Dalhatu said five polling Units had serious issues of delibrately bypass of BIVAS.
According to him, most BIVAS in these polling units were thrown into the river by voters .
With these three collated , six Local Goverment results have been collated so far.

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Two major local.govemrnr areas, Southern Ijaw and Brass are expected to arrive today .
The collation was later adjourned to 6pm waiting the arrival of materials from the two council areas which would determine the winner even though the PDP is leading so far.