Bayelsa Election: INEC Cancels Election In Southern Ijaw

 

















The Independent National Electoral Commission has cancelled Saturday’s Bayelsa State governorship election in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state’s eight LGAs.

INEC said the decision was taken as a result of violence, abduction of electoral officials and ballot box snatching. The supplementary election will be conducted in due date.

Mr. Dickson, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, won in majority of the seven local government areas announced on Sunday by INEC.

His main challenger, Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has so far scored the second highest number of votes.

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