BREAKING: Labour Party's Governorship Candidate Udengs Loses Polling Unit in Bayelsa
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
Bayelsa state, Yenagoa - In an unexpected turn of events, the candidate of the Labour Party in Bayelsa state, Udengs Eradiri, lost his polling unit to the opposition party.
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As reported by ICIR, Udengs lost his polling unit to the incumbent and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Douye Diri.
Governor Diri polled the majority of votes in unit 05, ward 10, Yenagoa local government area of the state.
How Diri defeated Udengs at his polling unit
Diri got 130 votes while Udengs had eight votes in the election at the ward, Vanguard report added.
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In the same polling unit, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Timipre Sylva, a major rival to Diri, gathered 45 votes.
See the result:
PU 05, Ward 10, Yenagoa LG, Bayelsa state
LP: 08
APC: 45
PDP: 130
Diri also emerged victorious in the Yindimie compound square, polling unit 013, ward 10 in the Sagbama local government area of the state.
He polled 137 votes, while Sylva gathered 55 votes.
In Amadikurumor compound square, polling unit 014, ward 10, PDP gathered 195 votes, and APC got 89.
Surprisingly, Eradiri gathered only one vote in unit 014 and no vote in 013.
Who won Governor Diri's polling unit?
Earlier, Douye Diri emerged victorious at his polling unit. Diri defeated his major contenders to emerge as the winner of the poll at the Sampou/Kalama Ward, PU 004, Kolokuma/Opokuma LG, Bayelsa state.
He polled a total of 218 votes, while Sylva scored 0 votes, and Eradiri scored 0 as well.
PDP's Anyanwu wins first polling unit in Imo
Legit.ng also reported that the PDP emerged victorious at the polling unit in Community School, Obodo, Araimo ward in Ikeduru local government area of Imo state.
The PDP garnered 77 votes, surpassing the APC, which obtained 17 votes, while the LP secured four votes.
Legit.ng earlier reported that PDP's gubernatorial candidate, Samuel Anyanwu, expressed optimism about winning the election after he voted at polling unit 012, Ama Imo Community Primary School in Ikeduru LGA.
Source: Legit.ng
