The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa state, Timipre Sylva, and his wife, Alanyingi have cast their ballots at Polling Unit 4, Dukuraku Central Open Space, Okpoama, Ward 4, Brass Local Government.
Voting had earlier commenced after about three hours of delay in Okpoama Ward of the Brass Local Government Area.
Okpoama Ward Polling Unit-4 has 17 polling centers and is the electoral ward of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva.
Recall that accreditation and voting across the ward commenced at about 11 am after the initial delay in the sorting and distribution of electoral materials to the 17 polling centres.
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Already, people queued to vote for the governorship candidate of their choice in an orderly manner.
The area was calm as security personnel, party agents, and INEC officials went about their normal duties.
A community leader, Chief Nathan Sobote, who voted at polling centre 6, Okpo playground, frowned at the delay in the arrival of voting materials but commended the peaceful atmosphere in the area.