Bayelsa decides: Labour party’s guber candidate loses polling unit to incumbent governor Duoye Diri

The Labour party governorship candidate in Bayelsa state, Engr Udengs Eradiri, has lost his polling unit to the incumbent governor Douye Diri. 

According to the results collated by INEC officials, Diri who sought reelection under the Peoples Democratic Party garnered 130 votes while Eradiri polled eight votes in unit 05, Ward 10, Yenagoa local government area (LGA) of the state.

In the same polling unit, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Timipre Sylva gathered 45 votes.

Diri also emerged winner in the Yindimie Compound Square, polling unit 013, Ward 10 in the Sagbama Local Government Area of the state.

He polled 137 votes, while Silva gathered 55.