Bayelsa Senate primaries: Paulker, Murray-Bruce in, Lokpobiri loses out The Chairman, Senate Committee on Oil and Gas (Downstream sector) Senator Emmanuel Paulker and former Director-General, Nigerian Television Authority, (NTA), Mr. Ben Murray Bruce, have emerged People’s Democratic Party (PDP) flag bearers representing Bayelsa Central and East Senatorial Districts in the 2015 general election. But it was a sad story for Senator Heineken Lokpobiri who lost his re-election bid to the immediate-past chairman of the Bayelsa State Scholarship Board, Evangelist Foster Ogola. This was contained in the result declared by the Chief Returning Officers in the three Senatorial Districts and coordinated by the Chairman, Bayelsa State National Assembly Primaries Electoral Committee, General Idi Adamu, (rtd). Find below the results as declared and obtained by our INEC correspondent in Abuja: 1. Bayelsa Central Senatorial District: Senator Emmanuel Paulker 174 votes winner Austin Ogionwon Febo 17 votes Ebiundu Komonibo 1 vote Torunana 1 vote 2. Bayelsa West Senatorial District Hon. Ayakeme Whiskey 27 votes Evangelist Foster Ogola 69 votes winner Captain Matthew Karimo 12 votes Dr. Stella Dorgu 3 votes Chief Frank Akpoebi 2 votes Senator Heineken Lokpobiri 0 3. Bayelsa East Senatorial District Mr. Anthony Ikoli (SAN) 11 votes Hon. Nelson Belief 2 votes Mr. Ben Murray-Bruce 138 votes Winner Mrs Irene Digitemie Opuene 4 votes Austin Dressman (withdrew) Professor Ayebaemi Spiff (withdrew)
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 04:51:34 +0000
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