#BayelsaDecides: INEC sets date for elections in Southern Ijaw LGA

The Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC, has fixed January 9, 2016,
for the conclusion of the governorship election in
Bayelsa state.
INEC had declared the governorship election
which held on December 5 as inconclusive after
violence made it impossible to hold election in
Southern Ijaw local government area.
The electoral body had already announced the
results of seven out of the eight local
governments with the incumbent governor and
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party,
Seriake Dickson, ahead of his main challenger,
former governor Timipre Sylva of the APC.
The spokesperson for INEC, Nick Dazang, who
confirmed the new date for election in Southern
Ijaw local government said the commission had
already issued a public notice on the date.
Mr. Dazang said all political parties with
candidates in the election have already been
notified.