Governor Douye Diri.
On Saturday, November 11, 2023, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, was declared the winner of the off-cycle election.
Following the compilation of election results from each of the State’s eight local government districts on Monday afternoon, Diri’s resounding victory became clear.
Prof. Faruq Kuta, the state’s Returning Officer, finished the final phase of collation on Monday at 12:42 p.m., approximately 48 hours after the election in the oil-rich South-South State. He was scheduled to formally announce the election winner later that day. Kuta declared the exercise to be over.
Six of the state’s eight local government areas were won by incumbent Governor Diri, according to our correspondent, while Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and his closest rival, only managed to win two LGAs.
The Kolokuma/Opokuma, Ogbia, Yenegoa, Sagbama, Nembe, Ekeremor, Brass, and Southern Ijaw LGAs are among them.
With 65,088 more votes than his APC opponent and several candidates faring worse, the PDP candidate became victorious in the poll.