Ala Mathias Nyenye BAYELSA GUBER POLL: APC IN EARLY LEAD The result that is trickling in after ballots have been counted show that the All progressive Congress ( APC) candidate is in early lead. The APC Governorship candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, is leading in five Local Government Areas namely; Ekeremor, Brass, Kolokuma/Opokuma, Nembe and Yenagoa Local Government Areas. The Incumbent Governor Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson is said to have won in Sagbama LGA, while he is running neck to neck in Ogbia LGA with the APC governorship candidate. The Elections in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area has been postponed as crisis had erupted in the area following reports of serious security bridge that resulted in gun shots leading to the death of about eight persons in the area. Governor Dickson lost at the Peace park polling unit 10 directly in front of Government House, as APC pulled 58 votes to PDP 27. The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) in the state, Chief Serena Dokubo, lost in his Ward in Brass LGA to the APC governor candidate. The Deputy Majority leader in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Tonye Isenah also lost in his ward in Kolokuma/ Opokuma LGA. It is reported that election did not take place in Ward 4 and 5 in Ogbia council area as aesult of security threat from supporters of the two major contending parties. The summary of the results so far gotten across the all the LGA’s shows that in; YENAGOA Ward 5, unit 20: APC 63, PDP 100 Ward 2 unit 1: APC 19, PDP 14 Ward 2 unit 2: APC 27, PDP 23 Ward 4 unit 8: APC 250, PDP 144 Ward 7 unit 12: APC 81, PDP 41 Ward 4 unit 10: APC 250, PDP 154 Ward 5 unit 2: APC 135 PDP 136 Ward 4 unit 11: APC 115, PDP 98 Ward 4 unit 12 APC 343, PDP 78 Ward 5 unit 3: APC 81, PDP 136 Ward 1 Unit, APC 109, PDP 45 KOLOKUMA/OPOKUMA Ward 3 unit 3 APC 50 PDP 34 Ward 10 unit 10 APC 102 PDP 58 Ward 10 unit 8 APC 85 PDP 65 Ward 10 unit 6 APC 58 PDP 41 Ward 3 unit 2 APC 13 PDP 12 BRASS Ward 2 unit 6 APC 118 PDP 8 Ward 1 unit 3 APC 160 PDP 15 Ward 2 unit 15 APC 220 PDP 15 Ward 1 unit 15 APC 375 PDP 18 Ward 1 unit 10 APC 138 PDP 20 Ward I unit 12 APC 123 PDP 8 Ward 4 Unit 3 APC 285 PDP 2 Ward 3 unit 2 APC 298 PDP 12 Ward 3 unit 3 APC 210 PDP 3 Ward 2 unit 8 254 PDP 4 NEMBE Ward 3 unit 8 APC 49 PDP 102 Ward 5 unit 2 APC 13 PDP 2 Ward 2 unit 9 APC 24 PDP 22 Ward 3 unit 6 APC 21 PDP 65 Ward 5 unit 1 APC 89 PDP 6 Ward 5 unit 7 APC 80 PDP 26 Ward 5 unit 8 APC 49 PDP 13 Ward 5 unit 9 APC 57 PDP 12 Ward 8 unit 25 APC 17 PDP 16 WARD 8 UNIT 20 APC 19 PDP 39 EKEREMOR Ward 8 unit 31 APC 140 PDP 41 Ward 8 unit 32 APC 84 PDP 37 Ward 12 unit 10 APC 70 PDP 109 OGBIA Ward 11 unit 6 APC 25 PDP 60 Ward 11 unit 1 APC 23 PDP 89 Ward 11 unit 11 APC 10 PDP 5 Ward 8 unit 8 APC 101 PDP 99 Ward 8 unit 9 APC 50 PDP 55 Ward 10 unit 1 APC 28 PDP 20 Ward 10 unit 2 APC 57 PDP 33 Ward 10 unit 3 APC 29 PDP 15 Ward 10 unit 4 APC 43 PDP 32 Ward 10 unit 5 APC 38 PDP 22 Ward 10 unit 6 APC 40 PDP 19 Ward 10 unit 7 APC 5 PDP 50 Ward 10 unit 8 APC 40 PDP 29 Ward 10 unit 9 APC 28 PDP 16 Ward 10 unit 10 APC 30 PDP 10 Ward 6 unit 3 APC 82 PDP 59 Ward 8 unit 18 APC 102 PDP 47 Ward 8 unit 11 APC 70 PDP 45 Ward 8 unit 7 APC 98 PDP 71 Ward 8 unit 16 APC 33 PDP 30 From the result so far collated the APC governorship candidate Chief Timipre Sylva, won with a wide margin in Brass and some part of Yenagoa LGA’s.