Bayelsa: Dickson wins as INEC results show massive turnout

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Member of the House of Representatives from Bayelsa State, Serikae Dickson was yesterday returned as the next Governor of the State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

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Member of the House of Representatives from Bayelsa State, Serikae Dickson was yesterday returned as the next Governor of the State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Dickson was adjudged the winner of the votes having polled a total of 417, 500 votes out of the 467,004 votes cast, representing 89% of total votes cast in the Saturday election.

The turnout of voters in the state was put at 72% by the Returning Officer for the election and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Port-Harcourt, Prof Joseph Ajienka.

The turnout as announced yesterday was against the trend of earlier reports at the end of the voting which characterized the election as being marred by voters' apathy.

Declaring the result of the election yesterday, Prof. Joseph Ajienka Returning Officer for the election and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Port-Harcourt, said that Dr. Imoro Kubor of the Change Advocacy Party, CAP came a distant second with 22,534 votes while Kemela Okara of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN  polled 9,627 votes. Famous Daunemigha of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC  trailed the pack with 3,548 votes.

"Seriake Dickson, having satisfied the requirement of the law by scoring the highest number of votes is hereby declared the winner of the governorship election in Bayelsa State and returned elected," the returning officer declared yesterday.

Following the announcement, Dickson at a press conference in Yenogoa declared that he was humbled by the victory. He said it was not a personal victory but victory for all Ijaws, giving a prominent mention to President Goodluck Jonathan who is from the state for his efforts.

"I wish to particularly thank my boss and elder brother, Mr. President and the leader of our great party, His Excellency Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, for his fatherly support and unflinching commitment to Bayelsa State," Dickson said in his acceptance speech yesterday.