Governor Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the Bayelsa Governorship poll

Governor Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the Bayelsa supplementary governorship poll following official results collated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), today, January 10.

Dickson won seven out of the eight local governments in the south-south state defeating Chief Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after a keenly contested election.

Merged with the result of the December 5, 2015 election, Dickson polled a total number of 134, 998 votes, while Sylva polled 86,852 votes.

Results have so far been announced in all the local governments where supplementary elections were conducted.

PIC.3.FROM LEFT: RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER BAYELSA STATE, MR BARITOR KPAGIH;
RETURNING OFFICER,PROF. ZANA AKPAGU AND ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY, INEC BAYELSA STATE, DR
RICHARD NTUI, DURING THE COLLATION OF BAYELSA STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION RESULTS AT
YENAGOA CITY COUNCIL HALL ON SUNDAY.