Farouk Kuta News Today

The Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has said that despite imperfections resulting from human error, the recently held governorship election in the state was free, fair, and transparent.

INEC has announced the postponement of the final collation of the governorship election results in Bayelsa State to 12 noon on Monday

The BVAS and results in the female corps member’s possession were allegedly not recovered. While presenting his result, the local government collation officer, Dr Bolaji Olaleye, disclosed that the corp member did not answer several calls, further heightening fear that something bad might have happened to her.

INEC Saturday postponed the collation and announcement of the final results of the Bayelsa State governorship election from across the eight local government areas of the state till Sunday.

Diri, who won in six out of eight local government areas polled a total of 175,196 votes to defeat fifteen other candidates including his closest rival, Chief Timipre Sylva of the APC who came second having won in two local government areas and polled a total of 110,108 votes.

INEC Saturday postponed the collation and announcement of the final results of the Bayelsa State governorship election from across the eight local government areas of the state till Sunday.

Meanwhile, the results for Brass and Southern Ijaw LGAs are still been awaited as the State Returning Officer and Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof Farouk Kuta, has adjourned the collation.

INEC returning officer Farouk Kuta disclosed this on Saturday night while briefing reporters at the state headquarters of the commission in Yenagoa.

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, may be coasting home to victory if results of last Saturday’s presidential