The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Rodney Ambaiowei of the Peoples Democratic Party as winner for Southern Ijaw federal constituency supplementary election in Bayelsa state.
Rodney Ambaiowei defeated his closet rival the incumbent house of reps member Preye Influence Oseke of all progressives Congress.
The result declared by the returning officer of the rerun election, professor Christopher Onyema stated the PDP candidate, Ambaiowei polled a total of thirteen thousand, nine hundred and ninety-two votes to defeat Oseke of APC who scored twelve thousand, nine hundred and ninety-two votes.
Also, INEC declared the all progressives congress candidate, Obein Godknows as winner of the Ogbia constituency 2 supplementary election into the Bayelsa State house of assembly.
The result declared by the returning officer, professor Johnson Ohakwe indicated that the APC’s Godknows polled five thousand, two hundred and ninety-one votes to defeat the incumbent legislator, Munalayefa Gibson of the Peoples Democratic Party who had four thousand, three hundred and forty-two votes.
The election which was conducted in February 25th, 2023 was declared inconclusive by INEC because of some pockets of violence that erupted that day at the constituencies.
With the outcome, the peoples democratic party will be having seventeen seats in the seventh Bayelsa State house of assembly while the all progressives congress will be having five as the all progressives grand alliance, APGA has two.
