By Chijioke Kingsley
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – The recent development could be described as a shock as the candidate of the Labour Party in Bayelsa state, Udengs Eradiri has lost his polling unit to the opposition party.
As reported by journalist, Udengs lost his polling unit to the incumbent and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governor Douye Diri. https://sundiatapost.com/labour-party-reduces-nomination-fee-for-kogi-imo-bayelsa-elections-to-n15m/
Governor Diri polled the majority of votes in unit 05, ward 10, Yenagoa local government area of the state.
Diri won 130 votes while Udengs won eight votes in the election at the ward, Vanguard report added. In the same polling unit, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Timipre Silva, a major rival to Diri, gathered 45 votes. See the result: PU 05, Ward 10, Yenagoa LG, Bayelsa state LP: 08 APC: 45: PDP: 130. https://sundiatapost.com/bayelsa-election-group-cautions-sylva-against-violence/
Diri also emerged victorious in the Yindimie compound square, polling unit 013, ward 10 in the Sagbama local government area of the state. He polled 137 votes, while Sylva gathered 55 votes.
