CANDIDATE OF THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY, PDP AND FORMER BAYELSA GOVERNOR, SERIAKE DICKSON HAS BEEN DECLARED WINNER OF THE BAYELSA WEST SENATORIAL BYE-ELECTION WITH 115,257 VOTES. HE DEFEATS THE ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS, APC CANDIDATE AND FORMER DEPUTY GOVERNOR, PEREMOBOWEI EBEBI WHO POLLED 17,541 VOTES.
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Breakdown of the election results shows that APC polled 7,303 votes in Sagbama Local Government Area while PDP secured 68,056 votes. In Ekeremor Local Government Area, it was the APC with 10,238 votes and PDP 47,201 votes.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
