Governor Dickson of the PDP has been declared winner of the gubernatorial election held on saturday in Bayelsa.
Dickson scored a total of 134,998 votes to beat Sylva, who scored 86,852 votes in the supplementary election. .
As soon as the result was announced last night Bayelsans trooped out on the streets of the state capital, Yenagoa, to celebrate the re-election of Governor Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for another term of four years.
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The election was characterised by pockets of violence in most parts of the state where the election was held as there were several reports of ballot box snatching, intimidation of voters and diversion of electoral materials
A paramount ruler of Peremabiri community in Southern Ijaw local government, Progress Never die, popularly known as "progress never die" was shot by unknown gunmen yesterday, January 10, as the results were being collated at the INECoffice in Yenagoa.
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On Saturday, January 9, during the election armed thugs caused havoc in Ekeremor town, in Ekeremor local government area bringing all electoral activities to a halt.
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Also, in Southern Ijaw local government, precisely in Amassoma Grammar School, men of the Joint Task Force repelled efforts by armed political thugs who attempted to hijack electoral materials meant for some units in the ward.
