Bayelsa Senatorial Primaries; Paulker, Murray-Bruce in, Lokpobiri out Bayelsa Senatorial Primaries; Paulker, Murray-Bruce in, Lokpobiri out
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Oil and Gas, Downstream sector, Senator Emmanuel Paulker and former Director General, Nigerian Television Authority, (NTA), Mr. Ben Murray Bruce have... Bayelsa Senatorial Primaries; Paulker, Murray-Bruce in, Lokpobiri out
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Mr Ben Murray Bruce

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Oil and Gas, Downstream sector, Senator Emmanuel Paulker and former Director General, Nigerian Television Authority, (NTA), Mr. Ben Murray Bruce have emerged as the ruling People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) flag bearers representing Bayelsa Central and East Senatorial Districts in the 2015 general election.

 
However, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri lost his re-election bid to the immediate past chairman of the Bayelsa State Scholarship Board, Evangelist Foster Ogola.
 
This was contained in the result declared by the Chief Returning Officers in the three Senatorial Districts and coordinated by the Chairman, Bayelsa State National Assembly Primaries Electoral Committee, General Idi Adamu, (rtd).
 
The results as declared are as follows;
 
Bayelsa Central Senatorial District;
 
Senator Emmanuel Paulker 174 votes  winner
 
Austin Ogionwon Febo           17 votes
Ebiundu Komonibo         1 vote
 
Torunana                            1 vote
 
Bayelsa West Senatorial District
 
Hon. Ayakeme Whiskey     27 votes
 
Evangelist Foster Ogola      69 votes winner
 
Captain Matthew Karimo    12 votes
 
Dr. Stella Dorgu                       3 votes
 
Chief Frank Akpoebi               2 votes
 
Senator Heineken Lokpobiri  0
 
 
Bayelsa East Senatorial District
 
Mr. Anthony Ikoli (SAN)      11 votes
 
Hon. Nelson Belief                   2 votes
 
Mr. Ben Murray-Bruce           138 votes  Winner
Mrs Irene Digitemie Opuene   4 votes
 
Austin Dressman (withdrew)
 
Professor Ayebaemi Spiff  (withdrew)
 
Hon. Clever Ikisikpo          0 votes
 

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