Gunmen kill PDP councillor in Bayelsa- A PDP politician, Karma Agagowei, has died from a gunshot wound in Bayelsa - Until his death, Agagowei was the councillor representing Ward 6 Sagbama council area of Bayelsa - The late councillor was attacked by gunmen while returning from a PDP ward congress on Saturday night, August 29 PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Karma Agagowei, a councillor elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa state, has died. The Nation reports that Agagowei who was representing Ward 6 Sagbama Council Area of the south-south state died from gunshots he sustained while returning from a party congress in Yenagoa on Sunday night, August 29. Agagowei was reportedly taken to two different hospitals, Gloryland Hospital and Federal Medical Centre, Yenogoa but was allegedly denied treatment for lack of a police report. He died shortly afterwards. Read also Kogi guber: Huge number of APC aspirants is due to my efforts, says Gov Bello Legit.ng gathers that another unnamed person who was with the late politician at the time of the incident was also attacked with machetes by the hoodlums but fled with the injury. When contacted, spokesperson for the police in Bayelsa, SP Asinim Butswat, said the command had not been briefed on the incident. PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigerian News Anywhere 24/7. Spend less on the Internet! In other news, the nomination of candidates for the National Assembly by-election in Bayelsa state has torn the ruling PDP apart in the oil-rich state. Some aggrieved supporters of the party on Thursday, August 27, protested the alleged indiscriminate disqualification of the former speaker of the state House of Assembly, Monday Obolo, and two others from the National Assembly by-election race. Others disqualified were the former secretary to Bayelsa state government, Gideon Ekowe, and former director-general of the Bayelsa state geographical Integrated Service, (BGIS), Igo Assembly Goin. Read also Top facts you have to know about Segun Ogungbe's wives Meanwhile, the fresh row over the Bayelsa election is taking a new turn as Duoye Diri has filed an appeal against the controversial verdict of the election tribunal which sacked him as governor of the state. Recall that the election of the governor was nullified by the Bayelsa governorship election petitions tribunal on Monday, August 17, alongside his deputy. In a reaction, Governor Diri on Tuesday, August 18, said he has filed a notice of appeal containing 11 grounds. Speaking through his counsel Chris Uche, the embattled governor said the tribunal erred in law when it held that ANDP’s petition was not statute-barred. Bayelsa: INEC presents PDP’s Douye Diri certificate of return | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - A PDP politician, Karma Agagowei, has died from a gunshot wound in Bayelsa - Until his death, Agagowei was the councillor representing Ward 6 Sagbama council area of Bayelsa - The late councillor was attacked by gunmen while returning from a PDP ward congress on Saturday night, August 29 PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Legit.ng PAY ATTENTION: