The Action People’s Party (APP) has won 22 Chairmanship positions out of 23 in the just-concluded local government election in Rivers State.
The Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) Justice Adolphus Enebeli declared the results on Saturday in Port Harcourt.
Except Etche where collation of results was still ongoing, the Action Peoples Party, APP, has won all the chairmanship seats in the October 5 local government elections in Rivers State.
Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Retired Justice Adolphus Enebeli, confirmed this while declaring the results in Port Harcourt.
Justice Enebeli said result of the chairmanship position for Etche Local Government Area was stood down by the commission.
He hinged the decision on the expansive landscape of the local government with its 19 wards, which slowed down the collation process.
“It is heartwarming that I stand before you all today to affirm the smooth, safe, free, fair, credible and transparent, all inclusive, successful, violence-free and most treasured conduct of the 2024 Rivers State Local Government Council election despite all odds,” Enebeli remarked.
He made the declarations before members of Inter-Party Advisory Council from 18 political parties, leaders of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), civil society groups, returning officers, journalists and other key stakeholders.
The polls which ended at 3:00pm witnessed a large turnout of voters who defiled the rain in parts of the state.
Elections were held in all 6,866 units in the 319 political wards with 18 out of 19 political parties participating.
The RSIEC Chairman announced that the results of Etche Local Government Area chairmanship seat and the 319 councillorship positions across the state will be announced on a later date after collation is concluded.
Justice Enebeli said: “After painstaking collation of results at the close of polls by our team of officials regarding the local government council elections conducted this day, the 5th of October, 2024, I declare the following candidates, having scored majority of lawful or valid votes cast in two-thirds of the wards comprising their respective local government areas of Rivers State are hereby returned as elected Chairmen or Chairwomen”.
Names of those declared were: Vincent Reuben Obu for Abua/Odual; Chibudom Ezu for Ahoada-East; Iyekor Ikporo for Ahoada-West; and Mrs. Tonye Briggs-Oniyide for Akuku-Toru.
Others are: Lazarus Gogote Nteogwuile for Andoni; Dr. Sule Amachree for Asari-Toru; Dame Anengi Barasua for Bonny; Dr. Harry Agiriye for Degema; Chief Brain Gokpa for Eleme; and David Omereji for Emohua.
Other winners are: Monday Dumiye for Gokana; Isreal Abosi for Ikwerre; Martins Nwigbo for Khana; Amb Chijioke Ihunwo for Obio/Akpor; and Prince Isaac Umejuru for Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni.
For Ogu/Bolo, Ishmael Oforibika was declared as winner; with Igwe Achese for Okrika; Promise Reginald for Omuma; Enyiada Cookey-Gam for Opobo/Nkoro; Gift Okere for Oyigbo; Ezebunwo Ichemati for Port Harcourt; and Matthew Nenubari Dike for Tai Local Government Councils.
