Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, won his polling unit in the governorship election in the state.

An Election Observer with the Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution, Dr Mohammed Dankogi, has called for peace as counting and collation of votes continue across Bayelsa after the conduct of the state governorship election.

The Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Dino Melaye, has called to cancel the elections held in five Local Government Areas of the Kogi State.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, official, Supervisory Presiding Officer, SPO, abducted on the eve of the governorship election has regained his freedom.

THE Transition Monitoring Group, TMG, hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, electorates, and security agencies’ performance during the off-circle governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States, held Saturday.

Governor Hope Uzodinma has won the Imo State governorship election at the Government House polling unit, Owerri.

INEC has commenced uploading of Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa states polling unit results on the INEC Result Viewing (ReV) portal.

Bayelsa State governorship candidate for the Labour Party, Engr Udengs Eradiri, has lost his polling unit to the incumbent Governor Douye Diri.

A fight has broken out at Umuodu Community Primary School, Ezinihitte Mbieri, in Mbaitoli local government area of Imo state, as politicians carted away electoral officials and result sheets on Saturday.

The Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Chief Samuel Ogbuku, has described the electoral process in the Bayelsa State governorship election as peaceful.

 Counting of votes has begun in most polling units in Lokoja, at the end of voting by accredited voters.

The Kogi State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen Dino Melaye, has been declared the winner of his polling unit.

Senator Athan Achonu, the Labour Party candidate in the ongoing election in the company of his wife has cast his vote this morning in his home town, Ibenkwo Umunumo, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area.

Achonu who was very enthusiastic about the turnout of electorates in his community has assured people his unflinching focus and readiness to take over leadership from Gov Uzodimma.

Sorting and counting of votes have commenced in many polling units in Bayelsa after voting in the governorship election ended at 2.30 pm.

An 86-year-old woman, Mrs Mercy Okodo, has expressed disappointment that her name was missing on the voters register in her polling unit in Yenagoa, Bayelsa.