The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won the gubernatorial election in Ogbia and Nembe Local Government Areas, scoring the highest number of votes cast.
In the result declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), PDP scored 13,051 and 10,768 votes in Ogbia and Nembe Local Government Areas, respectively.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) came second with 9,106 and 6,974 votes, respectively in the two local government areas.
With the results declared so far, the PDP has won in six local government areas with a total of 105,748 votes while the APC has won in one local government area and comes second with a total of 72,594 votes.
The result for Southern Ijaw Local Government Area is still being expected.
Meanwhile, the people of Amassoma community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area have delivered the election materials to the INEC collation centre in Yenagoa to forestall hijack by thugs in military uniforms.
The youth, who brought the ballot boxes in two Hilux vans, said they were intercepted by some thugs wearing army uniforms who tried to hijack the materials from them.
It was gathered that voting took place in Amassoma at about midnight as in all the wards and units in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area which has been mired in controversy over alleged used of the military to perpetrate electoral fraud.
Samuel Ese
