The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) made good its promise to hold its gubernatorial primaries in Bayelsa State, yesterday, notwithstanding a court order stopping the exercise.
The aspirant believed to be the candidate of President Goodluck Jonathan, Seriake Dickson, won the primaries boycotted by three contenders at the last minute.
Governor Timpre Sylva, shut out of the exercise by the PDP leadership, alongside two high profile aspirants – Mr Timi Alaibe and Mr Ben Bruce – was, last nite, said to be weighing the options open to him ahead of the state’s gubernatorial election scheduled for February, next year.
The primaries themselves were held amid tight security with armoured personnel carriers (APCs) and helicopter gunships deployed in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, where the exercise held.
Dickson polled 365 votes to emerge the winner of the primary election while two other contenders: Doukopla Francis Amaebi and Kalango Youpele, scored one vote each.
Another aspirant, Fred Ekiyegba, scored two votes.
