In what is considered to be one of the most kindly contested State House of Assembly election in Bayelsa State, the good will of the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission ( NDDD)Chief ( Dr) Samuel Ogbuku, has secured victory for the All progress Congress ( APC) in a rescheduled election for Constituency II in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner ( REC) for Bayelsa State, Mr Emmanuel Heart while announcing the result at the state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) declared the candidate of the APC Hon Godknows Obein Owerre as the winner of the rerun election with a vote 5291 to defeat the PDP candidate Hon. Gibson Edwin Munalayefa who scored 4342.
With the recent victory PDP is fast loosing it grip as the yesterday victory has brought the total seats won by APC in the State House Assembly to five.
Party faithfuls in Onuabum community the hometown of the Assembly member elect and Ayakoro Community the Homeown of the Managing Director of NDDC are in a festive mood as they have taken over the streets in jubilation of the victory at the rerun election.
The APC victory is a reflection of the love the Ogbia people have Dr Samuel Ogbuku.
Mr Wisdom Ikuli, an independent of Ogbia Local Area of the state, soon after the announcement of the result in an interview, said the victory in council area is also a way by the Ogbia to expressed their appreciation to President Mohammadu Buhari for appointing the son as the Managing Director of NDDC.
He said the people of Ogbia Kingdom showed a high level of gratitude when they trooped out in their numbers to vote massively for the APC during the rescheduled of Ogbia Constituency II in the Bayelsa State
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