The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Primary held across Bayelsa on Saturday ended with a landslide victory for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, declared by the State Collation and Returning Officer, Gov. Douye Diri.
Announcing the results after receiving returns from all local government areas, Diri said the exercise was peaceful and conducted across all wards in Bayelsa, with full participation from party members.
In Brass Local Government Area, Tinubu scored 39,454 votes, while his only opponent, Stanley Osifo , scored 0. In Ekeremor, he recorded 45,949 votes against zero for the opposition.
Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA delivered 22,593 votes for the President, with no votes recorded for his challenger. Similarly, in Nembe, Tinubu polled 32,487 votes, while Stanley Osifo scored zero.
In Ogbia LGA, the President garnered 24,896 votes, maintaining a clean sweep as his opponent again recorded no votes.
Sagbama LGA delivered 46,283 votes for Tinubu, with zero opposition votes.
The Southern Ijaw Local Government Area recorded one of the highest tallies for the President, with 74,136 votes, while his opponent also scored zero.
In Yenagoa LGA Tinubu secured 30,834 votes, while Stanley Osifo managed 5 votes.
At the conclusion of collation, the State Returning Officer announced that President Tinubu polled a total of 277,192 votes across Bayelsa, while his sole opponent, Stanley Osifo, recorded a total of 5 votes.
Declaring the outcome, Gov. Diri said, “I hereby certify that the results announced represent the true, correct, and accurate collation of votes from all local government areas in Bayelsa.
“The process was conducted peacefully and in accordance with party guidelines,”.
Diri praised party members for their orderly conduct during the exercise, noting that the primary was largely peaceful across all wards and local government areas.
“Observers described the process as highly organized, with delegates and party officials commending the smooth collation process and absence of major disputes.
“The result underscores President Tinubu’s strong influence within the APC structure in Bayelsa State, where he recorded an overwhelming majority of votes across all local government areas.
“With the Bayelsa results concluded, attention now shifts to the national collation centre, where state results from across the federation will be aggregated to determine the final outcome of the party’s presidential primary,” he said.