INEC declares PDP candidate, Diri, winner of Bayelsa guber election

The Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared senator Douye Diri and senator Lawrence Erujakpo of the PDP as the winners of Bayelsa governorship election.

INEC chairman, Mahmud Yakubu, made the pronouncement after the closed door meeting held the commission today.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court had sacked the candidate of the APC, David Lyon and his deputy elect on the basis that his deputy presented a fake certificate to INEC among other illegalities.

Duoye Diri was declared winner with 143,172 votes and the election declared conclusive.