INEC has declared Governor Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic
Party winner of the controversial Bayelsa State governorship
election.
Dickson polled 134,998
votes, 48,146 votes more than his closest rival, former Governor,
Timipre Sylva of the All Progessives Congress.
The Returning Officer of the election, Zana Akpagbu said
He said that, “Dickson Henry Seriake of PDP having satisfied the
requirement of the law and secured the highest number of votes is hereby
declared winner of the election.”