The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
declared the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Duoye
Diri, as the winner of the Bayelsa election.
The INEC Chairman, Mahmood
Yakubu, who made this announcement on Friday at the INEC headquarters in Abuja
said the certificate of return will be issued immediately to the winner.
Yakubu
while briefing journalists at the INEC Headquarters confirmed receiving the
true certified judgement of the court.
According to him, the
commission met on Friday morning to review the results of the election, without
the votes of the APC which have been voided by the court.
The total votes cast after
excluding those of the APC now stand at 146,999. PDP polled 143,172 and scored
25 percent as required by the law.
As at the time of this
report, Senator Diri is in the conference room to receive his certificate of
return.
He is accompanied by dozens
of his supporters, including some leaders of the PDP.
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