PDP Secures 17 Seats, APC 4, APGA 2 In Bayelsa Assembly

The PDP has won majority of the seats in the 24-member Bayelsa State House of Assembly.

From the 23 seats so far declared, PDP has 17, APC 4 and APGA 2.

The results of Ogbia Constituency ll election were yet to be declared following the attack on the registration area centre at Okodi by arsonists, who burnt electoral materials for some wards.

The Speaker of Bayelsa Assembly, Mr Abraham Ingobere of PDP, won his fourth-term bid.

He scored 5,973 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Oberiakumo Yousuo of the APC, who had 981 votes in Brass Constituency 3.

In Brass Constituency 2, Timi Omubo Agala of the APC returned, having garnered 3,175 votes just as Charles Daniel of the PDP was also re-elected to represent Brass Constituency 1.

Nembe Constituency 1 was won by Otiegbanyo Barah of APGA with 4971 votes, defeating incumbent lawmaker, Ebi Ben-Ololo who had served two terms.

Edward Brigidi of APC clinched Nembe Constituency II while Douglas Sampson of APC also won Nembe Constituency 3.

In Yenagoa Constituency 1, Egba Ayibanengiyefa of PDP won with 14,369 votes. Waikumo Amakoromo of APGA was elected in Yenagoa Constituency ll with 4971 votes having beaten incumbent Mrs Ebuwou Koku-Obiyai of PDP.

Teddy Elemefuro of PDP secured Yenagoa Constituency III seat.