BayelsaDecides LIVE: INEC Begins Collation Of Official Results

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the collation of the final results of the governorship poll in Bayelsa state.
This comes hours after report had emanated that INEC was getting ready to roll out official results of the supplementary poll conducted in Southern Ijaw local government area and in 101 units in other parts of the state where the Dec. 5, 2015 election was cancelled due to widespread violence.
The commission has however urged Nigerians to disregard results being posted on social media.
A statement from INEC reads: “Fake results are being released via the social media. Those figures are not from us.
“Authentic results will be announced once we get them from the field.”
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02:00am: Ogbia LGA
No of voters – 4344
No of Accredited Voters – 1551
APC – 139
PDP – 1290
Total Valid Votes – 1449
Rejected Votes – 47
Total Votes Cast – 1496
01:50am: Sagbama LGA
No of Reg Voters
2005
No of Accredited voters
326
APC – 119
PDP – 180
Total Valid Votes – 303
Rejected Votes – 21
Total Votes Cast – 324
Supplementary election was held in one registration area and six polling units.
01:40am: A little drama is currently being experienced as the APC agent insists on airing in his opinion after comments from the PDP agent. Professor Akpagu, the returning officer gives him the go ahead but rules him out of order much later and walks him out.
01:32am: PDP agent protesting the results in Brass LGA, calls for cancellation of the poll in the LGA. “A particular APC chieftain hijacked all materials and took them to an unknown place.”
01:30am: Brass LGA
Total Voters
2255
Accredited Voters
1703
APC – 1679
PDP – 05
Total Valid Votes
1696
Rejected Votes
7
Total Votes cast
1703
Supplementary elections were held in three registration areas and six polling units
01:14am: Yenogoa LGA
No REG Voters
9560
No Accredited Voters
1480
APC – 448
PDP – 839
Total Valid Votes – 1309
Rejected Votes – 14
Total Votes Cast – 1368
Supplementary elections were held in seven registration areas and 18 polling units.
12:50am: Professor Zana Akpagu, the returning Officer is currently going through the results of the previous election.
12:45am: Professor Akpagu says results are being expected in 51 registration areas and 527 polling units from the supplementary election in Bayelsa state.
12:40am: On-going now is the welcome address by the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Bayelsa state, Prof. Zana Akpagu.
12:27am: The exercise has started with the national anthem, quickly followed with an opening prayer by one of the party agents. The introduction of officials on the high table now on-going.
12:08am: Results are expected in 17 wards in Southern Ijaw where the rerun election took place and 101 units in other parts of the state where the Dec. 5, 2015 election was cancelled due to widespread violence.
12:01am: The collation centre is located at the complex of State Electoral Commision at hospital road in Yenagoa. Security operatives are conducting routine checks, press men are still busy positioning themselves, cameras, OB Van in readiness for the collation exercise which will commence any moment from now.
11:32pm: The results of four out of the seven local government areas where the supplementary election took place are ready and collation will commence any time soon.
11:20pm: The hall is gradually filing up at the Collation Centre at the Yenagoa Council Hall and the seats on the platform have now been clearly marked with names of officials posted on them. Cameramen and reporters are taking their positions to record the highly anticipated results from the supplementary poll.
11:17pm: Just as newsmen were about leaving the centre following no signs of results, Baritor Lenusikpugi Kpagih, the resident electoral officer for Bayelsa state, the Returning Officer, Prof. Zana Akpagu and some of the national commissioners have arrived and seated on the platform ready to commence the announcement of the poll result. Newsmen are left with no other option than to rush back to the centre.
11:00pm: The delay in the announcement of results is tied to the fact that collation officers are still being expected at INEC collation centre as at the time of preparing this report.
10:50pm: Normalcy has been restored at the Collation Centre at the Yenagoa Council Hall after the centre was looking like results were not going to be announced tonight. Two INEC officials are trying to set up display equipment.