The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adjourned the collation of results in the November 11, 2023, Bayelsa State Governorship Election till mid-day Monday.
Results from six of the eight local government areas in the state namely Kolokuma/Opokuma, Ogbia, Yenegoa, Sagbama, Nembe and Ekeremor have been collated. The remaining local government areas are Brass and Southern Ijaw.
Prof Faruq Kuta, the state Returning Officer for the election in Bayelsa adjourned the exercise on Sunday night.
Sixteen political parties sponsored candidates for the election in Bayelsa.
Governor Duoye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s main opponent is a former Minister of State For Petroleum Resources and an ex-governor of the state, Timipre Sylva.
Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the poll, was first Bayelsa governor from May 2007 to April 2008 and later between May 2008 and January 2012.
