The former Governor of Rivers State and immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has been declared the winner of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primaries election in Bayelsa State. Amaechi defeated former Vice President Abubakar Atiku and Mohammed Hayatu-Deen by a wide margin, having polled a total of 44,404 votes across all eight local government areas of the state in a direct primary conducted on Monday in the 105 wards.
Results Announcement
Announcing the results at the ADC Collation Centre in Yenagoa, the state capital, on Tuesday, the Chairman of the ADC Presidential Primaries Committee in Bayelsa State and Returning Officer, Commodore Promise Dappa (retd), declared that Amaechi secured 44,404 votes, while Atiku garnered 6,570 votes and Hayatu-Deen polled 939 votes. He stated that out of 56,356 registered voters, 53,298 were accredited, with 51,913 valid votes and 1,785 rejected votes.
Declaration
Commodore Dappa, flanked by other committee members and party leaders, proclaimed: “By the powers conferred on me as the Chairman of the presidential primary election in Bayelsa State and also the Returning Officer of the Presidential Primary election in the state, I hereby declare Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi as the winner of the ADC Presidential Primary election in Bayelsa State, having polled the highest number of votes in the state.”
