Breaking: Gov Diri Re-elected

Bayelsa State Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the November 11 governorship  election has been re-elected.   He polled  175,196 votes to emerge winner of the election.

He was returned as winner of the election by the State Returning Officer at the state collation centre in Yenogoa on Monday.

His closest rival, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Timipre Sylva, scored  110,108 votes.

The candidate  of the Labour Party, Udengs  Eradiri,  polled  905 votes.

See results below

Kolokuma

APC  5,349

LP  22

PDP  18,465

Ogbia

APC  16,319

LP  57

PDP  18,435

Yenogoa

APC  14,534

LP  244

PDP   37,777

Sagbama

APC 6,608

LP    217

PDP 35,504

Nembe

APC 22,248

LP  113

PDP 4,556

Ekeremor

APC 8,445

LP    50

PDP 23,172

Brass

APC 18,431

LP  83

PDP 12,602

Southern Ijaw 

APC  18,174

LP    119

PDP  24,685

Total for each party

APC 110,108

LP   905

PDP 175,196