Nelson Utip
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has announced the results of Saturday’s Local Government Area (LGA) Chairmanship elections, APC win 20 Local Government Councils while PDP secure victory in 3.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won in Obio-Akpor, Port Harcourt City (PHALGA), and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni (ONELGA). It is worthy of note that Governor Siminalayi Fubara lost his Opobo-Nkoro LGA to the APC.
Michael Odey, The Chairman of RSIEC announced the results on Sunday at the commission’s headquarters along Aba Road, Port Harcourt.
The results as declared shows:
- Abua-Odual – APC (Ofori Owoalabi) – 28,755 votes
- Ahoada East – APC (Solomon Achoma) – 54,509 votes
- Ahoada West – APC (Eugene Epelle) – 84,125 votes
- Akuku-Toru – APC (Bob Fubara) – 63,593 votes
- Andoni – APC (Lucky Promise) – 126,181 votes
- Asari-Toru – APC (George Onegiyeofori) – 56,383 votes
- Bonny – APC (Abinye Blessing Pepple) – 13,543 votes
- Degema – APC (Michael John Williams) – 61,536 votes
- Eleme – APC (Obarilomate Ollor) – 77,452 votes
- Emohua – APC (Chidi Lloyd) – 114,380 votes
- Etche – APC (Njoku Boniface) – 100,649 votes
- Gokana – APC (Dekor Confidence) – 96,478 votes
- Ikwerre – APC (Charles Wobodo) – 62,746 votes
- Khana – APC (Bariere Thomas) – 156,027 votes
- Obio-Akpor – PDP (Gift Worlu) – 328,823 votes
- Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni (ONELGA) – PDP (Shedrack Ogbogu) – 51,051 votes
- Ogu-Bolo – APC (Vincent Nemioboka) – 36,374 votes
- Okrika – APC (Akuro Tobin) – 32,285 votes
- Omuma – APC (Obasi Uchechukwu) – 38,530 votes
- Opobo-Nkoro – APC (Jame A. Jame) – 38,822 votes
- Oyigbo – APC (Okechukwu Akara) – 101,495 votes
- Port Harcourt City (PHALGA) – PDP (Allwell Ihunda) – 235,054 votes
- Tai – APC (Mbakpone Okpe) – 70,080 votes.
As it stands, APC has become the dominant party in the Oil Rich Rivers State as it now controls the majority of The LGAs.
Suspended Governor Simi Fubara is expected to be restored on the 18th September, having been suspended for six months.
