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2019 Elections

APC supporters celebrate on the streets of Yenagoa

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After the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Mr David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the governorship election in Bayelsa, scores of the party’s supporters stormed the streets in celebration of the victory.

INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof. Faraday Orumwense, Vice-Chancellor, University of Benin, who announced the result, said APC polled 352,552 votes to win in the election.

He said APC’s closest rival, Duoye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 143, 172 votes.

Orumwnese said APC won the election in six Local Government Areas, while PDP won in two.

See photos from the streets below:

Photos: Oluwafemi Dawodu

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