Governor Seriake Dickson has established a clear lead in the Bayelsa State governorship election, even there are indications that the Independent National has cancelled polls held in Southern Ijaw Council.
Results announced so far by INEC give the the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dickson, victory in in four of the five local government areas announced on Sunday.
He has so far garnered a total of 81, 929 votes, while his closest rival, Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress got a total of 56, 514 votes, which gives the PDP candidate 25, 415 advantage.
Mr. Sylva won only in Brass Local Government Area where he comes from, where he got 21,755 votes, while Mr. Dickson got 6,516 votes.
Mr. Dickson, garnered heft votes in Sagbama and Yenegoa, where he scored 28, 934 votes 24, 258 respectively.
Dickson hails from Sagbama, while Yenagoa is the capital of Bayelsa State.
Mr. Sylva got 5, 382 votes in Sagbama, and 14, 563 votes in Yenagoa.
In Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area, Mr. Dickson had 7,619 votes, while Mr. Sylva had 6,896.
Timi Alaibe, a former managing director of Niger Delta Development Commission and a member of APC is from the local government area.
In Ekeremor, Mr. Dickson had 14,602 votes, while Mr. Sylva got 7,918 votes.
In Ogbia local government area, where former President Goodluck Jonathan comes from, PDP scored 13051 to APC’s 9,106.
In Nembe, PDP scored 10,768 to APC’s 6,794.
INEC, however, has cancelled the voting in Saturday’s governorship election in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State.
Reports said INEC is expected to officially announce the decision soon.
The commission, it was learnt, took the decision to council election in the area because of violence, abduction of electoral officials and ballot box snatching that characterised the polls in the area.
But Dickson has garnered enough lead that appears insurmountable in one council area.
