Timipre Sylva has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary for Bayelsa State ahead of the November 11 gubernatorial election in the state.
The immediate past minister of state for petroleum resources had a total of 52,061 votes to defeat five other aspirants, including the 2019 gubernatorial candidate, Chief David Lyon in a direct primary of the party.
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The former governor of Bayelsa state between 2007 to 2012 will now face incumbent governor and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Douye Diri.
The chairman of the APC Primary Election Committee for Bayelsa State, Maj. Gen. A. T. Jibrin (Rtd) who declared the result said the exercise was peaceful across the state.
