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RIVERS RERUN: Battle is over as PDP wins 2 senatorial seats, APC 1
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), almost 48 hours after elections in some federal and state constituencies rerun election in Rivers State were concluded, has announced most of the results of the election.
Hopefully this brings to an end months of violence and killings that had been associated with the RERUN poll, which was postponed several times by INEC due to fear of violence.
While the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) emerged winner of two senatorial seat the All Progressives Congress (APC) won one seat.
PDP’s Osinachukwu Ideozu, won the Rivers West senatorial district after polling 107,166 votes against APC’s Otelemaba Amachree who garnered 48,898 votes.
In Rivers East Senatorial District, Senator George Sekibo of PDP garnered 93,098 votes to defeat APC’s Chief Andrew Uchendu of the APC who scored 34,193 votes.
For Rivers South East senatorial district, Magnus Abe of the APC was returned winner with a total of 125,938 votes to defeat Olaka Nwogu of the PDP, who garnered. 25,394 votes,
The announcement of Sekibo as winner at the Collation Centre by the Returning Officer, Prof. Orji Okumenkama was very dramatic.
As the result was about to be announced, some security operatives made up of soldiers and policemen in SARS uniform stormed the Port Harcourt City Hall Collation Centre and tried to disrupt the process.
When more people including Governor Nyesom Wike stormed the place, the security operatives started shooting sporadically into the air to scare people and made their exit.
Read also: RIVERS RERUN: Buhari’s govt has murdered free, fair, credible elections – Fayose
A summary of the results as announced by INEC is as follows; for senatorial seats: Rivers South East, Senator Magnus Abe (APC); Rivers East, Senator George Sekibo (PDP); Rivers West, Osinachi Ideozu (PDP).
Results for the House of Representatives; Tai/Eleme/Oyigbo, Mpigi Barinada (APC); Khana/Gokana, Pronen Maurice (APC); Akukutoru/Asaritoru, Boma Goodhead (PDP); Ikwerre/Emohua, Wihioka Chidi Frank (APC).
For that of state House Of Assembly, the result shows, Asaritoru I, Granville Tekena Wellington (PDP); Asaritoru II, Enemi Alabo George (PDP); Bonny, Abinye Blessing Pepple (PDP); Eleme, Josiah John Olu (APC); Khana II, Friday Nubari Nkeye (APC); Ikwerre, Nwanjoku Chikere Azubuike (APC).
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Animashaun Ayodeji
December 13, 2016 at 2:29 pm
At least PDP can rest and stop making noise, since they’ve outshone APC in the rerun
Joy Madu
December 14, 2016 at 1:28 am
No rest for losers until they get to the top of winning.. PDP should smile a little why APC should smile louder
JOHNSON PETER
December 13, 2016 at 3:13 pm
The election was marred with irregularities . very plain one.
seyi jelili
December 13, 2016 at 6:42 pm
Rivers state should be preparing to say good bye to PDP government come next election as APC has already made a feat in their concluded rerun election. I never imagine APC can even win one senatorial district talk more of house of reps.
Johnson Amadi
December 13, 2016 at 6:47 pm
This shows PDP is gradually loosing the state. i never thought a seat would be left for APC at all, I’m still stunned
Amaka Okoro
December 14, 2016 at 1:23 am
Keep stunned and watch out for PDP down fall and APC arising in good power
Balarabe musa
December 13, 2016 at 7:23 pm
I just want to state this emphatically that APC didn’t win any election in Rivers state. For magnus Abe who won , people voted his personality and not his party . if magnus had contested under PDP or any other, he would have still won. So let’s not be deceived . Rivers people love magnus Abe and other people who won under APC.