The Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) started the official announcement of the
Bayelsa state governorship election results in the
evening of Sunday, December 6 and have
continued with the announcement this morning.
Follow our live updates:

Right now, the APC has 65,620 (41%), while the PDP is dominating with 94,980 (59%).

@11:11 We can report that results from Nembe
and Southern Ijaw are being awaited as they are yet
to reach the collation centre as at the time of filing
this report.

@10:49 Ogbia LG result: ACPN: 15, ADC: 19, APA: 72,
APC: 9,106, APGA: 12, CPP: 10, CPC: 20, DPP: 32, ID:
05, KOWA: 01, LP: 14, MPPP: 01, NNPP: 02, PDC: 16,
PDM: 86, PDP: 13051, PPA: 12, PPM: 01, SDP: 00, UPP: 03

Total valid votes: 22, 478, Rejected votes: 880, Total
votes cast: 23358.

@10:47 The collation has begun with a national
anthem.

@10:31 Press men, local and international observers,
party agents, NGOs are seated, awaiting the arrival of the REC.

@10:29 we correspondent on ground at the
collation centre reports that the INEC officials have
started arriving while the premises of the election
result announcement is being heavily surrounded by
armed security personnel.

@21:00 Collation and announcement of the suspended
till 10am Monday, December 7. Five out of eight LGAs have already presented the results:
Three LGAs are being put together.

@20:49 A total number of 13,910 registered voters
were affected by the cancellation.

@20:30 Ekeremor LGA (12 wards) is next. The collation
officer is Dr Johnson Dagama.
APC – 7,918
PDP – 14,602.

Registered voters – 82,783; accredited voters –
24,667.

Total valid votes – 22,664; rejected votes – 634; total
votes cast – 23,298.

There were cancellation of votes in eight wards due
to snatching of ballot boxes and other irregularities.
@20:26 Yenagoa figures were corrected and are being
read again. The returning officer from Brass LGAs is
also reading a correction.

@20:15 Four LGAs have announced their results so far:
PDP – 58% (67,327)
APC – 42% (48,596).

@20:03 Brass LGA (10 wards):

APC – 21,755
PDP – 6,516.
Registered voters – 55,923. Accredited voters –
30,397.

Total valid votes – 28,616; rejected votes – 592; total
votes cast – 29,208.

There were over voting in six polling units in Brass,
with total number of 1,983 registered voters.
@20:01 The chief returning officer tells Mr Dennis
Otiotio that the issue of irregularities in Sagbama
LGA will be documented.

@19:45 The APC agent takes the microphone, talks
about multiple irregularities, including episodes of
manual accreditation, ends his speech uninterrupted.

@19:36 Sagbama LGA:
APC – 5,382
PDP – 28,934.

Total valid votes – 34,921; rejected votes – 726; total
votes cast – 35,647. Cancellations in six polling units
(ward 7).

@19:32 APC agent disagrees with Yenagoa results.
@19:22 Update on Yenagoa:

Valid votes – 40,041, total votes cast – 41,751.

Cancellations in 16 polling units due to violence.
19:15 Yenagoa LGA:
APC – 14,563
PDP – 24,258

@19:10 Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA:
APC – 6,896
PDP – 7,619

@18:55 Recognition of the INEC officials at the collationcentre is underway.
 
@18:53 INEC officials at the collation centre in Yenagoa are reading the national anthem. The returning officers are set to announce results of at least three local government areas.

Source: Naij.