Speaker of Bayelsa State House of Assembly and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Brass constituency 3, Abraham Ingobere, his Deputy, Michael Ogbere, who is also member representing Ekeremor Constituency 3, and candidate of the PDP in his constituency, were amongst some serving members of the state legislature who won their various re-election bids in the House of Assembly polls conducted last Saturday.
Ingobere, a serving third termer, according to results made available to Newsmen by the state Director, Voters education Programme (VEP) of the Independent national electoral Commission (INEC), Mr Wilfred Ifogah, defeated his opponents by polling 5973, the highest votes cast.
The electoral umpire also noted that the Deputy Speaker of the House, Michael Ogbere, a serving second termer, also garnered 3912 votes to defeat his opponents.
The INEC Director of VEP also informed newsmen that the Leader of the State House of Assembly, and member representing Southern Ijaw Constituency 2, Monday-Bubou Edwin Obolo, also emerged winner in his constituency, polling 6956 votes to defeat candidates of other parties.
The Tide gathered through information made available by the state branch office of the INEC that the Chief Whip of the House and member representing Yenagoa Constituency 2, Mrs Ebiwou Koku-Obiyai, lost her re-election bid to the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr Amakoromo Waikumo, who polled 4971 votes.
Other incumbent members who lost include: the member representing Southern Ijaw Constituency 4, Barr. Macdonald Igbadwei, and Hon. Ebi Ben Ololo, representing Nembe Constituency 1.
The Tide reports that while Ben Ololo lost to the candidate of the APGA’s Mr George Oteigbanyo, who got 2928 votes, Igbadwei on the other hand lost to the candidate of the APC, Ben Selekaye Victor, who garnered 5230 votes.
Also declared winners were, Honourables Teddy Elemeforo (PDP), Yenagoa Constituency 3, God bless Oyinke (PDP), Sagbama Constituency 1, Ebizi Ndiomu-Brown (PDP), Sagbama Constituency 3, Charles Daniel (PDP), Brass Constituency 1, Mitin Living (PDP), Ekeremor Constituency 2, and Edward Irigha Brigidi (APC), Nembe Constituency 2.
Other winners were, Col. Bernerd Sunday Kenebai(rtd) (PDP), Sagbama Constituency 2, Pamoh Werinipre (PDP), Kolokuma/Opokuma constituency 1, Douglas Sampson (APC), Nembe Constituency 3, and Wisdom Fafi (PDP), Kolokuma/Opokuma Constituency 2.
Honourables Felix Bonny Ayah (PDP), Southern Ijaw Constituency 1, Timinyo Omubo-Agala (APC), Brass Constituency 2, Moses Marlon (PDP), Southern Ijaw Constituency 3, and first termers, Ayibanengiyefa Egba (PDP), Yenagoa Constituency 1, Richard Ibegu (PDP), Ogbia Constituency 1, as well as a former member making a return, Gabriel Michael Ogbara of the PDP for Ogbia Constituency 3 were also declared winners.
Elections were not held for Ogbia Constituency 2 due to attack on the INEC Registration Area Centres (RACs) across the constituency by suspected hoodlums who allegedly burnt BVAS and other electoral materials on the eve of the elections.
“On the eve of the elections, a group suppected to be hoodlums attacked INEC RACs in Ogbia Constituency 2 and burnt off the BVAS and other materials meant for the conduct of the House of Assembly elections in the constituency, so the polls couldn’t take place.
As we speak, we don’t know yet when elections for that constituency would hold”, the VEP, state branch office of the INEC, Mr Wilfred Ifogah, said.

By: Ariwera Ibibo-Howells,
Yenagoa