Bayelsa Guber: PDP maintains lead, wins 5 LGAs, APC wins 1

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and incumbent Governor, Senator Douye Diri is coasting to victory in Saturday governorship elections after clinching five out of the six local government areas so far announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
With the announcements of results of three more local government areas after the break, PDP won two LGAs while the All Progressives Congress, APC, won one.
The PDP won in Sagbama and Ekeremor LGAs while the APC won in Nembe LGA.
Recall that the PDP candidate had earlier won in Yenagoa, Kolokuma/Opokuma, and Ogbia LGAs.
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