BayelsaDecides2023: INEC Commences LG Results Collation [LIVE UPDATES]

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to commence the collation and announcement of the final results for the Bayelsa State governorship election held on Saturday.

Originally scheduled for Saturday, the commission postponed the collation to Sunday due to only having results from one out of the eight local government areas by that time.

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Farouk Kuta, the INEC returning officer, explained during a briefing at the state headquarters in Yenagoa on Saturday night that the collation delay was prompted by uncertainty regarding the readiness of results from other local government areas before midnight.

Consequently, he rescheduled the collation to begin on Sunday at 10 a.m.

In the off-cycle Bayelsa State governorship election held on Saturday, a total of 16 candidates, including two women, participated. Simultaneously, governorship elections took place in Kogi and Imo states.

Governor Duoye Diri and other top candidates in the race

However, analysts suggest that the Bayelsa State governorship poll is primarily a contest between the incumbent, Governor Douye Diri, seeking a second term under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the former governor, Timipre Sylva, running as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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The electoral commission reported that 1,017,613 out of 1,056,862 total registered voters obtained their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs), making them eligible to vote in Saturday’s election.

On Saturday, voters exercised their civic right at 2,242 designated polling units across the state.

Stick with Ekohotblog as we bring you live-updates from the collation center.

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