BEVERLY HILLS, November 17, (THEWILL) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, David Lyon, have pulled up a huge victory in the Bayelsa State governorship election defeating the ruling party, which has been in power since 1999, by a landslide.
The APC beat the PDP in Ekeremor, the 8th and final local government in the state where result was expected. The returning officer for the local government declared it was 21, 489 to the APC and 18, 344 to the PDP.
The total tally for the two main parties in the state are as follows:
APC: 349, 437
PDP 142, 372.
A further breakdown of the numbers by local governments below:
- Yenagoa LGA
APC – 24, 607
PDP – 19, 184
- Brass LGA
APC – 23, 831
PDP – 10, 410
- Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA (PDP candidate, Diri’s LGA)
APC – 8,934
PDP – 15,360
- Sagbama LGA
APC: 7,831
PDP: 60,339
- Ogbia LGA (Former President Jonathan’s LGA. He is PDP but did not openly endorse the party’s candidate.)
APC – 58, 016
PDP – 13, 763.
- Nembe
APC – 83,041
PDP – 874
- Southern Ijaw LGA
APC – 124, 833
PDP – 4, 098.
- Ekeremor LGA
APC – 21, 489
PDP – 18, 344.
