Agents of the Accord Party and the All Progressives Congress on Monday clashed during the collation of votes of the Bayelsa State governorship election.
The two agents had an altercation, which resulted in a physical fight at the collation centre in Yenagoa, the state capital on Monday.
Efforts by the state Returning Officer, Prof Faruq Kuta, to quell the fight proved abortive as the duo created a scene at the centre.
However, after a few minutes, police operatives wadded into the matter and restored law and order to enable the continuation of the collation exercise.
The development came shortly after the Returning Officer announced the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Timipre Sylva, winner of Brass Local Government Area of the state.
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Agents of the Accord Party and the All Progressives Congress have clashed at the Bayelsa Collation Centre pic.twitter.com/0i3V7wxJRP
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