Independent National Electoral
Commission has cancelled Saturday’s Bayelsa State governorship election in
Southern Ijaw Local Government Area one of the state’s eight LGAs.
INEC said the decision was taken because
of violence, the abduction of electoral officials and ballot box snatching.
INEC returning officer announced that he
could not make a return yet as the result from Southern Ijaw local council,
with 120,827 registered voters was not available.
The INEC resident commissioner then
announced that the election in the local council has been cancelled due to
violence, ballot box snatching and other electoral offences adding that a new
date for the election will be announced later.
In the results announced for the 7 local
councils, incumbent Governor Seriake Dickson has 105,748 votes, while Timipre
Sylva of the APC has 72, 594 votes.
Southern Ijaw how ever will voters are
expected to decide the winner.
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