The incumbent governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Bayelsa State Governorship Election, Duoye Diri has been declared winner of the just-concluded election.
He was declared winner after the long awaited Southern Ijaw result was announced.
Diri won six local government areas to return elected while his closest rival, Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won two local government areas.
After the result of Southern Ijaw was declared, the margin between Diri and his closest challenger, Timipre Sylva, climbed to 65,088.
Diri polled a total of 175,196 votes while Sylva trailed with 110,108 votes.
An official pronouncement is still being awaited by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as they put finishing touches to the exercise at the collation center in Yenagoa, the state capital.
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