Dickson, who won in four out of the five LGA results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Yenagoa, polled 81,929 votes as against Sylva’s 56,514 votes.
While Dickson is leading in Ekeremor, Sagbama, Yenagoa and Kolokuma/Okpokuma LGAs, Sylva, who is a former governor of the state, only led his main rival in the poll in his Brass LGA.
The five local government areas that had their election results confirmed are Brass, Ekeremor, Kolokuma/Okpokuma, Sagbama (Dickson’s LGA) and Yenagoa.
With the results so far, the incumbent governor may be coasting home to victory except the outcome of the governorship poll in Nembe, Ogbia (former President Goodluck Jonathan’s area) and Southern Ijaw will overwhelmingly be in favour of the APC candidate.
Dickson is currently leading with a difference of 25,415 votes, a margin that may be difficult for Sylva to reduce with the results of Southern Ijaw, Nembe and Ogbia LGAs still expected.
The results released so far showed that both Sylva and Dickson won comfortably in their various local government areas.
One shortcoming that was easily observed was the voter apathy in the state as the number of registered voters was far more than the number of total votes cast.
Incidents of violence, snatching of ballot boxes and over-voting were reported in polling units across the five local government areas by the APC and PDP agents, who were present at the collation centre in the state capital.
The development, according to the state APC agent, Mr. Dennis Otiotio, led to the cancellation of election in the affected polling units in some of the local government areas where the PDP won.
Having presided over the collation and announcement of the results, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar and Returning Officer, Prof Zana Akpagu, told newsmen and observers to reconvene by 10am on Monday (today) for the release of the remaining results in three local government areas.
There were reports that voting was still ongoing in Southern Ijaw LGA as of 6pm with the heavy presence of security operatives.
Results in the five LGAs are Brass: APC – 21,755, PDP – 6,516; Ekeremor: APC – 7,918, PDP – 14,602; Kolokuma/Okpokuma: APC – 6,896, PDP – 7,619; Sagbama: APC – 5,382, PDP – 28,934; and Yenagoa: APC – 14,563, PDP – 24,258.
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