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General News of Monday, 13 November 2023

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BayelsaDecides: Full list of LGAs PDP, APC have won so far

List of local governments won by PDP and APC in Bayelsa so far List of local governments won by PDP and APC in Bayelsa so far

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the suspension of the collation of the Bayelsa state governorship election results till Monday, November 13.

The exercise is scheduled to resume by 12pm today, according to the commission. INEC commenced the election on Saturday, November 11, as one of the first set of off-circled elections conducted after the 2023 general election in Nigeria.

The suspension was announced at the state collation centre in Yenagoa, the state capital, on Sunday night, November 12, Daily Trust reported.

Douye Diri, the incumbent governor of Bayelsa state and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election, is taking the lead from the results announced so far.

He is being followed by Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate.

So far, INEC has released the results of six of the eight local governments in the oil-rich South-South state.

Below is the breakdown of the LGA results and the performance of the major political parties in the state: