INEC Declares Duoye Diri Winner Of Bayelsa Governorship Election
The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Governor Douye Diri has clinched a second term in office after being declared winner of the Bayelsa Governorship election.
“That Diri Douye of the PDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” the Returning Officer for the election Prof Faruq Kuta disclosed this in declaring Diri the winner of the exercise after multiple breaks, and adjournments.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate fought off his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart Timipre Sylva in a fiercely contested exercise in the oil-rich state.
Diri, who came into power in 2020, polled a total of 175,196 votes while Sylva had 110,108 votes. The figures meant the PDP flagbearer beat his closest rival by 65,088 votes. The Labour Party (LP) scored a total of 905 votes to come a distant third.
