PDP Sweeps Bayelsa, Secures Victory In All LG, Councillorship Positions

• PDP Sweeps Bayelsa, Secures Victory In All LG, Councillorship Positions.

• APC opts out of the election by not presenting candidates.

• Declaration of winners made across different local government areas, highlighting PDP’s comprehensive win.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State achieved a clean sweep in the local government election conducted by the State Independent Electoral Commission on Saturday.

According to results announced by the commission in Yenagoa on Sunday, the PDP secured victory in all eight local government chairmanship positions and all 105 councillorship positions.

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The All Progressives Congress (APC), the major opposition party in the state, abstained from the poll by not fielding any candidates.

In Yenagoa LGA, the BYSIEC’s returning officer, Wisdom Soreh, declared Buloudisiye Ndiwari as the winner after he polled 56, 103 votes.

The returning officer for Sagbama LGA, Prof Abiodun Adelegan, declared Alice Tangi as the winner.

She polled a total of 51,543 votes.

PDP Sweeps Bayelsa

In Ogbia LGA, the returning officer, Tams Deiduomo, declared Golden Jeremiah, who polled 42,462 votes, as the winner.

The returning officer for Southern Ijaw LGA, Ebi Stanley-Udisi, announced Target Segibo as the winner, garnering 36,326 votes.

In Nembe LGA, the immediate-past Commissioner for Agriculture, David Alagoa, polled 11,829 votes to win the election as declared by the returning officer, Prof Festus Akpotohwo.

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In Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA, the returning officer, Prof Apuega Arikawei, declared Lelei Tariye as the winner with 27,823 votes.

Also, the returning officer for Ekeremor LGA, Prof Joseph Omoro, declared Onniye Isaac as the winner with 35,177 votes, while in Brass LGA, Febo Lucky of the PDP was declared the winner by the returning officer, Prof Joseph Omoro.

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