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#