Rivers Election: Wike records massive votes in own local govt

Rivers Election: Wike records massive votes in own local govt

Wednesday, April 3, 2019 2:05 pm


Gov. Wike of Rivers State

Okafor Ifiebor/ Port Harcourt

Governor Nyesom Wike recorded massive win against his main challenger, Biokpomabo Awara of the African Action Congress in his Obio-Akpor Local Government Area as indicated in the results of the March 9 governorship election collated on Wednesday.

Governor Wike is from Rumuepricom community in Obio-Akpor local government area and was a two-time Executive Chairman of the Council. Results collated from the 17 wards of the Local Government where the election took place indicated that the AAC candidate scored 7,495 votes while Wike polled  281, 164 votes.

The total number of valid votes cast in the local government was 292,324 while the rejected votes was 294,772

See results from other LGs collated on Wednesday

LGA: OGU/BOLO

AAC 814

PDP 11, 855

LGA: Degema

AAC 5,071

PDP 12,133

Total valid votes 18,158

Rejected votes 544

Total votes cast 19,129

There are 17 wards and collation took place in all the wards but voting did not take place.

 

 


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