It was a sad story for Senator Heineken Lokpobiri as he scored zero vote today in his re-election bid. Lokpobiri was trounced by immediate-past chairman of the Bayelsa State Scholarship Board, Evangelist Foster Ogola, during today’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Assembly primaries in Bayelsa State.

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, also won big in their bid to represent the party in the 2015 general elections.

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 detailed results 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 vote

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

•Photo shows Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, who scored zero vote in his return bid.

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