Governor Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken an early lead in the Bayelsa supplementary governorship poll following official results collated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), today, January 10.
Results have so far been announced in four out of seven local governments were supplementary elections were conducted.
In the four local government results announced, Dickson recorded victory in three LGAs ( Yenogoa, Sagbama and Ogbia) with his biggest rival Chief Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC) recording in just one local government (Brass).
Before commencing collation of the results, INEC had advised Nigerians to disregard results being posted on social media.
A statement from INEC reads: “Fake results are being released via the social media. Those figures are not from us.
“Authentic results will be announced once we get them from the field.”
By 02:05am, Professor Akpagu says results being expected in 3 LGAs don’t look like getting to the collation centre anytime soon and so calls for a break. Results collation to continue on Sunday, January 10 by 11am.
Results have so far been announced in four out of seven local governments were supplementary elections were conducted.
In the four local government results announced, Dickson recorded victory in three LGAs ( Yenogoa, Sagbama and Ogbia) with his biggest rival Chief Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC) recording in just one local government (Brass).
Before commencing collation of the results, INEC had advised Nigerians to disregard results being posted on social media.
A statement from INEC reads: “Fake results are being released via the social media. Those figures are not from us.
“Authentic results will be announced once we get them from the field.”
By 02:05am, Professor Akpagu says results being expected in 3 LGAs don’t look like getting to the collation centre anytime soon and so calls for a break. Results collation to continue on Sunday, January 10 by 11am.
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