MD NDDC wins LGA for Tinubu
From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa
Governor Douye Diri has delivered Bayelsa to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, former Vice- President Atiku Abubakar
The Returning Officer, Prof Lilian Salami, Vice- Chancellor, University of Benin who announced the result at the Mahmood Yakubu Centre said Atiku polled a total vote of 68,818 votes to beat Peter Obi of the Labour Party who polled 49,975 votes and Bola Ahmed Tinubu who polled 42,572 votes.
A breakdown of the result indicated that Atiku won in five local government areas including the home local government of Governor Diri, Kolokuma/ Opokuma. Other local governments he won include Southern Ijaw, Ekeremor, Sagbama and Brass.
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Dr Samuel Ogbuku delivered his local government area, Ogbia to Tinubu with Tinubu also winning in Nembe. Obi however won in one local government area, Yenagoa.