Celebration In Bayelsa As Dickson Gets Re- elected

Dickson, 49, won seven out of the eight local

governments in the election defeating his closest

rival, Chief Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives

Congress (APC) after a keenly contested election.



All roads led to the Government House, Yenagoa

as supporters of the PDP went to celebrate with

the governor

Dickson scored a total of 134,998 votes to beat



Sylva, who scored 86,852 votes in the

supplementary election. Merged with the result of

the December 5, 2015 election, the governor

polled a total number of 134, 998 votes, while

Sylva polled 86,852 votes.

Singing and dancing time for PDP supporters



The election was characterised by pockets of

violence in most parts of the state where the

election was held as there were several reports of

ballot box snatching, intimidation of voters and

diversion of electoral materials.

Bayelsans were resilient and came out to vote

despite the pockets of violence across the state

Yesterday, January 10, as the results were being

collated at the INEC office in Yenagoa, reports

filtered in that the paramount ruler of Peremabiri

community in Southern Ijaw local government,

Progress Neverdie, popularly known as "progress

never die'' was shot by unknown gunmen.



On Saturday, January 9, armed thugs caused

havoc in Ekeremor town, Ekeremor local

government area bringing all electoral activities to

a halt.



Also, in Southern Ijaw local government, precisely

in Amassoma Grammar School, men of the Joint

Task Force have repelled efforts by armed political

thugs who attempted to hijack electoral materials

meant for some units in the ward.



Meanwhile, the Senator representing Bayelsa East

Constituency in Bayelsa state, Senator Ben

Murray Bruce, has sent a congratulatory message

to Governor Dickson over his re-election as

governor of the state.



Photos later#